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• Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:37:44 -0700
  ...There is an opening somewhat on the other side of where the passenger door button is located. I also removed the door button to...
• Re: Wing window removal?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:31:20 -0400
  ...Bently is vague, seems to > >> indicate that the window must be pulled out down through the hole near > the > >> locks. It just doesnt seem...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:41:46 -0800
  ...sticks inside the hole in the door. Then stick an old key in the keyhole and slowly pull out the cylinder. Replace with your...
• Re: Wing window removal?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:53:13 -0400
  ...Bently is vague, seems to >> indicate that the window must be pulled out down through the hole near the >> locks. It just doesnt seem...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:20:55 -0700
  ...At the top of the door above the vent is a small Phillips sheet metal screw, remove it. > Pull the door panel and locate...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2011 16:09:54 -0500
  ...can lock/unlock all four doors if > you > > use the key or knob (just like factory power locks), and the two others > are > > two...
• serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:01:47 -0700
  ...has anyone ever done anything to secure the locks on the front doors? i have seen how easy these are to open--one time...
• do you have a keen eye? Re: slightly bizarre Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:29:59 EST
  ...added -front interior doorhandle pulls/armrest from a Cabriolet??? added (id like to know how they can close the door with both the armrests...
• Re: Door wiring repairs was Re: Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:47:42 -0500
  ...door is an absolute bugger. I finally succeeded by > compressing it very hard with electrical tape, shoving it into the > hole and then pulling...
• Re: Breaking into a vanagon? How do you lock the keys in?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:14:27 -0400
  ...My dad owns a Ford Explorer with a keypad unlocking system on the door. When he goes fishing in the woods he deliberately locks...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
  ...At the top of the door above the >> vent is a small Phillips sheet metal screw, remove it. >> Pull the door panel and locate...
• Help with radio install
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:21:40 -0800
  ...He had a locksmith re-key the ignition/passengers door so they work with the original key. The new cylinders are very 'tight' and...
• Re: sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 06:49:26 -0700
  ...I removed the inside door handles, and then pulled off the door panel. I found a loose screw on the latch/lock assembly that...
• Early ('57-58?) Single Cab Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 15:11:36 -0700 (PDT)
  ...door for a single cab. I found one, it locks, has a lock, is in good shape, but its gonna be like pullin' freakin...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 May 2011 14:23:19 -0700
  ...can lock/unlock all > four doors if you > > use the key or knob (just like factory power locks), and the > two others are > > two...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:28:40 -0700
  ...locksmith, I recommend getting a spare key made and put it between the license place and the flip-down oil/water filler door, held...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:00:00 EDT
  ...wiper and washer pump. "...pulling out the wedge"?? Don't know what you mean. BTW, I installed power door locks in the rear htach...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:57:32 -0800
  ...The preferred way would be to pull the wafers out entirely, making it easier to turn the cylinder. But yeah, the Excessive Force method...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 May 2008 18:01:24 -0500
  ...99.99% total loss. > Jumpseats, side table, electric windows, power door locks, mirrors, > etc., all burned up. Front grills look ok as does the...
• Euro-Body: 82 Volkswagen Vanagon, sliding door, door lock
  Historical mailing list - "Byron Hildebrandt (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 20:02:42 -0500
  ...However if you manually trip the rear latch with the door OPEN, the locks work easily inside and out.The rear latch is like...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:14:48 +0200
  ...a locksmith fixes jammed, broken and worn locks. If the lock does not jam, broke nor wear the smith is out of job. In...
• Results of the Diff Lock activator discussion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 17:19:17 -0300
  ...Tim Smith <<smitht@unb.ca> Have you tried to find some Jetta/Audi door locks? It takes very very little force to engage the...
• Re: Squareback Security Was: Vanagon Security Challange...
  Historical mailing list - norman leong
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 22:39:15 -0800
  ...coathanger, slide it between the door and weatherstripping, maneuver over to the lock tab, hook it, and pull up. Easy. The vent wing window...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:37:59 -0600
  ...locksmith, I recommend getting a spare key made and put it between the > license place and the flip-down oil/water filler door, held...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:22:58 -0700
  ...start pulling fuses and relays until the current draw > goes down. Failing that, it appears that things like the power door > locks, stereo, LED...
• Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:42:13 +1300
  ...open door. having power windows >could deter this, but what if he can reach and pull up >the lock with something...power locks could...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:26:43 -0700
  ...Pick up a garage door pull > > > handle > > > > or whatever you want to use as a pull handle. The poly garage door > pull > > > > handle is...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:33:21 -0700
  ...locks on my Tristar. The factory grease had become so hard, all the tumblers were stuck and any key would open the door. I...
• '70 Door Locks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:07:06 -0800
  ...You'll have to pull the window winder, inside handle bezel and the pull-strap before you can get the door upholstry free, and...
• 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
  Thu, 4 May 2006 00:09:37 EDT
  ...Lubricated the doors and locks, now my doors open like butter (was having trouble with my back door lock and passenger side lock was...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:26:16 -0500
  ...Another fellow walked up and unlocked the car door with HIS BMW key (both had worn locks). A few days later I discovered I...
