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• Re: handles
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:42:08 EDT
  ...Then slide the handle slightly rearward to release the hooked front of the handle. Then just pull it out. The sliding door handle will...
• Re: sliding door latch assemblies
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:37:55 EST
  ...Is it possible to install the later style > handle/latch assemblies into an earlier door? > > no... chris
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 00:56:43 +0000
  ...a handle at the rear of the door for this purpose.  Just slide door >>>>>> slowly to the front and pull the handle in to...
• Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:55:51 -0500
  ...i also added another handle to the sliding door: i got one of the handle to match the one on the b-pillar (in...
• Re: '93 Westy checked out ...
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:34:15 -0800
  On 2/6/07, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > > Plus, the sliding door does not open from the inside. > Zoltan > the handle is just...
• Re: Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 9 May 2000 07:49:53 -0700
  ...Door Handle I received my sliding door handle today from Adam Puzerewski. It was exactly as described. Thank you, Adam. Now I need to...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:11:10 -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...
• Sliding door handle Lock
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:41:55 EST
  ...lived in Texas that could rekey my lock into a new handle... If someone knows this gentleman would they let me know as I...
• Bus Depot Sliding Door Screen Question
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:14:50 -0400
  I have an '81 Westie (with the quiet close rear handle) and the sliding door screen is attached by snaps on the upper half...
• Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:04:16 -0700
  ...My sliding door was balking yesterday, opening only hesitantly when I turned the handle. It seemed as if something wasn't releasing at the...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:18:36 -0700
  Dan, good advice. Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of force. Is that normal? Is there an adjustment?
• Re: Need outside sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 10:23:13 -0500
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass (long handle) '85 GL Westy (short handle) Weibel, Pius wrote: > Well, the cold temperature and iced door won the...
• Gromet
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:18:01 -0500
  ---Hello listees, Does anyone know or have the gromet that goes on the outside sliding door handle where it goes in the door? I...
• Sliding Door stubborn
  Historical mailing list - mike elliott
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 07:05:01 -0700
  ...Yellow's sliding door: we're having trouble opening it. There seem to be three motions involved: rotation of the handle by pressing on...
• Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:18:02 -0800
  hi all, on my van the sliding locking mechanism works well on the front (or on the handle end)... but on other end (the...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:38:27 -0400
  ...Sliding door question Dan, good advice. Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of force. Is that normal? Is...
• Re: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 10:53:13 -0500
  ...The latch mechanism is located at the back end of the door and actuated by a rod from the handle mechanism. Remove the door...
• Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:21:06 -0700
  ...replacement sliding door handle complete with lock & key last > week. > Thought it'd be good to have one key for all the doors, so...
• Re: Alternative doorhandles from other VW models?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:54:06 -0800
  ...in > > the Vanagon (1983)? > > > > > >all 80-91 vanagon doorlocks/handles are interchangeable except the sliding >doorhandle itself (not the lock) is 80-84 specific...
• Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:33:50 -0700
  ...Is a VW Dasher tranny used by any chance? Also, does anyone have a sliding door handle for a 1983 they would part with...
• Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:44:15 -0700
  The sliding door handle on by 84 Westy droops (about 30 degrees) when the door is open -- as I recall it used to snap...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:20:15 -0500 (CDT)
  On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One...
• Sliding door lock stuck - Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - Joel Thornton
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:22:47 -0800
  Hi, I've got a Vanagon '83 and the sliding door lock is stuck. The unlock-via-key from outside has NEVER worked since...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:20:57 -0700
  ...Is this normal? >> >> > > the 80-84 westys got those extra handles at the rear of the doors on the > inside.. just to make closing...
• Re: sliding door handle broken?
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 06:49:26 -0700
  ...fixed the sliding door handle problem I was experiencing. I removed the inside door handles, and then pulled off the door panel. I found...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sun, 5 May 2019 10:44:33 -0400
  There is sort of a turnbuckle/tension rod linkage inside the door that connects the handle and other stuff at the front to the...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:56:03 -0700
  ...sliding door, and the mighty noise it emits when slammed, to be unpleasant. I briefly tried closing the door using the rear handle (as...
• sagging handle syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gary Nichols
  Tue, 28 Jan 97 14:00:25 PST
  Has anybody else noticed how many Vanagons have sagging or broken-off sliding door handles? 50%?? Higher??? Having removed my sagging handle and noted...
• Re: Door handles
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Fri, 1 Jul 94 15:34:05 GMT
  ...If anyone has a sliding door with the locking cylinder seperate from the handle but which still has two locking mechanisms, then I'm...
