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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...
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...
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 lock won't unlock
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:19:49 -0800
...sliding door lock won't unlock > Any tricks with the sliding door lock? It quit unlocking on the > outside with the key. Inside I...
Re: VERY sticky '84 sliding door handle
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Dec 2003 02:04:58 EST
...best i can say is to remove sliding door panel, and lube the lock mechanism up, and the cable, and the rear locking mechanism...
Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem - Problem Solved
Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:24:07 +1000
Thanks to those assisted in advice on my Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem. For the record.... Yes the spring loaded brass rod...
Slider Door
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 12 May 2020 23:42:27 +0000
...Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') | | | Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') | Rich San Diego
Early / late sliding door hinges
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 23:06:40 -0500
Is the hardware (top guide bearing, middle sliding arm, lower bearing guide) compatible between early and late Vanagons? Can I use the pieces from...
Re: Meltdown with my '86 "mongrel"!
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:48:43 EDT
...dont feel bad, 9 out of 10 vanagons have a bashed in aft-end on the sliding door and crunched RR wheel arch done...
Re: Sliding Door Handle -84
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:51:08 -0700
...Z --- VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM> wrote: > I had to change a sliding door handle with a new > one. > It is fine. It doesn...
Re: Urgently need STRIKER PIN for rear lock on sliding door -- '91 Vanagon - FIXED
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 08:39:26 -0500
...Urgently need STRIKER PIN for rear lock on sliding door -- '91 Vanagon - FIXED Date: 03/11/2023 07:34:44 AM Hi John, That...
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...
Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:00:18 -0600
My latch wouldn't catch the door. It was a sticky latch mechanism. The cable wasn't allowed to move freely since the sliding...
Re: Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:03:52 -0800
...Is the Vanagon sliding door at all like the sliding doors of other vans of that era. Is this something a good body shop...
Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:11:15 EDT
...how quick can you say "SNAP"! and those '80-84 slider doorhandles are NLA, so id think twice about that. actually i think sliding...
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: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:37:50 -0500
Gee Ben , I didn't even get a chance to ask what year the sliding door handles were for ---- I think the 86 and...
Re: sliding door bottom track
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:15:27 -0500
...Al Brase 80, 82, 87,87 91 Vanagons jeff g wrote: >hello all, > >I have a 1989 Vanagon Westfalia that the sliding door has...
Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - tonyd
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:31:15 +0000
Yes, you've probably got some serious goo clogging up the sliding mechanisms. I have had really good luck with my door by taking...
Re: Needed! 84-85 sliding door panel
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:27:42 EST
...need? because '84 and '85 doorpanels are completely different shaped and not interchangeable, as the entire sliding door was re-designed between '84 and...
Sliding Door - Locking Mechanism
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Wed, 15 May 2002 14:32:04 -0400
During my recent adventure across the country, the little 'nipple' inside the sliding door that locks and unlocks the door began refusing to move...
Re: Sliding door catch
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:27:34 -0700
...Sliding door catch Does anyone have the catch that holds the sliding door open when it is fully open? I see the threads in...
Fixed problem of sliding door partially opening
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:00:24 -0400
...While the instructions indicated to just pull back the front of the door panel to unclip the release cable from the front sliding door...
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...
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...
Re: Sliding Door: Lock Knob (inside)
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:38:04 -0700
...can open my sliding door; >or > > else I turn the key at the sliding door, and then open the sliding door. > >I mentioned having...
Re: sliding door lock info
Historical mailing list - Kris Estes
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:17:59 MST
...sliding door lock info >Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 00:45:04 PDT > >my late '85 can be locked with the door all the...
ReKEYing doors?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:44:19 -0400
...Now I have an ignition key, a key for most of the doors and I have to unlock the sliding door from the inside...
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...
'84 sliding door adjustments?
Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
Mon, 24 Mar 1997 15:51:00 -0600
...Anyway, I recently replaced the cable inside the sliding door of my 1984 vanagon. It opened and closed without incident for about one week...
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...
'FS: Carat molding and spoiler
Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:13:40 -0700
I have the complete six piece silver and black wide side moldings (passenger's door, front sliding door, sliding door, rear sliding door, driver...
Sliding door handle mechanics-how to remove unit.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:01:16 -0700
How does one remove the sliding doors handle mechanics.� I don't see how to pull out the assembly that the key handle screws...
