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• Broken Sliding door handle--80 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Wed, 06 Nov 96 14:13:02 -0500
  I have a broken sliding door handle(outside handle) on my 80 vanagon. The internal parts, including the lock core of the lock, are...
• Re: 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:34:34 -0400
  ...It is the actual OEM > long handle for 80-84, not a sawed off short handle for the later > redesigned sliding door. The handle...
• Sliding door handle - outside
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 18:55 CST
  ...Sliding door handle - outside >The outside handle is loose and it wiggles quite a bit. There is >some serious paint removal along a circular...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 01:08:00 +0000
  ...Sliding door handle screw         Or just hold a Soldering Iron to it ~ On 10 Mar , 2017, at 2:18 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote: > It...
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:15:12 -0800
  Listees, Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it is now drooping...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 21:50:40 -0500
  ...Inside rear handle from sliding door > > > On 5/20/02 12:27 AM, "Jeff Sibley" <Sibleyjm@AOL.COM> wrote: > > > In a message dated 5...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:15:25 -0700
  ...handle.html > > >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - > especially in camp grounds. << > > I think the sliding door...
• Re: interior panel, sliding door
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:13:19 -0400
  ...removing the interior panel on the sliding door w/o > damaging anything. I need to access the handle which has become loose. > TIA! > Charles...
• Handle
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 06:58:23 -0600
  I am looking for an outside sliding door handle for my '82. Can anyone help me? Bill
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:31:59 -0600
  ...the handle. Jim On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:21 PM Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > 87 syncro. > My sliding door has...
• sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 5 May 2019 14:37:00 +0000
  ...Got an 87 van and the sliding door doesn't unlatch. Twist the handle and nothing releases. Besides cleaning all the electrical grounds does...
• interior panel, sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 03:09:23 -0700 (PDT)
  How does one go about removing the interior panel on the sliding door w/o damaging anything. I need to access the handle which...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:23:47 -0800
  ...self respect has forced me to > look for a functional sliding door handle. the one i currently use > is flopping all over the place...
• Re: 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:45:54 -0400
  > The sliding door handle is very stiff. A lot more effort is required to > open the door - both inside and out than the 1985...
• Re: '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA... Re: WTB: Outside handle for '81 Slidin
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:27:12 -0800
  ...1983 Sliding door handle. $400. Comes with door and rest of van attached. Also have mini-munchkin ice cube tray 1981 version... $500 includes...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:40:28 +1200
  ...VW invented the sliding van door, but WHY couldn't VW swallow its pride and copy the early (60s) Hiace handles, which are like...
• Sliding door latch assembly (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 2 May 2007 15:03:58 -0700
  ...Is the arm in door latch assembly, that operates door-holding-open latch, (on door) operated with both inner and outer handle? Kinda makes...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:09:09 -0800
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > on spares.. > chris > IIRC Bus Depot still has them...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 22 May 2002 13:00:15 -0400
  ...heavy door). ------------- >>> I would like to know what is the purpose of the rear handle in the >>> inside panel of the sliding door, it...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
  ...The illustration for the > 1980-1984 front sliding door lock on page 58.2 in Bentleys shows three > dingi on the handle stem: Seal...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:30:35 +0000
  I have the correct interior pull handle, also a couple of full sets of later model sliding door hardware if anyone is interested. Even...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:20:43 +0000
  ...My sliding door has been getting more and more difficult to open. The rear > edge wasn't jumping out when the handle was opened...
• NEEDED Used '87 Sliding Door Handle (outside)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 01 Mar 1997 22:13:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...SURELY someone has one that can spare it's outside sliding door handle? If not, somebody refer me to a "reputable" dismantler, and I...
• Re: Sliding door handle modification
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:33:54 -0400
  ...David Wilhite wrote: > Hello All, > > Just got a sliding door handle in the mail today from a newer Vanagon > (thanks Glenn). I searched the...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:10:40 -0400
  ...The start of the handle (from the back of the sliding door) is 9 inch. As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle...
• Sliding Door Lock Datapoint
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:42:59 -0600
  Hi folks, Just as a datapoint, on my 1983 Westfalia, I could NOT lock the sliding door until it was closed. My habit was...
• Re: broken sliding door handle.
  Historical mailing list - Binns Handy
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:14:33 -0500
  ...van's door is hard to open, my idiot friend >actually managed to break the door handle for the sliding passenger door >trying to...
• Re: loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:48:40 EDT
  ...Assuming my handle isn't broken yet, has anyone > figured out a root cause as to why the sliding door > handles - especially early ones...