• Re: door handle needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:52:01 -0400
  > I need a sliding door handle for a 83.5 Westy. These are now discontinued by Volkswagen. However, for now we still have them...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:19:38 -0800
  ...Hanlon" wrote: > > Listees, > > Instead of the sliding door handle being situated at the normal 9 > o'clock and 3 o'clock position, it is...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:58:08 -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...
• 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:25:50 -0700
  Has anyone disassembled the sliding door latch on the rear of the door or removed and greased the cable? Mine is sticking and the...
• Re: Sliding Door stubborn
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:35:35 -0400
  ...Yellow's sliding door: we're having trouble opening it. There seem to be > three motions involved: rotation of the handle by pressing on...
• 95 Eurobago sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Glenn Blanc
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 22:21:57 -0600
  The sliding door power lock on my 95 Eurobago is giving me fits. The actuator does not push the button all the way up...
• Looking for the locks man!!!
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:38:26 -0400
  ...the work on the door latches(keying, etc) I need to know the drill points on the sliding door handle for an '81 so...
• stuff for the cost of postage
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Wed, 9 May 2001 20:43:15 -0700
  ...door handle (dark brown) *1 grab handle with mounts for passenger side mounting (dark brown) *1 grab handle with mounts for sliding door post...
• Re: Help - 84 Westy inside sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 14:31:33 +0000
  > >I lost the screw which holds the interior handle for the sliding > >door on. I will just go to the hardware store to buy...
• Re: Chris Turner is a good vendor
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 8 May 2001 08:44:14 -0400
  .........and a valuable list resource.........and a good list citizen.........IMHO Doug Alcock '84 Westy (with a sliding door handle provided by Chris) Toronto...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:10:38 -0600
  ...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: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:24:28 -0400
  ...The door handles, at least, come apart pretty easily. I'm not sure about the sliding door and rear hatch locks. Does anyone know...
• Re: sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:54:22 -0500
  We have about 10 good used handles of each style. I have several of each out being powder coated, also. We can key them...
• Re: Sliding door jams open - Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:06:20 -0400
  At 08:33 10/16/99 , Sharon & Miguel Calvin wrote: >Volks, > >My sliding door is awkward to close. When opened all the way, it...
• Re: The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:47:29 -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: Sliding door lock stuck - Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:32:15 -0500
  ...For one thing, my outside handle is pushed down to open the door, and if the door is locked it cannot be pushed down...
• Re: Sliding Door Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:48:24 EST
  ...However, the sliding door is seriously dented. Rather than doing that much body work, does someone have a straight door? Preferably white, but I...
• '82 Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 96 20:05:38 EDT
  ...Now we are on the lookout for an early Vanagon Sliding door handle. I know these were poorly designed - a heavily stressed light alloy...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:47:33 -0700
  If you measure the window dimensions in the sliding door you can tell of the 2 doors it is. The 80-84 slider door...
• Re: Sliding door supposed to stay open?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:14:15 EDT
  ...The hook is located about midway up on the door about an inch or three above the inside door handle (or handles). The hook...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:25:55 -0700
  ...You can apply what you want to the Westy sliding door handle. :-) 4) besides food, deal with garbage. Garbage Kills Bears. Richard
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:31:56 +1000
  ...The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> >Speaking of sliding door handles, just a "heads up" that VW has >discontinued the '80-84 version. That...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:32:02 EST
  ...The rear passenger can push the door > almost closed at the front, then pull in on the handle to good > mechanical advantage. > > You can...
• Re: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:02:05 -0400
  > very hard to find. > pretty rare these days. They're discontinued, but we have 'em. http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251843704 - Ron Salmon...
• Re: 82 Sliding Door Handle Latch Mechanism - WANTED
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:31:31 -0800
  ...that will fix my sliding door problem. Let me first say the door slides perfectly and latches perfectly. The handle is loose and fragile...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:38:06 -0700
  ...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: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  18 Dec 96 08:51:13 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...
• some breadloaf parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 18:26:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...engine hatch door -drivers side sun visor -tow hitch -chrome/plastic healight rims -sliding door handles(in and out) -engine compart handle -rear license...
• Re: 80 sliding door stiff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:36:59 -0800
  ...80 sliding door stiff >Date: Fri, Jan 28, 2000, 8:25 AM > >Has anyone disassembled the sliding door latch on the rear of the...
• Re: Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:45:32 -0800
  ...handles). > > I also have a sliding door whose tumbler doesn't work with my key, so > I have to reach through the front door...
• Re: keys and locks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:44:46 -0500
  ...My '84 7 passenger had a separate key for the sliding door (handle was replaced before I got it) and I wanted one key...