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  • Re: 85 Vanagon GL Rolling Chassis in North Texas needs a pasture
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:33:42 -0800
    ...for grabs. I'm open to suggestions, as well, if > |anyone can think of something to do to keep things like doors and seats...
  • Re: here are some cool vanagon accessories and upgrades
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:21:06 -0800
    ...antenna mounted on roof > -dome light over front pass door > -drivers side grab handle > - openings to access dead space under front seats (like others...
  • Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Fri, 8 Mar 2002 12:37:45 -0500
    ...I bent the stops out of the way on the driver's seat so > > it goes back further, and relocated the door grab handle...
  • Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:15:39 -0500
    ...can have 110 volt on the body and when you grab a door handle you will complete the circuit to ground. BTW this is...
  • saga...
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Apr 1994 09:49:16 -0600
    ...but that's why i added >the extra pull-up handle on the driver's side (so i didn't have to keep >grabbing...
  • road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
    ...anchor * Non-override inside door points for lap/shoulder belts for handles those seats equpped with lap belts * Grab handles for rear seat on...
  • Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:01:53 -0500
    ...I bent the stops out of the way on the driver's seat so it goes back further, and relocated the door grab handle...
  • Re: ideal vanagon camp chair ideas wanted
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
    Sun, 10 Sep 2017 00:42:13 +0000
    ...I have installed nylon kayak grab handles using the bolts for the passenger seatbelt on both sides. Throw the chairs in and cinch the...
  • Sellingb some of my extra parts cheap...
    Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
    Thu, 1 May 2003 23:41:00 -0700
    ...grab bag or good core or rebuild candidate $200 Late model square grill and complete set of lights and brackets $ 100 1 sliding door...
  • Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush) and cupholder coup
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:47:09 -0700
    ...It also tends to interfere with the inside door handle, the armrest or the window crank. What I did was to devise a way...
  • '72 Westy FS Milwaukee
    Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
    06 Dec 96 23:54:10 EST
    ...Dash is in perfect condition with exception of two nearly imperceptable cracks above the grab handle. I have added a VDO oil temp gauge...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:50:20 -0400
    ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
  • Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush) and cupholder coup
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:51:01 -0700
    ...It also tends to interfere with > the inside door handle, the armrest or the window > crank. > > What I did was to devise a way...
  • Re: New Purchase (hopefully the end of this nauseating thread)
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Wed, 9 May 2001 20:51:57 -1000
    ...This is for another grab handle on the passenger side door post. MO is enclosed in the envelope. Have deleted all the mail about...
  • hehe - [Re: New Purchase (hopefully the end of this nauseating thread)]
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
    Thu, 10 May 2001 17:56:06 EST
    ...This is for > > another grab handle on the passenger side door post. MO is enclosed in > > the envelope. > > > > Have deleted all the mail about...
  • vw parts numbering system
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 15 Apr 94 13:31:11 CDT
    ...the sub-group number (Door trim panels, side trim panels, trunk linings, roof and pillar linings, and grab handles) followed by "009 C" which...
  • Re: Need VWOA part # list
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:55:39 -0600
    ...the sub-group number (Door trim panels, side trim panels, trunk linings, roof and pillar linings, and grab handles) followed by "009 C" which...
  • VW Part Number Scheme
    Historical mailing list - Jim
    Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:40:46 -0800
    ...the sub-group number (Door trim panels, side trim panels, trunk linings, roof and pillar linings, and grab handles) followed by "009 C" which...
  • Selling my stuff part 2...
    Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
    Fri, 2 May 2003 05:59:12 -0700
    ...grab bag or good core or rebuild > candidate $200 > > Late model square grill and complete set of lights and brackets $ 100 > > 1 sliding door...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 8 Oct 2016 20:22:19 -0700
    ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
  • Sportsvans: the saga continues ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 12 Apr 94 16:13:40 CDT
    ...but that's why i added the extra pull-up handle on the driver's side (so i didn't have to keep grabbing...
  • Re: trip
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 10 May 2002 13:41:25 -0400
    ...If your closet door doesn't clear the table (and you aren't in love with the mirror) just leave the door home. Works...
  • No Vanagon Content, yet
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:04:57 -0700
    ...Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper...
  • LiMBO stuff for sale ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 02 Jun 95 14:17:26 CDT
    ...window latches, rear hatch glass, door handles, wiper arms, arm rests, belt line trim (full set or pieces), grab handles, etc. Middle, three-person...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 9 Oct 2016 00:27:19 -0400
    ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:36:30 -0700
    ...Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips or better yet 1/4" socket and 1/4" ratchet wrench...
  • Re: new '97 ev camper q's
    Historical mailing list - Phil Blais
    Mon, 11 May 1998 16:49:41 -0700
    ...CAUTION - if you want to remove the speaker nearest the sliding door be advised that it is held to the liner using clips on...
  • Re: Misc Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
    Historical mailing list - monte merrick
    Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:39:38 -0700
    ...I'm planning on re-outfitting the inside walls with plywood doorskin to make a more versatile environment with nice bungee grabbing spots and...
  • Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:03:40 -0300
    ...Hard to make a straight line, but will take an eighth-inch off the bottom of a door amazingly quickly. Sabre-saw ("jig-saw...
  • Headline-Roadtesting Brian Steel's Silver Syncro SVX - a survivor's story...
    Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
    Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:51:55 -0800
    ...I have to grab that handle by the door old ladies and middle aged men with bad backs use to seat themselves. (I'm...
  • Ex Bus Boy and Bus For Sale (CA)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 16 Jun 1997 02:02:19 EDT
    ...drilled most of the door locks but I was able to obtain a really nice matched set of handles AND ignition switch at a...
