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Sliding Door Handles
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 08:36:00 -0700
Morning Listees! Would I be wise to buy a used sliding door handle as an onboard spare for my '85 Westy? Seems like I...
Re: Need a sliding door lock mechanism
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 5 May 2020 10:02:39 -0700
hi Steve, remove the sliding door panel and inspect the mechanism from inside and lube it... there's a cable running from front to...
Re: Double Sliding Doors
Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
Mon, 9 Oct 1995 14:57:18 -0700 (PDT)
i have seen pictures of a 1965 european panal van with double sliding doors. fron what i have found out, they were available as...
Re: doors/slidingdoor
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 23:16:36 -0500 (EST)
...jasisr@cybernet.dk (Jan Israelsen) writes: << In the fear of getting lynched, has anyone installed doors instead of the slidingdoor???? >> How? and Why?? chris
Re: 'Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy- always open sliding door first
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:54:25 -0700
....and iust in case you don't know the first rule of poptop lifting "always open the sliding door first" or at least roll...
Sliding Door Not Locking Open
Historical mailing list - Robert Brink
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 16:46:19 +0000
The sliding door on my 1991 Westfalia refuses to stay locked in the open position. Looking at the Bentley I cant see what causes...
Re: sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 09:36:37 -0800
http://www.shapeways.com/product/F5ZZVRAEG/sliding-door-bump-stop-251-843-875?awc=6920_1480872944_27ad93428c9c12c6654a56b07df2eddc&utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm...
Re: 85 Sliding door problem
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:14:18 -0800
...85 Sliding door problem hello, I am looking for the solution for a sliding door that pops off the latch after a short time...
Re: Power lock sliding door fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:28:02 -0800
...Then noticed the sliding door was not perfectly aligned when closed. Front edge of door low by maybe a cm . >> >> I adjusted the door...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:43:49 -0500
...85+ door! : / -craig On Nov 22, 2013, at 10:21 PM, Scott <sjknell@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I just broke my sliding door handle. I...
Seal around sliding door
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 May 1994 13:09:39 -0400
I'm looking for the door seal for the sliding door on my '78 bus, it's about $300 here. TOO MUCH FOR ME...
Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Terry
Thu, 24 May 2001 23:29:12 -0500
Found a sliding door for sale off an 86, and I need to know if it will fit my 85. I know this has...
Stuck Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
Wed, 18 Dec 96 10:20:00 PST
Yup, the sliding door on my '84 vanagon is stuck. I tried to open it from the outside, and the handle felt and sounded...
Re: Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:08:18 -0500
...Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" On Mar 8, 2006, at 2:27 PM, TC wrote: > So The sliding door was being a little stiff so...
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...
Re: Wannabus? Found a '71 for ya.
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 6 Feb 1996 15:56:01 CST6CDT
On 6 Feb 96, Jack Stafford wrote: > California car, panel van, walk-thru, with 2 sliding > doors. It can't have 2 sliding doors...
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...
84 sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - b smith
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:21:10 EDT
I am looking for an 84 vanagon sliding door handle, does anyone have one for little or no money? Thanks b _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email...
Re&Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:03:14 -0500
...got out the sliding door.... gravity assisted and shut the door so hard, it caused the lock to fall down....BUT... I keep a...
Re: Sliding window screens
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 17 Mar 97 08:42:18 CST
...passenger door (listed in JC Whitney) Winston-Salem, NC 27107 and screen for sliding door with zipper (910) 769-2427 down the middle. the...
Sliding Door Busses - Real Life
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Jun 1995 21:12:42 -0700 (PDT)
Hi, Tonight I met a guy with a '65 sliding door panel! He's living in it right now, and it has a west...
Sliding Door Lock Knob, Interior
Historical mailing list - Chris
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:05:04 -0700
The button on the lock on the inside of the sliding door of my '88 Westy has fallen off and gotten lost. It's...
Re: Sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:18:52 -0800
...Sliding door handle I noticed that my sliding door handle is not flush to the door. The handle slides in toward the door and...
