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Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:14:45 -0500
...outside handle for my '82. I understand these are a weak point. Mine is completely broken off. I have not taken the door apart...
Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:03:46 -0800
...Also, I don't know if this is related, but the sliding door lock knob next to the handle on the inside of the...
thank you
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:56:51 -0400
Thanks! With information gleaned from many archived postings with generous descriptions, I managed to change the sliding door handle. (And thanks to Craig, Scott...
Re: Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:03:52 -0800
...sliding door at all like the sliding doors of other vans of that era. Is this something a good body shop can handle? Right...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:25:32 EST
...INFO writes: > Just got through examining the doors on both. No provision for a second > rear handle. Did not locate in the us etka...
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: Sliding Door handle Needed
Historical mailing list
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 12:27:58 EDT
...Maybe one of the vendors could give you the exact year that it changed. >> handles changed when the doors did. '80-'84, then '85...
Re: '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA...
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:43:21 -0500
...outside handle from > the sliding door in his 81 westy. > as you proabably know, the '80-'84 vanagon outside sliding > door handles are No...
Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:33:47 -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: thingie on sliding door
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:32:24 -0500
...It is exactly the same door pull that is used on the front of the door. Usually the screw falls out and the handle...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:32:51 -0700
...handle.html > > >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - > especially in camp grounds. << > > I think the sliding door...
Rekeying door locks
Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:43:58 -0400
...Is this enough? There is a similar issue on the sliding door lock which the PO had replaced with a new handle. However, this...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 12:04:54 -0400
...That depends on what you call the "unit." I removed my '87 sliding door handle by first carefully prying off the plastic clips holding...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:42:38 -0700 (PDT)
So Tim Smith says: > > >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, > >everyone in camp knows what...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 21:34:07 -0700
Mark’s sliding door handle? Second page this thread https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=275775&highlight=sliding+door+handle Alistair...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:52:13 -0400
...handle.html > > > > >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - > > especially in camp grounds. << > > > > I think the sliding door...
'85-91 sliding doorhandles.. theyre 2 different kinds...yep!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:16:18 EST
apparently the later '90-91 vanagons had a slightly redesigned sliding doorhandle.. on the base of the handle (the outer black painted potmetal part...
Re: stuck sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:27:25 -0800
...Eastern Standard Time, > dn92610@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > could you please help me on this issue... > > I try to remove the sliding door handle to...
Sliding door pops open while driving
Historical mailing list - Wade Murphy
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:12:45 -0800
The sliding door on my �87 Vanagon keeps opening while I�m driving. I�ve looked at the latch and handle and everything seems...
VERY sticky sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:01:11 -0500
My side door handle is extremely tough to move down to open the door, very few people other than myself can do it! I...
Re: '84 sliding door handle question
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:25:17 -0500
...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > > on spares.. > > chris > > > > IIRC Bus Depot still has them...
sliding door handle grommet needed
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:29:59 -0400
Hi all A bit ago while surfing the Samba I saw a Sliding door handle grommet sold new. Does anyone know where to get...
Re: sliding door lock won't unlock
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:19:49 -0800
...sliding door lock? It quit unlocking on the > outside with the key. Inside I can get the door open if I move the > handle...
Re: part# 251 843 708
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:28:45 -0700
...From item description: "Small black textured sticker to pack out the sliding door handle grommet." So paint protector and shim? Appears one side is...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:57:39 -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...
Removing Door Panel
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:44:27 -0700
Thanks, All, for advice on the "loose screw fix" for my sliding door handle. Now, how do I "pop" the door panel off--I...
Success for some small projects!
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:28:37 -0700
...I also lost the handle on the sliding door. During a bitterly cold snap we had here in Michigan last February, the handle snapped...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - BILL
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:43:54 -0600
...Sliding Door Handle > > > I need the outside handle for my '82. I understand these are a > weak point. Mine is completely broken off. I...
Re: Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:30:01 +0000
...sliding door at all like the sliding doors of other vans of that era. Is this something a good body shop can handle? Right...
Re: Paint Shop Reccomendations .... Help!
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:33:48 EST
...Clean and rocker panel guard behind front bumper valance Install drivers side front pillar handle Install sliding door pillar handle Install passenger door map...
Re: WTB:NEW outside handle for slider 83-84
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 6 May 2005 13:30:42 -0600
The outer handle on the sliding door is interchangeable with some notes. 1. takes more energy to push down on the shorter handle 2...
Re: Sliding door jams open - Help
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Sat, 16 Oct 1999 11:49:40 -0400
Experience says - if it's pre 85, your outside door handle is breaking & not turning latch enough. Lubing of all moving parts is also...