• <syncro> vac. reservoir probs/fix
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:53:42 -0300
  ...of vac line from Audi door locks (open the trunk, look for the lime green line and pull hard, gets two 4' lengths and...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 19:31:35 -0400
  ...99.99% total loss. > > Jumpseats, side table, electric windows, power door locks, mirrors, > > etc., all burned up. Front grills look ok as does the...
• Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:44:49 -0800
  ...No signs of forced entry, no issues except interior light stayed on and door locks via key didn't work. Tried spare key. Same...
• Re: Driver's side power Window not working
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  ...I retro vans that don't have power windows, door locks and mirrors. I prefer all three. I know most don't, but I...
• Power Door Lock Actuator Small Springs.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 12:15:19 -0700
  ...When I thumped on the outside of the driver side door while trying to turn the key, the locks would work or become intermittent...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:55:03 +0200
  Hi all, As nobody out there seems to be a guru on the Power Locks, I took it upon myself to pull one out...
• Re: Anyone have a write up for making a 86-91 door wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:47 -0500
  ...pulled off the harness wires. Then the harness was removed from the door and laid out. The harness travels horizontally along the door and...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:37:52 -0400
  ...com> wrote: > > > I have a 1986 Vanagon with manual locks. My rear hatch door will not > > unlock. The lock will turn and the center...
• Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:52:01 -0500
  ...open), channel locks or the sort, and a big > flat blade screwdriver and shimmy yourself under the bus from the sliding > door side, about...
• Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:32 -0500
  ...a locksmith fixes jammed, broken and worn locks. If > the lock does not jam, broke nor wear the smith is out of job. In...
• Various repair reportings
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:45:05 -0600
  ...door wires, and then splicing them back together with crimp wire connectors. Some of the wires were not matched up correctly (power locks don...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:44:39 -0500
  There is a special tool that locks the pully and therefore the cranksaft to prevent it from turning AND enables one to torque the...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:18 -0500
  ...No signs of forced entry, no issues except > interior light stayed on and door locks via key didn't work. Tried > spare key. Same...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 25 May 2002 23:33:29 -1000
  ...But the FRONT DOOR LOCKS NEVER MOVE!! > > > > QUESTION: Can I test the function of the front door accuators > somehow? Or > > do I really need...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 25 May 2002 01:10:02 -0700
  ...But the FRONT DOOR LOCKS NEVER MOVE!! > > > > QUESTION: Can I test the function of the front door accuators somehow? Or > > do I really need...
• Re: Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:19:19 -0700
  ...But the FRONT DOOR LOCKS NEVER MOVE!! > > QUESTION: Can I test the function of the front door accuators somehow? Or > do I really need...
• Dismantling 82 Westy, need non-Westy parts?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 19:28:21 -0500
  ...There are lots of minor parts like window mechanisms, front door locks and handles, fuse box, the heat exchanger parts, transmission linkage, brake and...
• Re: Central Locking Trace-down - Boy am I confused.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:08:36 -0800
  ...I have found that they all diverge a bit. >Pulling my fuse panel out a bit for a look was interesting too, as I...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:44:26 -0700
  ...99.99% total > loss. > > > Jumpseats, side table, electric windows, power door locks, mirrors, > > > etc., all burned up. Front grills look ok as does the...
• follow-up rear hatch lock cylinder rehab
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:34:59 -0400
  ...I now want to clean and tri-flow all the rest of my locks and the sliding door latch. Edward At 01:59 PM...
• Re: Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:54:02 -0700
  Jere Hawn wrote: > > Larry, > > If a crook wants in, he can get in, locks keep the honest people out. I > forgot to mention the...
• Just a simple little repair
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:45:09 -0500
  ...First, I pull the inside door panel off my sliding door. I quick glance at the lock mechanism makes me think this is more...
• Re: CENTral locking funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:23:31 -0400
  ...Power door locks are nice , I have wanted to install them on my 82 for the last 12 years. As been told here before...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:41:55 -0800
  ...No signs of forced entry, no issues except interior light stayed on and door locks via key didn't work. Tried spare key. Same...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:33:28 -0600
  ...Another fellow walked up and unlocked the car door with > HIS BMW key (both had worn locks). A few days later I discovered I...
• Re: Hitch-hikers and karma
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:10:57 -0500
  ...As he pulled to the curb to let them pass, the passenger suddenly bolted out the door and ran away. Next thing he knew...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:46:03 -0800
  ...No signs of forced entry, no issues except > interior light stayed on and door locks via key didn't work. Tried > spare key. Same...
• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:36:59 -0800
  ...door or >removed and greased the cable? Mine is sticking and the door does not "pop" >open in the back when you pull on...
• Bolt on Swivel Seat Bases and What's New at EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 17:40:30 EDT
  ...It uses an integrated frame that locks in place. You unpack the tent and the frame pulls out and locks. Clamp it to your...