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• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:48:02 EST
  ...Just need a little ooomph to > open the door. > jimt > inside handle is the same on all 80-91 vanagons. outside handles are 80...
• Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Sun, 06 Apr 1997 22:14:04 -0700
  ...a sticking sliding door. The rear of the door seems to hang when I pull down on the outside door handle. I've lubed...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:21:01 -0700
  here is a link with pics regarding the early vanagon with handle at the rear of the sliding door https://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:26:30 -0800
  My new '82 has the exterior sliding door handle broken off. (I have the broken one). EKTA suggests that the newer style was, or...
• Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:11:02 -0800
  Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get at the backside of the outer handle to find out why it...
• Vanagon outside sliding door handle(80-83)
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:30:19 -0800
  ...I have a broken outside door handle(sliding door). Needed for my 80 vanagon, if you can, send a key with it so I...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:18:09 +0200
  Part number front/rear handle is probably identical. Makes sense. I have a 85+ sliding door, and am pretty sure it does not have...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:58:53 -0700
  The 80-84 sliding door has a more complicated latching system and requires much more force on the handle to open the door. That...
• Re: (F) Re: sliding door latch (handle) and handle FS
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:04:58 EST
  ...those two forces create the undesired result - what is called the"sliding door handle stubby" (yes, its a scientific term) . >> There's your problem...
• Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 9 May 2000 02:14:41 -0500
  I received my sliding door handle today from Adam Puzerewski. It was exactly as described. Thank you, Adam. Now I need to figure out...
• Re: Sliding door handle - outside
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:57:24 -0600 (MDT)
  ...to remove the inside sliding door fiberboard. There's a phillips screw in there that holds the outside handle on. Put a bit of...
• Sliding door handle needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:00:11 -0500
  Anybody got an extra exterior sliding door handle that would work on my 83 that I can buy?? Mine snapped off in my hand...
• Re: Part # questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:54:30 -0500
  John, The seal around the sliding door handle from a newer model ('85~'91) will NOT work on the older doors ('80~'84). However...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:13:09 -0500
  ...My sliding door has been getting more and more difficult to open. The rear > edge wasn't jumping out when the handle was opened...
• Re: loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:07:51 -0600
  ...YMMV, Tom B.-winter frozen sliding door snapped the handle in 2
• Re: On the road inner door handle bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 13:34:48 -0700
  ...On the road inner door handle bolt? I need to know the size of the inner door handle bolt/screw (on the sliding door...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 07:56:54 -0700
  ...14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ > > Neil. > > On 6/27/14, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Early version slider door, outside handle is...
• Re: Fwd: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:47:13 -0800
  ...The rear edge inside handle was a camper thing on early slider doors. (the window in the earlier sliding door is larger, slightly) Mark...
• Re: Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:47:43 -0500
  ...Sliding Door > > Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. > Took a cursory look at it...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:54:34 -0800
  ...Can't imagine the point of a handle that immediately disappears behind the C-pillar upon sliding the door. Maybe someone put it in...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:53:43 -0700
  inside sliding door handle VW # 253 843 642 sold used Ebay etc, new replicas? from GoWesty https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-trim/2286...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 15:07:32 -0400
  ...2nd handle on sliding door I can't understand how a handle could be on the back of the door, but several posts have...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:24:49 -0700
  ...I also picked up a longer outer sliding door handle from Van Cafe, and AA installed it. I had the shorter, later-model door...
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 11:19:25 -0900
  Argh! My outside sliding door handle broke off yesterday. Broke! The metal inside just under the lock looks like it was ripped apart by...
• loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 01:02:22 -0700
  Assuming my handle isn't broken yet, has anyone figured out a root cause as to why the sliding door handles - especially early ones...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 16:56:55 -0400
  ...the sliding door "quietly", this rear handle is a >godsend. >With one hand on each door handle, you can close the door a little...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Wed, 22 May 2002 15:02:32 -0400
  ...2nd handle on sliding door I can't understand how a handle could be on the back of the door, but several posts have...
• VANAGON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:46:28 -0400
  ...One is the sliding door handle. I've had several Vanagons & almost everyone has had a bad handle. Has anyone found a cure for...
• Re: '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:49:50 UT
  ...Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU Subject: '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed I'm have been looking for a outside door handle for...