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:16:09 -0700
  ...It must be something simple, so how does one remove the exterior sliding door handle? Confidentiality Notice: This email is intended only for the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:24:17 +0200
  ...had the rear handle on the >> sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was welded to the >> door structure. When I...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 10:17:49 -0500
  ...the recent thread about the existence of a second > handle > on the sliding door for some vanagons. > > I want one, I need one, got...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:18:20 -0800
  ...kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw head...
• Sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:03:11 -0700
  The sliding door on my '82 won't open. Well, it will if I hold the handle in the 'open' position and belt the...
• Re: thingie on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:44:57 -0700
  ...handle! Without seeing one it seems one handle should be enough? It takes hi force to open the door(compared to late model doors...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:28:42 EST
  ...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: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:54:20 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> > When opening the door, does the handle go nearly to the end of it's...
• WTB: interoir sliding door rear-handle mount for vanagon (1981)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 13:38:58 -0400
  hi, anyone have spare door parts? i am looking for the metal mount that the interior rear-handle (the one that does not turn...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:16:35 +1000
  ...Sliding door handles mystery I give up. I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding door for ever and...
• sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:51:04 -0700
  I need to replace the sliding door handle on my 82 because it's cracked. I really want to reuse the old tumbler on...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:50:09 -0800
  ...self respect has forced me to look for > a functional sliding door handle. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:18:06 -0800
  ...shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ > > It really makes a difference in how the handle feels in use. Now I > don...
• Re: sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:31:44 -0700
  ...sliding door handles > We have about 10 good used handles of each style. I have several of each > out being powder coated, also. We...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:38:47 -0800
  ...Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside) > Does anyone have pictures, or a link to a handle installed in that > secondary position? > > Is it...
• Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Arfken
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:44:23 -0400
  Hi all, I'm replacing a broken sliding door handle on a '82 Vanagon and would like to switch the lock cylinders so that...
• WTB: Outside handle for Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 07:46:53 -0500
  ...a vacation in Florida and has broken the outside handle from the sliding door in his 81 westy. If anyone has leads on a...
• sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:41:34 -0500
  ...There's the actual release handle (for opening and closing the door) and another rectangular piece. Perhaps the sliding latch must be missing from...
• Re: FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 03:25:29 -0800
  ...May need > painting: > > Two (2) front door handles > One (1) sliding door handle > One (1) ignition lock cylinder > One (1) rear hatch lock > > He...
• 1980 Westy sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Cowan
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 17:34:41 -0700
  ...My sliding door handle is broken off. The handle and the lock mech are riding around in the back of my van. I have...
• Re: Help - 84 Westy inside
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  17 Nov 1995 14:37:21 -0800
  RE>>Help - 84 Westy inside sliding door... 11/17/95 >I lost the screw which holds the interior handle for the sliding > >door on...
• will '86 door handles work on my '84?
  Historical mailing list - kevin armstrong
  Mon, 2 May 2011 07:59:06 -0700
  ...Anyone know if this is going to work with my still existing lock mechanisms?� Same question for the sliding door outer handle. thanks, K.
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:57:26 -0600
  ...Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside) > It's the same handle as on the inside front of the door, mounted in the > horizontal...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 4 Aug 2020 00:30:24 -0500
  The factory sliding door handle on earlier Vanagons. That apparently disappeared on my 85 :) Thanks Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2020...
• Sliding door handle - outside
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 15:35:56 +0000
  Well since I am fixing my inside door handle, here's a stumper for you folks. The outside handle is loose and it wiggles...
• Re: sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:41:45 -0500
  ...This procedure will save your exterior sliding door handle and your elbow too. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com
• sliding door latch/lock
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Sun, 26 May 2013 09:02:06 -0700
  Advice needed on 2 fronts: (1) sliding door on my '83 vanagon broke yesterday - unlocked it, pulled handle down to open, something went "snap...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:13:14 -0800
  ...Well, that and the presence of a 1985-and-later Escutcheon on the stem of the outer handle for the sliding door. -- Mike "Rocket...
• Sliding door handle needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 4 May 2000 11:29:23 -0400
  If anyone has an extra handle for the slding dor on an 83.5 Westy, please let me know. Thanks, Bryan
• sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:50:15 EDT
  hi all- im still looking for a slider handle for a 83 vanagon- anybody have on laying around the want to sell?
• Re: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
  >I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy >like in some of the passenger busses. This...
• Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:28:49 -0700
  ...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...