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• 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:30:56 -0400
  I am intrigued by the recent thread about the existence of a second handle on the sliding door for some vanagons. I want one...
• Re: parking brake handle spring/rod out.......restore?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:21:34 -0700
  ...parking brake handle spring/rod out.......restore? > Hello, > > I was attempting to replace my parking brake handle grip.Got the old one > off, then...
• Anyone powdercoated door handles?
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:07:42 -0700
  ...Thinking about having the door handles and passenger slider handle powdercoated black since they're scratched and looking a little sickly. Anyone had this...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 15:49:41 -0700
  More CNC billet handles available next month 👍 > On May 27, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > >  > There are Samba...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:13:14 -0800
  Myself, I've only seen this "second" handle on Westies. My 84 "Ole Putt" has one and it is very convenient to use to...
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:14:05 -0700
  ...The number is on the handle, not the cylinder. When a handle is replaced, the cylinder is usually transferred to the replacement, and the...
• Re: Getting door handles black again??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:01:59 -0400
  ...I just installed a new slider latch handle, and it makes the other door handles look like crap. This handle looks to simply be...
• Re: Sliding Door handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:03:55 -0400
  As an FYI, the handles on the early Vanagons (84? and earlier) and later (85? and newer) are different. Be sure to get te...
• 87 Door Handle broken & Door Stuck!
  Historical mailing list - EarthSister
  Thu, 16 May 2002 11:32:54 -0700
  ...The door is stuck shut, with the interior door handle, nor the exterior door handle able to open it. The lock mechanism feels jammed...
• handles to open rear hatch from inside
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Fri, 22 May 1998 15:57:00 EDT
  Hello, I was wondering if anyone has put a handle like in the eurovans inside of there vanagons? I watched some kids crawl out...
• Re: Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:29:24 +1200
  Now I need to figure out how to >change the lock cylinder from my old handle to the new handle. Anyone >have any hints...
• Re: VANAGON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:15:45 -0400
  Guess I need to clarify - It's the outside handle that's broken. Thanx - MAX William Maxian wrote: > I'm new to the list...
• Re: Broken sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:43:38 -0600
  ...He mentioned that he has late model handles, but no earlier ones. I'm out of handles, too. I have several lock cylinders, but...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:16:39 -0700
  ...https://www.syncrotimes.com/shop/vanagon-oh-shit-handle > On May 27, 2021, at 6:19 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi...
• Re: Front door handle
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:23:30 -0700
  I have found that if the hook on the forward end of the handle isn't fully seated into the hole in the panel...
• Re: Getting door handles black again??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:09:28 -0700
  ...This stuff > works good and looks good. > > > Jonce > > >> I just installed a new slider latch handle, and it makes the other door >> handles look...
• Re: 2nd handle on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 10:17:49 -0500
  The handles are Just on Westies. Stan On Wed, 22 May 2002 08:30:56 -0400 John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> writes: > I am...
• WTD: rear chrome bumper, sunroof seal, slider handle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:48:30 +1200
  ...sunroof seal chrome rear bumper (endcaps not needed) LHS slider door outer handle (dunno whether RH & LH handles are the same part) Contact: <antenna...
• Re: re keys
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:43:31 -0500
  Messagepassenger side handle has the 4 digit code -must be passenger side gary in Stuart 84 Vanagon 72 baha beetle my homepage http://dieselslave...
• '65 Door handles needed
  Historical mailing list
  13 Jun 95 14:50
  I need some door handles for a '64-'65 bus. Cab and loading doors. Anyone got any? Anything considered. Lee.
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:06:51 -0500
  ...but here's how you do it ...* ** *grab handles: this is a bit more tricky. i wanted a pull-up handle (like is already...
• 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: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:15:37 -0400
  ...I >> bought an >> extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any >> tricks or >> drill bit size to install this handle on...
• Re: sliding door outside handle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:31:18 +1200
  >I'm looking for an outside handle to the Vanagon sliding door. In >addition, does anyone know how to remove the lock cylinder from...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:23:49 -0400
  ...I’d like to also do this in my 85 and I have the extra handles. But, Marks solution is certainly elegant and a...
• Re: Removing door locks to have them re-keyed? Difficult?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 02:27:55 EDT
  Hey Ken, To remove your front door handles, find the single screw (no married/unmarried jokes please) which is at the edge of the...
• Sliding door handle needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 4 May 2000 11:29:23 -0400
  If anyone has an extra handle for the slding dor on an 83.5 Westy, please let me know. Thanks, Bryan
• sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:50:15 EDT
  hi all- im still looking for a slider handle for a 83 vanagon- anybody have on laying around the want to sell?
• brown window crank handles needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:25:05 -0400
  Hello folks, I need a pair of brown window crank handles in good shape. Anybody have a pair? thanks. greg.
