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• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:41:11 -0500
  ...Sliding Door Handle Seal 251.843.711A http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search?keywords=Sliding+door+&x=40&y=25 John...
• Re: sliding (cargo) door bug net
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:15:07 -0500
  Dear Ken, Ken Baldwin wrote: > > Does anyone have experience with the sliding (cargo) door mosquito net sold > by the Bus Depot? I have two...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:56:11 EDT
  ...Went to Pick > and Pull and took apart a sliding door locking mechanism to install on my > van. However, I don't know how...
• Sliding Door Handle for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:18:09 -0700
  I need a sliding door handle for a 84 vanagon. If you have one let me know what you want for it. VWVanman Free...
• Need sliding door handle for '84
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:11:05 -0500
  If anyone is parting out an '84 Vanagon, a friend could use the sliding door handle with or without the lock cylinder. Please p...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:33:35 EDT
  In a message dated 10/18/05 5:59:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Neal354@WMCONNECT.COM writes: > will a sliding door > from a...
• 85 Sliding Door Handle (esterior) into 81?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:00:53 -0500
  Guys, my friend, Diane, is visiting Durango from Bend, Oregon, and needs the outside sliding door handle for her 81 Westy. I have a...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:54:42 -0700
  ...Westy sliding windows. > > I have heard rumors of rebuild/seal kits for the sliding windows on westys? > Any truth to that? Thanks, I'm...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:02:17 -0400
  ...It's easier with power! (And thank heavens for that, because neither exterior lock cylinder works in the front..) Exit via sliding door, hit...
• Re: Need to finish restoration
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:16:26 -0700
  ...Some things like sliding door panels are a PITA to ship. In general, if anyone is selling or posting wanted items, please say where...
• Re: FS: Sliding Windows - Passenger SOLD
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 9 May 2006 14:57:41 +0000
  ...David Wilhite <dlwilhite@COMCAST.NET> > I've got the two sliding windows ready to sell out of the Syncro I'm stripping. > These are...
• Re: SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:24:24 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ? > Sheese Bob, no need to yell about it. =) > > Sorry, but I don't have a solution...
• Who did I talk to re: 82 sliding door parts?
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:07:36 -0700
  I was emailing someone on the list about the lower sliding door assembly and I lost the email thread. Who was I talking to...
• availablility of the sliding rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:41:31 -0500
  Anyone know about the availablility of the sliding far rear windows on that South African Bus site???? They are sweet. Anyone done this conversion...
• Re: sliding window lock
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 22 May 2002 22:49:23 -0700
  ...sliding window lock My passenger side sliding window lock is jammed open. Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out...
• Re: Track Screen for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:51 -0500
  ...Jim On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM, James Ogul <jimogul70@gmail.com> wrote: > The sliding screen on the sliding door in...
• Re: Anyone seen the Go Westy Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:24:30 -0800
  ...Anyone seen the Go Westy Sliding door screen I'm looking into buying a screen for the sliding door on my '90 Westy Camper...
• Re: sliding window removal question
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 23 May 1999 23:17:25 -0600
  I can remove the sliding glass window out of a non-westy or certain year wolfsburg models easy by removing the plastic sliders on...
• Re: Sliding window "fuzz strip"
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:31:34 -0700
  VW 253-847-173 B - Sliding Window Felt/Brush Fits Bus 78-79 and all Vanagons 80-91 Although not yet on the website...
• Fw: Re: FW: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:24:55 -0500
  ...sliding door >I also have a sliding door with a mind of its own (ditto for almost losing my >dog). I've got the...
• Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:34:29 -0400
  ...two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question > [...] I know that the basic chassis design allows buses to be assembled > with left or right hand...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:56:54 -0800
  ...Are you volunteering your services? ;-) BenT On Feb 5, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > for transporting the sliding...
• Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:06:21 -0800
  ...Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on an 87 Syncro? The screw head is stripping and I want to...
• A few parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:53:26 -0600
  ...in bottom of cabinet above water tankWater tank (original)Passenger side sliding window screenBrown curtainsDashboard map light wiring harnessWindow rubber for sliding door glass
• removing plastic in sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:56:08 -0700
  getting my sliding door handle powdercoated..... I need to get the plastic insert that runs the length on the inner side out. can anyone...
• Wanted: sliding window latch
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:52:43 +0100
  Vanamaniacs, Anyone have a sliding window latch for a 87 Vanagon? Used or new, let me know> Peace! R. R. Davies UW-Madison Biochemistry...
• 85 Sliding door problem
  Historical mailing list - mike malkovich
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 18:57:18 -1000
  hello, I am looking for the solution for a sliding door that pops off the latch after a short time of driving. thanks, mike...
• looking for outer sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - bret
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:56:33 -0600
  List members, I am on the prowl for a good deal on a used outer sliding door handle for my 1982 Vanagon. Any help...
• FS: vanagon sliding doorpanels, front doorpanels, hatch panels, carpets, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:53:10 EDT
  i have some vanagon front doorpanels, sliding doorpanels, hatch panels, and carpet kits for sale.. tan, blue, or grey. specify color and year and...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:17 -0400
  Pascal Giasson has performed this sliding window refurb but he's traveling right now. He's supposed to stop by my house this evening...