Changing lock cylinders?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Mar 1997 10:32:44 -0500 (EST)
I have recently replaced the handle on my sliding door with a used handle. I can't figure out how to remove the cylinder...
Re: sliding door lock from inside?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:38:02 EST
...There's the actual release handle (for opening and closing the door) and another rectangular piece. Perhaps the sliding latch must be missing from...
Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 17:10:58 -0300
...I want to put one on the drivers side and another on > the sliding door. I have seen a couple of listees make these...
Keys, locks and Steve Sandlin the Locksmith Guy
Historical mailing list - Kw
Sat, 28 Oct 2000 10:47:55 -0700
...I also had replaced my sliding door handle a long time ago and had a separate key for the sliding door. I had this...
84 Westy - *&^#} sliding door handle - help!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Jul 96 17:00 CDT
...84 Westy - *&^#} sliding door handle - help! > I remember a fleeting reference on this list once about someone > using one of the older chrome slider...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:07:56 -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: Sliding door... please help...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:24:54 -0800
...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: Updating '82 sliding door?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:08:27 -0500
The sliding door for '85~'91 is a different size from the '80~'84 as well as having completely different latching mechanisms. They are...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:23:35 -0700
Jake de Villiers typed: > Thanks Bryan; three vans here and no rear handles. "No rear handles," as in "they were removed"? Or as in...
'87 Westy Door Handle Loose
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 17:11:01 -0600
...moving the rubber door gasket/moulding aside in the jamb near the end of the handle, exposing a phillips screw, sliding a large phillips...
Updating '82 sliding door?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:35:48 -0800
I understand several changes were made in the sliding door and mechanism for the '85 model year, and the later style is much easier...
sliding door - Bowden cable adjustment
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Sat, 14 Oct 2000 12:26:34 -0500
howdy 83.5 westy, panel removed on sliding door my sliding door opens only when I reach in and pull a spring-held lever...
vanagon windows for sale
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:33:04 -0500
...arm rests * all interior door panels and grab handles * sliding door * rear hatch * driver and pass front doors all doors and metal rust free...
Sliding door skin unglued
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 10:40:35 EDT
...I pulled off the interior panel of the sliding door to tighten the door handle screw. While in there, I noticed that the outer...
Re: 84 westy door handle(s) confusion
Historical mailing list
Sat, 14 May 2005 12:19:05 EDT
...reading the archive on sliding door > handles and am still confused about the orientation of > the rear (fixed) handle. When you say fixed > horizontally...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:02:05 -0400
...had the rear handle on >>>>> the sliding door. Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was >>>>> welded to >>> the >>>>> door structure. When I...
rekeying sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:46:09 -0800
Looking at Alastair's blog inspired me to rekey my '82s sliding door lock. (PO put in a later/longer handle with a different...
Need Slider handle!!WTB
Historical mailing list - Brian M.
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 06:50:55 -0600
Hi all I need a sliding door handle (outer) for a 1983 Van. I know these are getting hard to find, can anyone help...
Re: [WetWesties] WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:40:06 -0700
...Friday, June 26, 2009 7:43 PM Subject: [WetWesties] WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle Hey guys I opened my slider door...
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Historical mailing list - Gene P
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:06:17 -0700
...86 sliding door handle mechanism … stumped Hi, I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware...
Sourcing a few parts...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:27:51 -0500
...1) The gasket on my sliding door handle fell apart when I removed the handle. Who carries these? 2) The gaskets on my two...
Re: Sliding door handle required for 87 Vanagon in Toronto.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:23:30 -0500
I am lookin for the Outer handle, in case that wasn't clear. Greg Greg Potts wrote: > Anyone local got a spare? I doubt...
Re: sliding door latch/lock
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 26 May 2013 09:33:24 -0700
...Mark David Moyal wrote: > Advice needed on 2 fronts: (1) sliding door on my '83 vanagon broke > yesterday - unlocked it, pulled handle down to...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:11:17 -0700
...handle.html > > > >>> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - > > especially in camp grounds. << > > > > I think the sliding door...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:39:50 -0700
...that handle and opened the slider while travelling? It's not mechanically connected to any of the latch bits, just the door frame -- it...
Re: Sliding door handles mystery
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:35:04 -0700
...handle.html > > > > > > >> I LIKE the idea of being to close the door quietly from inside - > > > especially in camp grounds. << > > > > > > I think the sliding door...
My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:28:35 -0700
...the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side now...
Re: sliding door handle adjust question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 9 Oct 2017 15:40:34 -0400
...sliding door handle adjust question > > That's because the handle is held in by one bolt screwed from the inside. > After a while, it...