• Re: Sliding door's slider (window)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:00:02 EST
  ...on the sliding window on the sliding door. >> In ascending order of abuse: 1/ Tighten the screw/pin in the handle/latch. 2/ Replace...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:10:33 -0800
  ...Cheers, BenT > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > 4 sliding door handles w/o keys ($40 each) SOLD...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:16:02 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ It really makes a difference in how the handle feels in use. Now I...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:01:58 -0700
  ...14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ Neil. On 6/27/14, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Early version slider door, outside handle is...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:15:31 -0700
  ...the handle of the 84's sliding door pretty hard to get > the sliding door to unlatch. It's not that the handle is...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:06:47 -0800
  ...http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesel (see '82 Diesel Westy, page 2) > Is it the same as the other handle on the sliding door, or...
• Re: Sliding Door handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:03:55 -0400
  ...the sliding door while I was attempting to > un-lock it. He ended up twisting the entire handle out of the door. > Anyone > have...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:20:18 -0700
  ...had the rear handle on the > sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was welded to the > door structure. When I...
• Sliding door handle modification
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:11:33 -0400
  Hello All, Just got a sliding door handle in the mail today from a newer Vanagon (thanks Glenn). I searched the archives, but I...
• Re: VANAGON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:15:45 -0400
  ...complete. > One is the sliding door handle. I've had several Vanagons & almost > everyone has had a bad handle. Has anyone found a cure...
• sliding door latch assemblies
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:54:17 -0500
  ...One big difference is in the sliding door handles/latch assemblies. The 90 needs only a slight turn to open while the 83 feels...
• Re: Sliding Door Problem Revisited
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:23:09 -0400
  ...I may have sent a confusing message. > It's not the handle to the 84 vanagon sliding door that is > broken. It's the...
• found stash of door handles FS
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:31:27 EDT
  Hi Gang, While digging for a sliding door handle at the a local VW shop for a fellow listee, I discovered the shop had...
• Magical Mystery Peg
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:19:39 -0800
  ...Slide the door forward until you can grab the rear door handle. Pull the handle to close the sliding door." Handy if you're...
• Help - 84 Westy inside sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:44:28 +0000
  I lost the screw which holds the interior handle for the sliding door on. I will just go to the hardware store to buy...
• Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 16:02:00 -0500
  Can anyone send me the name and address of the person who specializes in repair of door handles. Mine just broke! Thanks George 84...
• Re: It Baffles Science (Door lock edition)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 9 May 2010 22:09:22 -0500
  I have had a similar issue once....with the sliding door handle. Last year, the sliding door handle lock stopped working and the handle...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 May 2006 - Special issue (#2006-387)
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Fri, 5 May 2006 07:55:05 -0500
  ...Seal - Sliding Door Handle > > I need the seal, plastic rings, or whatever that fit on the shaft > between the sliding door handle and the...
• Sliding Door/Handle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hewitt
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 15:40:46 -0500
  Iam looking for the outside door handle, for the sliding door on a 1984 Vanagon. Anyone on the lists have one they would like...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:29:38 -0500
  ...Please note below on what is left. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > > > > 4 sliding door...
• ReKEYing doors?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:44:19 -0400
  ...If anyone has had experience changing the door locks I'd appreciate some advice. I have removed the sliding door handle but can't...
• Westy Mods ( Interior Sliding Door Handle)
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 22 May 2002 09:41:50 -0500
  Check out Roy's webpage----It has a nice interior door handle Mod--and allot of neat stuff---- http://www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:20:05 -0400
  >Volks: > >I just opened the sliding door with the outer handle for the last time >it appears. The cheesy pot-metal handle has cracked...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:09:09 -0700
  ...Sliding door handles mystery > To close Mellow Yellow's door one must haul it > forward mightily in order to build up enough momentum to...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:01:48 -0800
  ...12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) FOUR (4) LEFT 4 sliding door handles w/o keys ($40 each) SOLD OUT 5...
• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:31:21 -0800
  Sean, See the post, "sliding door handle," courtesy Alastair Bell. Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Sean Garrett wrote: > > Has anyone disassembled the...
• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:31:13 -0800
  Sean, See the post, "sliding door handle," courtesy Alastair Bell. Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Sean Garrett wrote: > > Has anyone disassembled the...
• Sliding Door handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 13:48:25 EDT
  ...door handle they'd be willing to part with for a reasonable sum? I checked ebay, but no luck. >> i have some slider door...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:20:14 +1100
  ...Sliding Door Handle >Listees, > >Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 >o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:53:26 EST
  ...self respect has forced me to look > for a functional sliding door handle. the one i currently use is flopping > all over the place...
• (F) Re: sliding door latch (handle) and handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:54:37 EST
  ...those two forces create the undesired result - what is called the"sliding door handle stubby" (yes, its a scientific term) . now, if youre really...