• Inner sliding door assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:50:30 -0400
  I need to obtain a sliding door mechanism for my '85. It is the part with the bearings that rides on the track below...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:53:26 EST
  ...80-'84 sliding doorhandles are NLA new so i suggest you correct the problem ASAP before you break it.. have you removed the inner...
• Re: ISO Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sun, 6 May 2001 07:04:57 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] ISO Sliding Window Latch > The little sliding door latch has a screw up through the bottom. You > need a little 90 Degree...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:10:23 -0800
  ...I'd just carry a sliding door on the roof on inside even. Pretty sure one'll fit inside many vans. I put a...
• Need to finish restoration
  Historical mailing list - Nik Maravich
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:06:02 -0500
  I am restoring my 1987 Vanagon and I am looking for a gray sliding door panel, with the cloth insert and chrome strip. I...
• Re: Need Help re Sliding Window
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:20:09 -0500
  >Can anyone tell me if the sliding window out of a passenger van is the same >as in a Westy? > No. It will not...
• Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:29:14 -0400
  ...also left or right hand sliding doors (or > both).[...] > wondering if there are any buses/vanagons with two sliding doors? > Anybody seen one (or...
• for sale: sliding window w/ screen fits Westy, van or Adventurewagen
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:31:37 EST
  ...side sliding window w/ screen. fits all 80-84 vanagons and Westfalias for the sliding door..... OR .... it will fit all '80-'91 Adventurewagens...
• Re: Sliding Window Lock fix
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:35:52 -0500
  ...Huntley <matthew.huntley@STRATHBOGIE.NET> wrote: >"Does anyone have any ideas about fixing this problem with the Sliding >Window on the Sliding door? The...
• Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:28:03 -0400
  Hi all, I own a westy syncro 91 with power lock and my sliding Door Locking Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock...
• Re: sliding window removal question
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Mon, 24 May 1999 00:12:09 -0500
  ...sliding window removal question >Everytime I have fiddled with the glass in the sliding windows I have had to >remove the entire unit from...
• Re: Power lock sliding door fix
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:57:00 -0500
  ...Could get the lock to work consistently by detaching the spring plunger assembly and holding it to the pads on sliding door. The mechanics...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:23:55 -0700
  ...sliding door lock >> >> >>> Hi, >>> My sliding door locks by itself every-time you close the door. It has >>> progressively gotten worse for the pass...
• Re: Rear Hatch Screens Now Available (Was Re: New Item Available Posted 6-12)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 21 Aug 96 00:02:53 CDT
  ...passenger door (listed in JC Whitney) Winston-Salem, NC 27107 and screen for sliding door with zipper (910) 769-2427 down the middle. the...
• Re: Sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 2025 23:28:28 +0000
  Hi Rowen.  There was a thread about sliding doors that was going on, and that made me think about mine and what was going...
• sliding door lock, 82 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 13:31:42 -0500 (CDT)
  Does anybody know how to fix the sliding door lock on an 82 vanagon? In my van (name: turtle, what else could you call...
• Re: Guard Panel Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:56:42 EST
  ...anyone tell me how to remove the sliding door track guard panel aft > of the sliding door? I removed the two screws but cannot...
• sliding door outside handle
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:41:42 -0500
  I'm looking for an outside handle to the Vanagon sliding door. In addition, does anyone know how to remove the lock cylinder from...
• hard to make sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:09:30 -0600
  Has anyone else ever had a problem with the sliding door being difficult to shut and stay latched? When I shut mine it usually...
• Camper sliding windows, how to disassemble?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:14:02 -0400
  My windows are out for body work and I'm planning to have my silver sliding window frames anodized black. Can someone telll me...
• Do Vanagon sliding windows fit in a breadloaf?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Jones
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:06:05 -0400
  I have a pair of sliding windows from an 89 Westfalia for sale on the samba. Someone just emailed me to ask if they...
• Re: FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:12:08 -0400
  ...FS tan sliding door >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Hello all, > >I have a tan sliding door that I got from the junkyard. I...
• Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:58:11 -0600
  Ah-ha! This raises the need to also procure/produce a copy of that extended bar that kicks the rear of the sliding door...
• Re: sliding door not sitting flush
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:11:17 -0700
  ...sliding door not sitting flush hi all, after replacing all the bearings, the rear side (left if looking straight on) of the sliding door...
• Re: RE - Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 05:57:47 +0200
  ...RE - Sliding door screen On the screen I added to my 89 westy I used a combination of velcro tape up the side by...
• Fun with Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:48:15 -0700
  I want to remove the sliding windows in order to tint them. Limo black. Be pimpin' my old white man ride. With the help...
• side sliding windows- westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:57:27 -0600
  My sliding side windows make a really loud screech when I open and close them. Anyone have any tricks to make that go away...
• Vanagon Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Digital Shadow
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 15:16:41 -0400
  Hi! I got a '90 Syncro and a old drunk man landed his Nissan in my sliding door. I would like to know if...
• Sliding Door handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:05:11 EDT
  ...A "friend" decided to open the sliding door while I was attempting to un-lock it. He ended up twisting the entire handle out...
• Re: screens on a 1991 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:27:55 EDT
  In a message dated 8/27/99 10:07:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: << Are Westie sliding windows built different...