• rekey sliding door handle?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:48:45 -0400
  Is it possible to transfer lock barrels between exterior sliding door handles? (early 80-84 style, if it matters.) Thanks, Wes
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:18:09 +0200
  Part number front/rear handle is probably identical. Makes sense. I have a 85+ sliding door, and am pretty sure it does not have...
• WTD pull handles for 60 crew cab
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sun, 16 Jul 1995 23:34:32 -0700 (PDT)
  does anyone have a pair of pull handles for a 60 crew cab that are in nice shape? i need a nice pair. i...
• Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didn't include
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 2 May 2007 10:43:35 -0300
  ...WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include Hi i need the spacer for my new sliding door handle (exterior) you know, the...
• Re: Removing & replacing front door key tumbler?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 08:53:50 -0700
  ...BZ-front door now opens but door handle fork got broken off in the > process, thus the need for new handle! > > -- > Tom Buese
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:35:44 -0800
  Sean, I'm still in the process of repairing the droopy handle, using the Alistair Bell system attached. Tom Hanlom Palm Springs, CA 84...
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:32:11 -0800
  Sean, I'm still in the process of repairing the droopy handle, using the Alistair Bell system attached. Tom Hanlom Palm Springs, CA 84...
• Re: sliding door handle adjust question
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:54:47 +0000
  ...sliding door handle adjust question > > > > That's because the handle is held in by one bolt screwed from the inside. > > After a while, it...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500
  ...C-ya Jonce http://www.oeveedub.com/vw/vanagon-door-handles/251-843-711A.html >Mike, > >That thin little plastic sticker around the slider...
• Re: rekey sliding door handle?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:02:52 -0700
  ...Once you've done that, the cylinder can be slid outward (out the front side of handle). Or you can just send it to...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:44:21 -0700
  I have found that adding a different type of extra handle works really well for us. I mount a stock Vanagon grab handle to...
• another sl.door handle
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:58:05 PDT
  Hi All I was amazed when someone (forget who) turned up a second-hand sliding door handle through the list recently. Figured I'd...
• Re: changing the lock on outside door handle-easy, hard, or impossible?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:57:01 -0600
  You just need a large philips screwdriver to remove the door handle. http://www.californiawesty.com/Vanagon_Key_Code/Vanagon_Key_Code.html Once...
• Replacing older slider handle with newer one
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:26:40 -0400
  ...My '84 Westy outside slider handle is broken. The 'pop' metal didn't hold up. Apparently this is a design flaw. No local salvage...
• Re: sliding door handle adjust question
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:34:35 -0700
  ...sliding door handle adjust question That's because the handle is held in by one bolt screwed from the inside. After a while, it...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:25 -0400
  David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper (Westphalia), look at the grab handle installation on the driver's side...
• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:59:30 -0700
  Heh. 'course then the question goes from "can the inverter handle the AC" to "can the alternator handle the inverter". A 100A alternator might...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:41:50 -0600
  I had the same thing happen to my brown handle, put it back on, but it keeps coming off-no vendors sell the brown...
• Window Crank Handles Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 07:35:39 EDT
  Anyone have a Black window crank handle they want to sell for a song? ('88 compatible please) Thanks, Brian Doss '88 Weekender, Queequeg
• door handle for sliding side door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:52:39 -0700
  Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for sale or trade circa 1985? William
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:48:57 +0000
  ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
• Bus Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  23 Jul 96 17:45:06 EDT
  OOPS! Just broke the finger pull lever on the outside handle driver's door ("72 Westy). Anybody got a handle? Condition of the chrome...
• another question about sliding doors
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:56:24 -0400
  ...The interior handle is easy though, so I've gotten in the habbit of closing the door by first grabbing the interior handle and...
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:18:06 EST
  In a message dated 12/10/01 7:12:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: > noticed that my sliding door handle...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:45:41 -0400
  ...I > bought an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any > tricks or > drill bit size to install this handle on...
• Re: Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:47:43 -0500
  ...Sliding Door > > Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. > Took a cursory look at it...
• RE#: painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:33:39 -0500
  If you remove the locks to have the handles powder coated, I'd suggest using carburetor cleaner to remove all the grease inside the...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:20:05 -0400
  >Volks: > >I just opened the sliding door with the outer handle for the last time >it appears. The cheesy pot-metal handle has cracked...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:40:55 -0700
  ...Those will keep me happy for a while - plus my grab handles are still good. BT On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 7:32...
• Re: Outside Slider Handle ? 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:18:46 -0500
  ...That plastic ring helps make the handle > feel less loose, and there might be another "bushing" or short rubber sleeve > listed in parts diagram...
• sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:11:30 EDT
  Hey all, A bit of sliding door handle weirdness on the '81 Westy manifested itself the other day. I was getting some stuff out...