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• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:48:00 EDT
  ...My 7 month old son is grabbing my laptop as I write this... Robert
• FW: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:51:34 -0500
  ...flex handle into the end but not all the way in as that would pull the socket out so it wouldn't grab the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:24:17 +0200
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And yes, it >> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. >> >> My 86...
• Re: Paint color; mystery peg on slider; fiberglass restoration
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:36:19 EST
  ...0800 It mounts a handle exactly like the one on the front of the door. The purpose is to grab onto to close the...
• Re: What a day...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:34:02 -0700
  ...I pull the > instrument cluster because it's got a tach, pulled all the grab handles, the > rear heater switch, hazard switch, climate control...
• Re: Small boneyard score, and pics of an A/C unit I haven't seen before.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:03:19 -0700
  ...59 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > I got two grab handles, two sets of front footwell rubber pads, an interior > light and...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:15:36 -0700
  ...Well, they're easier in the sense that they're not controlled remotely by a cable, but by you grabbing a metal handle and...
• Re: broken sliding door handle.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:38:33 -0500
  ...The '80-84 outside sliding door handles are indeed no longer being made. This will present a huge problem over time, as they are...
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:01:31 -0400
  Darn spell check, Caution is to not let the drill go deep into the pillar. Just enough. There are wires in there. Eric > On...
• Re: How can I remove an interior door panel of a '90 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:36:40 -0800
  ...remove everything bolted through into the door (grab handle, map pocket if present, lower air vent, and latch), then pop the plastic hold-downs...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:13:55 -0500
  ...85 watercools, but i'm not sure on those. > > the grab straps/handles that come in some model > vanagons (for the rear seat passengers...
• Fun junkyard Saturday
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:38:20 -0800
  ...found the one remaining Vanagon (several bays still) and grabbed the passenger grab handle for my driver’s side.  That van still has the...
• Re: Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:10:12 -0500
  ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you as > > soon > > > as i am back.kindly let me know...
• Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:50:57 GMT
  ...to grab. Reach where, you ask? When you open the door, on the inside of the door, just above the inside handle is a...
• Re: Mystery Part. What is this?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:54:14 -0700
  ...A door handle, latch, full-on-release, thing. Good think I didn't try to use it as, I dunno, an oil cap? ;) And...
• extra long map pocket
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:48:56 -0800
  ...The rear of it will position itself, just under the driver side door grab handle. Perhaps this is old news to the vanagon list...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:26:47 +0200
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And >>> yes, it >>> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. >>> >>> My 86...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 05:51:39 -0700
  ...to just have a small kit, with a handle and your basic tools, to just grab and use without digging into the Main Tool...
• Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 20:50:26 -0800
  ...the idea that you use a cable to grab the clamp and the squeeze handles are a foot or two away...seems useful in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:34:36 -0800
  ...tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would not budge. = I > even got my daughter to spin the handle while I...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:42:51 -0700
  ...Made grabbing it a tad easier. And > yes, it > >> was the spring loaded handle same as at the front off the door. > >> > >> My 86...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:21:47 -0700
  ...BZ-having used the shelf many times, not needed? >> >> >> >> On Jan 29, 2008, at 11:27 AM, neil N wrote: >> >>> And if not handles...
• Re: Cool Van Mods was RE: vans
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:18:19 -0800
  Ken, Are the map pockets and grab handles available from either you or the dealer? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 May 2021 09:57:13 -0700
  https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=648023&highlight=steps has steps to get in the front, pictures too! Rob vwrobb@gmail...
• Gas tank: sell or make into aux. tank-How??
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:28:20 -0400
  ...I have an extra gas tank from an '84 vanagon that is in really nice shape that I grabbed in case mine was bad...
• Driver's door done
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 May 2010 17:33:12 -0700
  ...a tighter window seal.� I meant to install a junkyard prize grab handle on that side but now can't find it in the...
• Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:06:23 -0800
  ...THREE eurovan interior lights (one with slow dim and map light), Carat fluorescent light Lots of new grab handles installed, cupholders, storage bins 3...
• Re: Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:50:01 -0700
  ...I've removed the speaker, the > window crank, the door grab handle and the ventilation grille at the lower > rear. It's the door...
• Re: sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:00:39 -0600
  I've had the same experience but I've about decided that grabbing the handle and giving it a good yank to see if...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:02:37 -0700
  ...I use these > on my 84 Westy and they handle my rather bulky (220+lb) weight when > being used - replaced them about 12 years...
• Re: Tires still...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:16:14 -0400
  ...Put proper reinforced Michelins on it -- thanks to this list -- and passenger no longer had to grab for the handle every time we went...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:56:03 -0700
  ...The way that I use it is to slide the door > into the almost closed position and then grab the rear handle and gently...