  • Re: Fire!
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:26:40 -0800
    ...I grabbed my Fire extinguisher and the owner of the shop had noticed this as well . He started opening the top hatch when the...
  • Re: Very Little Vanagon Content | FS: One Dozen (?) Crappy Old Volkswagens, in the Boston area
    Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
    Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:14:50 -0500
    ...5 years, some of the cars have been picked over for door handles, interior trim, and/or drivetrain bits. Some of the are missing...
  • Re: '80 vanagon camper for $5000 - is it worth it?
    Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
    Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:45:09 -0500
    ...of the rear view interior mirrior, and the grab handles on the windshield post and doors. Slide your fingernail over them, and see what...
  • 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:53:21 EDT
    ...s windows Additional Grab handles above front doors and on driver’s A-pillar Additional convenience light above driver’s door Complete Set of...
  • Re: 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:33:55 -0500
    ...s windows >Additional Grab handles above front doors and on driver’s A-pillar >Additional convenience light above driver’s door >Complete Set of...
  • 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:12:33 EDT
    ...s windows Additional Grab handles above front doors and on driver’s A-pillar Additional convenience light above driver’s door Complete Set of...
  • Re: Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:04:04 -0500
    ...Hard to make a >straight line, but will take an eighth-inch off the bottom of a door >amazingly quickly. Sabre-saw ("jig-saw...
  • Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:20:08 -0700
    ...of, squeeze the handle......and it pushed the hose off. Very handy., Just pulling on the hose just makes it grab tighter of course...
  • Re: 85 Westy fridge removal
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 30 May 1997 13:58:48 -0400
    ...sink cabinet door. Then remove the middle shelf in there. There are little peg-like doohickeys that hold it in. Grab these with pliers...
  • RE: Help from Mexico!
    Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
    Sun, 8 Jun 1997 10:12:07 -0400
    ...The sliding window in my sliding door had a short black metal >flange attached to the bottom of the glass (it ran the length...
  • Snow Stuck Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:55:17 EST
    ...Small problem, but nothing the Syncro couldn't handle. Went down the west side, hit a drop off the was hidden by the snow...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 3 Jan 2016 09:25:20 -0500
    ...Image a heater shorting and putting 110V on the body and you are walking in the snow and then grab the door handle! This...
  • TO CHRIS, New Purchase (hopefully the end of this nauseating thread)
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Thu, 10 May 2001 03:22:52 -0700
    ...This is for another grab handle on the passenger side door post. MO is enclosed in the envelope. Have deleted all the mail about...
  • The 5th Van (Halloween Special)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 29 Oct 1999 23:08:17 EDT
    ...I grabbed onto the rusty door handle and he unto the door edge and together we slid back the sagging door on squeaky rollers...
  • A washingtonpost.com article from: jhecht@alum.mit.edu
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:33:20 -0400
    ...I grabbed the pump handle out of the van and jammed it back in place. It turned off. Gasoline was everywhere. The attendant came...
  • Friday Funnies (early) - Pooh Story
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Fri, 09 May 1997 08:37:38 -0400
    ...had finally turned up, squeaking in his child-actor voice "Come on Pooh! Open Up!", Pooh had answered the door normal as anything, talked...
  • Re: High beam blue (light bulb) - Solution!
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:49:13 -0800
    ...I grabbed the little light bulb, with the blue cap and all the other colored LEDs as well ... did I mention the clock for...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 3 Jan 2016 19:57:03 -0800
    ...Image a heater shorting > and putting 110V on the body and you are walking in the snow and then grab > the door handle! This...
  • The Tool List
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
    ...CRESCENT WRENCHES 6,12,18" CHISELS/PUNCHES Center punch, flat-end punch for door hinge pins. Chisels have been seen sold in sets with...
  • Big Trip Report [part 10, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I inserted the key, turned the lock, gripped the door handle, and hoped. The door popped open. Yippee! I swung the door wide, then...
  • Re: Dash removal Instruction for all of you ready to fix your heater
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:30:40 -0500
    ...4 big bolts along the door jams. You will need to be able to open >the doors wide enough to get your screwdriver/bolt...
  • Re: A Friday Tale of Woe and a Request for Info
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:04:17 -0700
    ...Instead > of putting the Jetta in > the garage and keeping the Westy outside, I removed > the door handles, took > them to the local very...
  • A Friday Tale of Woe and a Request for Info
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:20:44 -0400
    ...Instead of putting the Jetta in the garage and keeping the Westy outside, I removed the door handles, took them to the local very...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 3 Jan 2016 23:24:20 -0500
    ...body and you are > walking in the snow and then grab the door handle! This stuff does > happen. If you are not sure find...
  • a christmas story
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:30:37 -0600
    ...I grabbed the handle of the jack and used it as a trolley to pull the engine into the shop. He stood looking around...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 4 Jan 2016 18:21:00 -0800
    ...body and you are >> walking in the snow and then grab the door handle! This stuff does >> happen. If you are not sure find...
  • Re: Make Best of Synthetic Oil?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 18 Sep 1993 13:27:09 GMT
    ...the sub-group number (Door trim panels, side trim panels, trunk linings, roof and pillar linings, and grab handles) followed by "009 C" which...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 4 Jan 2016 23:10:26 -0700
    ...body and you are >>> walking in the snow and then grab the door handle! This stuff does >>> happen. If you are not sure find...
  • Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 5 Jan 2016 06:57:52 -0800
    ...body and you are >>>> walking in the snow and then grab the door handle! This stuff does >>>> happen. If you are not sure find...