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• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:47:21 -0700
  ...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding >door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:54:31 -0500
  ...Please note below on what is left. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> BenT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT >>>>>> 4 sliding door...
• Re: Sliding door differences
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 04:10:18 EDT
  Slider door latches and the outer handle were changed in 85. Robert 1982 Westfalia [text/html]
• Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Walz
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:51:12 -0700
  I am looking for the handle that is on the 'A' pillar of the passenger side door frame. I want to put one on...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:26:25 -0700
  ...Sliding Door Handle > > > >Listees, > > > >Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 > >o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:51:24 -0700
  ...I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding > door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it...
• Re: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:04 -0700
  ...WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle >> very hard to find. >> pretty rare these days. > > > They're discontinued, but we have 'em. > > http...
• Re: Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:00:27 -0800
  ...If you only want to re-key the sliding door handle, just take out the wafers and transfer directly onto your sliding door handle...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:26:47 +0200
  ...had the rear handle on the >>> sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was welded >>> to the >>> door structure. When I...
• Re: rekey sliding door handle?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:02:52 -0700
  ...wrote: > Is it possible to transfer lock barrels between exterior sliding door > handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) > > Thanks, > Wes It's...
• 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...
• How to Pop off Sliding Door Panel
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 19:04:40 -0500
  Volks, My door handle on sliding door is getting "wiggly", and in need of an "adjustment". Looking at Bentley and door panel, can someone...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:15:25 -0400
  ...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: broken sliding door handle on 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:46:50 -0800
  ...poll7356 On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Mike Galoob wrote: > The sliding door handle on my 81 westfalia has broken completely off. Is > there an...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:49:58 -0700
  ...The start of the handle (from the back of the > sliding door) is 9 inch. As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle...
• Sliding door jams open - Help
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 08:33:17 -0400
  Volks, My sliding door is awkward to close. When opened all the way, it latches in place. This is, of course, good and normal...
• RE: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:51:59 -0800
  ...Jim >Yup, the sliding door on my '84 vanagon is stuck. I tried to open it from >the outside, and the handle felt and...
• 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: Sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:00:29 -0700
  ...The "piece" on the sliding door needs to rotate after opening the the door using the handle, if it doesn't then the door...
• door handle fixed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 18:27:27 EDT
  Hey all, I seem to have fixed the sliding door handle problem I was experiencing. I removed the inside door handles, and then pulled...
• Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:44:39 -0500
  Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. Took a cursory look at it today. Thought...
• More about rear handle on 84 sliding door.
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:21:32 -0700
  ...the latch catches, the handle, it turns out does exactly that. I had previously been closing the door by sliding it forward with so...
• Re: extra door handle, WHY???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 19:37:00 -0700
  ...WHAT is the deal with the EXTRA door handle at the inside BACK of the sliding >door??? This runs counter to everything I have...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:15:48 -0700
  ...the handle of the 84's sliding door pretty hard to get > the sliding door to unlatch. It's not that the handle is...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:42:51 -0700
  ...had the rear handle on the > >> sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was welded to > the > >> door structure. When I...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:26:48 -0500
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they > are NLA new. so stock up on spares.. I still have a few left. http...
• [WTB] outer door handles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:26:56 -0400
  Greetings, The door handle locking mechanisms on my '85 are fused together with corosion. The springs are gone as well. I'm looking for...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:35:40 -0400
  ...John Reynolds with later door handle on my 81' >Speaking of sliding door handles, just a "heads up" that VW has >discontinued the '80...
• Re: slider doorhandles FS...(was: Re: Broken Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:23:56 +1200
  >you cant fix sliding door handles when they break. they're cheap cast >pot-metal. no way to weld it. you have to get...
• Sliding Door Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:18:40 -0600
  ...251-843-342A Exterior door handle with lock, Black: 251-843-704C & 704D Latch mechanism (rear of door): 251-843-604B Complete sliding window...
• Need outside sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:54:09 -0600
  Well, the cold temperature and iced door won the battle this morning as I snapped the outside handle on my 85 westy. Does anyone...
• Re: 84 westy door handle(s) confusion
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 14 May 2005 12:49:09 EDT
  When i got my 83.5 the rear, inner sliding door handle was verticle. I like it like that, as it looked proper. And...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:31:03 -0500
  ...Please note below on what is left. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > BenT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) SIX (6) LEFT > > > > > 4 sliding door...
• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:55:58 -0400
  Thanks Got it!! >Van-Cafe has got them. >Sliding Door Handle Seal >251.843.711A >http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1238191531511/search...
• FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:28:11 -0800
  Hi Folks, In the process of locating a sliding door handle for one of our fellow listees, I found part of my stash of...
• Re: Sliding door handle needed!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:43:26 EST
  ...Time, abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM writes: > Anybody got an extra exterior sliding door handle that would work on my 83 > that I can buy?? Mine...
• Re: stuck sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:59:30 -0500
  ...I try to remove the sliding door handle to replace the missing gasket.. I lift the panel, remove the screw... but the handle doesn...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:27:12 -0700
  ...14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ >> >> Neil. >> >>> On 6/27/14, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Early version slider door, outside handle is...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:35:17 -0600
  ...Can't imagine the point of a handle that immediately disappears > behind the C-pillar upon sliding the door. Maybe someone put it in...
• '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA... Re: WTB: Outside handle for '81 Slidin
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:39:52 EST
  ...outside handle from the sliding > door in his 81 westy. > > as you proabably know, the '80-'84 vanagon outside sliding door handles are No...
• '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Lutomski, Michael G.
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:34:06 +0300
  I'm have been looking for a outside door handle for my '85 Westfalia without much luck. It is the small length handle I...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:44:32 -0500
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-DELRIN-Vanagon-sliding-door-handle- bushing- spacer-92_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45eb615a3bQQitemZ300301769275QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories I bought one a few years back and it...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:55:10 -0700
  ...page 2) > >> Is it the same as the other handle on the sliding door, or is it a bigger >> one, like the "ohmygodbar" up...
• 1984 Sliding Door Handle is very stiff - suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:02:34 -0700
  The sliding door handle is very stiff. A lot more effort is required to open the door - both inside and out than the 1985...
• Re: looking for sliding door handle/lock/latch 84
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:56:10 -0800
  ...i've got an 84 westy that has a garbage sliding door handle. the whole mechanism is massively loose and can't be repaired...
• Re: How to replace vent window on '75 sliding door?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 15:03:28 -0500
  ...i found that one of those kryptonite u shaped bicycle lock fit nicely through the sliding door handle and i then could lock it...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 22 May 2002 12:27:36 -0400
  >The handles are Just on Westies. Are they at the rear of the door, or the front? Is there a reason I couldn't...
• sliding door handles for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:59:18 -0700
  I have some extras of the long 80-84 slider door outside handles. There is a set screw holding the lock cylinder in so...
• Stuck Lock Cylinder - Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:42:47 -0500
  ...The lock cylinder inside my sliding door handle is stuck, I think from decades of gunge slowly solidifying. I took the handle off and...
• Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:39:46 -0600
  ...It is the mounting plate that holds the rear pull handle on the Inside of the sliding door. The plate is roughly 1x 2...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:52:04 -0400
  Reach in through the sliding door and push down the lock button and everything locks, including the sliding door when you close it. Better...
• sliding door lock won't unlock
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:04:25 -0700
  ...sliding door lock? It quit unlocking on the outside with the key. Inside I can get the door open if I move the handle...
• Balky sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:06:14 -0500
  The sliding door on my 83 has lately been sticking. I'm pretty careful with it but I'm afraid a passenger will break...
• Re: outer sliding door handle mechanism - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:40:22 +0000
  ...My outer door handle has begun to sag n when depressed to open door moves beyond indentation on body for handle movement and scratches...
• Re: will '86 door handles work on my '84?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 2 May 2011 19:42:32 -0400
  ...Anyone know if this is going to work with my still existing lock mechanisms? Same question for the sliding door outer handle. > > > thanks, > K. >
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Peder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 20:26:11 -0500
  I too have this "extra" handle. I figured that it was a spare because VW figured people would drive their vans for 200,000...
• Sliding door latch release - Help
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 05:47:07 -0400
  Volks, My sliding door is awkward to close. When opened all the way, it latches in place. This is, of course, good and normal...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:48:15 -0700
  ...Well, that and the presence of a 1985-and- > later Escutcheon on the stem of the outer handle for the sliding door. Yep, sounds...
• Fwd: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:09:54 +0000
  ...Sliding door... please help... > > hi all, > > on my van the sliding locking mechanism works well on the front (or on the > handle end)... but...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 16:34:59 -0300
  >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, >everyone in camp knows what YOU are doing. HaHa...