Re: Sliding Door Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:38:39 -0700
My sliding door is now squarely aligned. My thanks to Jim Catterson for the info. The "U" hinge height is adjusted by the two...
Re: doors/slidingdoor
Historical mailing list - Jan Israelsen
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 03:22:12 +0100
...Hi Chris & list Well just that, instead of a slidingdoor a door will give you more space inside or what! and why not use...
pin switch for sliding door
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:58:24 -0700
...do any vans come with a pin switch to detect the sliding door opening? how about the rear door? is there any place to...
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: Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem
Historical mailing list - David Stell
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:04:21 -0500
I had this problem too when I was having trouble with the rear latch and trying to adjust the sliding door for a better...
Re: Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:21:19 -0500
...Sliding doors >Ian Cameron wrote: >The sliding door on my '82 won't open. Well, it will if I hold the >handle in the...
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...
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: Sliding Door Latch
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:41:29 EST
In a message dated 2/1/02 4:47:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > When the sliding door handle reaches...
Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
Historical mailing list - David M
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:33:29 -0800
...I've also noticed that sometimes I have to unlock/lock the front passenger door a couple of times to get the sliding door...
Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:43:44 EST
...Use a VW courtesy light like the one above the drivers door, a sliding door switch and its counterpart plastic striker. You can get...
Re: sliding door
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:59:09 EDT
...in my sliding door, I was able to find one > Vanagon at the junkyard, and it has it's sliding door. I was just...
Re: Would like help with sliding door inner panel
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:34:03 -0400
...Would like help with sliding door inner panel Date: 06/16/2023 08:33:47 AM Probably the little screw under the rear latch...
Re: screens for front doors
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:20:53 EDT
...Cab windows $63.00 (pair) Side sliding window $ 67.00 (ea.) Sliding door with zipper $116.00 Rear door with zipper $107 VWT2 (Vanagon...
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: Free '84 Vanagon Parts
Historical mailing list
Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:43:56 EDT
...It has nice front doors, a nice sliding door wow.. 80-84 sliding doors are getting impossible to find out here on the east...
Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 2 Oct 2000 21:26:19 +1200
>If I'm parked on a slight incline and open my sliding door is it supposed to >latch into a detent somewhere and stay...
sliding door
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 11:53:08 -0700
Hi, I have a pretty big dent in my sliding door, I was able to find one Vanagon at the junkyard, and it has...
Re: Plastic ring on sliding door roller where?
Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:52:45 -0700
At 06:39 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I found a half of a broken white plastic ring below the sliding door...
Re: Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:33:01 -0800
...So I clean up the old gunk from the sliding door bearing & roller channel & try this stuff wow that door rolls like its on...
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...
Re: sliding door
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:31:25 -0700
...sliding door > My sliding doors has been popping open "half" way when driving and > driving on bumpy roads makes it happen quicker after closing...
Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
Historical mailing list - dennis_betty
Mon, 20 May 2002 09:09:24 -0700
...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: 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...
'77 Westy sliding door lock
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:05:13 -0500 (EST)
Hi all My '77 Westy's sliding door doesn't lock. The mechanism's OK, but the fit is a bit off. Anybody hasve...
Sliding door won't open
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:32:53 -0400
The sliding door on my 83.5 will not open from the outside. If I go in and "shove" it while pulling the handle...
Re: 85 Sliding door problem
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:37:02 EST
...T-LINK.NET writes: << am looking for the solution for a sliding door that pops off the latch after a short time of driving...
Re: Sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:01:23 +0000
...Joe Beckham <jrbeckh@COX.NET> > Hello All, > > > > Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on very > cold days? Or does...
87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:04:39 -0700
Hi all, I looking for some tricks/info on adjusting my 87 Westy Sliding door, as the TOP bearing on the rear swing out...
Re: [WetWesties] Forget engine swap - can I change doors?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:38:29 EST
...I love the double doors on the splitties. Can I (easily) replace my sliding door with them? -Oive 71 double-decker . Yes, but, there...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:25:02 -0400
...of being to close the door quietly from inside - especially in camp grounds. << I think the sliding door is too load no matter what...
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...
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...