FS: late-style sliding door handle $15
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 04:31:13 EST
Found another sliding door handle in my parts guy's stash. Doesn't come w/ a key. This is the short one which is...
Will it fit...?
Historical mailing list - JonR
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:01:01 -0400
...The pics show a sliding door that is pretty banged up. I have two potential donors for this door. One (in the right color...
Re: Vanagon side window question
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:58:55 -0400
...When the sliding door was changed for the 85 model year, the window was changed too.Not just the door latch mechinism. Never knew...
PARTS FS
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:44:50 -0400
have 1984 the vanagon parts for sale.the vanagon is blue with blue interior sliding side door blue with blue interior 2 sliding side...
1984 Westfalia Sliding Door?
Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:07:32 -0700
Hello, I'm looking for a sliding door for a 84 Camper (preferably brown). Cheers! Peter Wilson 346 North School Street Grass Valley, CA...
Sliding door connector?
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:48:32 -0700
My sliding door won't lock. I noticed the connectors on the pillar don't have the spring in them anymore, that probably results...
Re: SLIDING DOOR
Historical mailing list - "Small, Eric (Y2K).SDWARREN/SOPORTLAND/EricS at M ERICS - SDWCMAIL"
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:58:33 EDT
...SLIDING DOOR Date: 1998-09-15 09:58 Priority: 3 Message ID: E717A512804CD211BA960080C784139C Conversation ID: RE: SLIDING DOOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I experienced this problem with my...
Wanted: Sliding door, pre 85
Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:56:57 +0100
Hi all, Does anyone have a pre 1985 sliding door for sale? Or know of one in a junkyard (sorry, auto recycling center...). The...
Re: need sliding glass for 85 westfalia sliding door
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:22:04 -0400
...Anyone have a source for the sliding > glass on the sliding door for an 85 Westfalia? > > About five years ago someone tried to break...
Sliding Door Problem Part 2
Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
Sat, 12 Apr 1997 10:42:17 -0700
...Steve Bibler 1990 Vanagon, "Wolfie of the sticking sliding door"
Stuck sliding door resolved
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:17:46 -0500
Last weekend, I had a chance to look into the various suggestions to cure my stuck sliding door. The thing that worked was adjusting...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:26:27 -0700
Hi, Here are some "instructions" with pictures for installing a Westy sliding door screen in a Westy. I don't have any non-Westy...
Re: FS tan sliding door
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:34:21 EDT
In a message dated 8/29/02 12:16:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, icculus22420@YAHOO.COM writes: > I have a tan sliding door...
Adjusting Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 1 May 2023 11:58:09 -0700
Hi all, The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were replaced about a year ago. But... the left edge...
Re: sliding door pops open
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:20:17 -0800
...sliding door pops open I'm having trouble with my sliding door on my 90 westy camper,it snaps open often and often won...
Re: Looking for '81 Sliding Door in or near Calgary, Canada
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:44:17 -0700
...You need a sliding door from 1980 to 84. ( in 85 and later they changed and improved the sliding door set up, including the...
Re: How to replace vent window on '75 sliding door?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 15:03:28 -0500
...thus to break into you bus via the sliding door or pass. door they will need to bust that bike lock. e-mail privately...
Vanagon Sliding Door Latch (open position)
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 17:06:15 -0400
Did I see something a long time ago about VW repairing (for free) the sliding door latch that keep the door in the open...
buckling sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 23:06:42 -0500
My sliding door panel rubs against the wheel well whenever I open it. The door panel appears to be attached securely but I keep...
sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
Wed, 22 May 2002 20:30:13 -0700
...Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out of the sliding door? TIA Earl
Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:10:52 -0700
My '84's sliding door cannot be locked and slid closed, but my '85's can. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul M. Hillbish...
Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:50:57 -0700
...the sliding door.. > there is at least like 4 inches of dead space between the sliding > doorpanel, and the outside sliding door sheetmetal itself...
Re: Interior Color - is Gazelle the same as Tan?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
Mon, 27 May 2002 02:02:51 +0100
Hi Chris, I can't answer your question about trim colors, but I should warn you that the 1987 sliding door will probably not...
Re: stuck sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:32 -0800
I finally get the sliding door handle out after much swearing, punching, heating, hammering... aahh yes thanks to someone suggesting it was loctited... RIGHT...