• Re: extra wieght for blizzard
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:15:05 EST
  ...grab some of it and broadcast it under the wheels. In my former life, I found the anti-skid and a long handled flat...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:34:11 -0400
  ...But it is doable (and the handle on the battery helps. On Apr 30, 2007, at 2:22 AM, PB wrote: It IS a...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Ben Eisenbraun
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:43:32 -0500
  ...energized and the ground path will become you as you grab a door handle while barefoot or with wet sneakers. It won't be...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 May 2021 18:24:02 -0400
  ...Which handles did you order and from where? Eric Caron 85 GL Auto > On May 28, 2021, at 4:12 PM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL...
• Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:48:47 -0500
  ...THREE eurovan interior lights (one with slow dim and map light), > Carat fluorescent light > Lots of new grab handles installed, cupholders, storage bins > 3...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:07:45 -0800
  ...tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would not budge. I >> even got my daughter to spin the handle while I...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:23:20 -0700
  ...Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle around >> curves, but there is no need, now. It goes right around the corner and >> doesn...
• Re: early bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 13:23:54 -0400
  ...outside trim sets >or pieces, bumper trim sets or pieces, inside grab handles >in good cond, vent wing windows w/latches,rear inside >corner...
• Re: Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:30:37 -0500
  ...handles > > Brown seatbelt covers (covers the take-up reel) > > Brown Vinyl middle 2 place seat > > Both front seats (no armrests) > > Brown grab handles > > Brown...
• Odds and Ends
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:25:02 -0600
  ...H door (1) good L/H door All the black interior grab handles (2) black assist straps ( on the interior sides, next to the...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
  ...slider door. > > Crazyvwman, Mark, has a mod where he attached a grab handle, ie same as the one on pass side a pillar, to...
• Parting out '71 bus (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 09:37:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm keeping all of the engine stuff, but anything else is up for >grabs- lenses, handles, tranny, axles w/CV's, shifter, gauges...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:11:42 -0700
  ...I used mop handle because it is larger in diameter, and easier to handle. The rubber feet fit it better, too. Opening the hatch...
• "The Survey Sez"------
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 05:50:56 -0600
  ...of the guys head as I'm backing up (6) A grab handle on the drivers side to assist me in doing a Johnny...
• Re: failed inspection
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:02:49 -0700
  With good front end components and proper tires, your Vanagon should handle like a sports car. Perhaps a sports car with a mattress on...
• Re: MC or Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:21:11 -0500
  ...Go to the other wheel and do the same.Now test the parking brake adjustment.Do this by pulling up on the handle.Pull...
• Re: Ventilation through the doors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 23:09:06 -0700
  ...What I'm calling a handle is more >like a domestic ('64 Mopar?) door handle -- solid, with a hollowed- >out portion next to the...
• Re: Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:24:19 -0800
  ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you > as > > > soon > > > > as i am back.kindly let me know...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:35:04 -0800
  ...BZ-having used the shelf many times, not needed? > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jan 29, 2008, at 11:27 AM, neil N wrote: > >> > >>> And if not handles...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 May 2021 13:02:17 -0700
  Thanks rob, yes that’s the thread I was thinking about. Alistair > On May 28, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:56:38 EST
  ...the trailer hitch until I could force the handle and blade straight under the engine..grabbed the adjustable wrench and gave the screwdriver a...
• Re: Vanagon on (Dr.) House
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:28:17 -0800
  ...Perhaps it was filmed somewhere other than > the US? Also, I think the sliding door handle was chromed or otherwise > unpainted shiny metal....something...
• Bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - William P. Claspy
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:21:55 -0400
  ...door(complete) $35 ?68-79 spare tire cover (inside spare) $25 ?68-79 grab handles $5 each ?68-79 sliding door handle (outside,chrome...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:16:54 -0700
  Go Westy has a video on removing the top, but the way they handle the H-bar works well for just removing it buy...
• FS: 86 Vanagon GL parts & videotape
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:49:34 -0400
  ...grab handles 8. coat hangers 9. carpet hold down strip near sliding door and so on... BTW, the car has an engine that I...
• Re: fording in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:46:26 -0700
  ...Maybe I'm missing something - but this is all handled in the stock configuration in a Syncro. AFAIK you get: Air intake snorkel w...
• Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:35:33 -0800
  ...For example how to avoid drilling through your wiring inside the door frame post if you install another grab handle. William Subject: Re: FS...
• stuff, like grab handles and courtesy lights and such ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 6 May 1999 14:30:53 -0700
  here's something i wrote up, years ago, and what with all the email back and forth about grab handles and courtesy lights and...