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• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 11:21:43 -0500
  ...But come winter, the door won't stay shut, > even when it appears to latch well. I have the opposite problem. My door is...
• Re: 85 vanagon FS or part out Orange County CA
  Historical mailing list - Harry C Engle
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:19:46 -0700
  I would go $150 if glass and door handles are good. Also are doors dint free, will 85 doors fir 86 thanks Harry
• Re: Hinges
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:13:31 -0700
  ...The doors do not set > correctly, when closing you have to lift up the door to close. Looking at > the lower hinges while lifting...
• Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:35:56 -0700
  Is there any way to modify a standard, single sliding door to a double? Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:53:24 +0100
  Taping the openings shut, which are on the front hinge face of the door, also helps. Am 04.02.2019 um 03:43 schrieb...
• Re: Rear Door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kerber
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:01:05 EDT
  ...While Stella has power windows and mirrors I'm not sure that she has power door locks. None the less I reconnected battery and...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 20:25:01 -0500
  <snip> I bought a screen for the sliding door <snip > <snip> There are no snaps around the sliding door that I can see. Do...
• Who asked me for a Fridge Door???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:37:52 -0700
  Someone asked for a fridge door, I said that I did not have one, but as I cleared out stuff for the trash, I...
• Re: repair of city water utility door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:22:04 -0700
  You, sir, are an accomplished fiddler! The problem with those doors is the plastic cracks, and even worse, the springs that close them rust...
• Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 11:11:43 +1000 (EST)
  On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Terry Erb wrote: > To all, > > I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door > that...
• Re: noise from door seals at speed
  Historical mailing list - Calle
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:00:59 +0100
  ...noise from door seals at speed > With the doors closed look at the top front corner of the door from the > inside and see...
• ISO white slider door on East Coast
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:51:29 -0700
  ...Please reply with a picture of your door, the price and location. I would prefer a door in 9 or 10 out of 10...
• Re: Paint van a slightly different colour?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 30 May 2001 09:04:56 -0500
  Doug, The ony drawback will be that none of the inner door jams, ( sliding door, front doors, and hatch) or the inside of the...
• Re: Anyone have pictures of the two styles of westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 17:05:15 EDT
  ...ps, i have a cabinet with the big door from a westy weekender, for sale.. chris
• Re: Sliding Door handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:15:46 -0400
  > A "friend" decided to open the sliding door while I was attempting to > un-lock it. He ended up twisting the entire handle out...
• Re: Sliding door mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:07:19 -0700
  ...It hits the corner of the door frame when the door has opened just an inch or two and after that there's plenty...
• Re: Need Westy sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Mon, 05 May 1997 15:35:01 -0400
  I have made a screen for my sliding door. I bought the approximate yardage of cloth screening material from a hardware store, sewed a...
• Re: FYI - Passenger door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 23 Aug 1997 09:43:49 -0700
  ...Upon taking the passenger >side interior door panel off, to install the pocket, I found the panel was >pre-drilled, as I had expected...
• Re: door that magically opens
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:14:13 -0800
  ...I have seen a few 85/86 that had enough wear on the lower prong of the door part of the latch to cause...
• 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...
• venting question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 3 May 2000 10:14:27 -0400
  ...There are the vents in each door, which I understand are supposed to suck air out of the van. In the front door jam...
• Re: 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:07:06 -0400
  > I just purchased some 91 carat doors to convert my > 85 westy to power. I noticed that there is an > additional seal along the...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 14 May 2010 12:11:50 -0700
  On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:52 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: > �To stop the door open chime, disconnect battery ground...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 20:50:22 CST
  i just use my left hand to hold the license plate oil-check door open. when i'm adding oil, i pull the little...
• anothersplit window busquestion -> door hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 13:25:04 -0500
  does anybody know if the "pins" for the front door hinges are being reproduced. a friend of mine hopes to cure his sagging doors...
• Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Fri, 29 Sep 95 10:35:22 bst
  >> I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door >> that if the door is locked and you pull the trigger...
• Re: Power doorlocks again
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:28:33 -0700
  ...However all was fine > after making that repair years ago. > > Now, the system will lock all doors if I use the > driver's door...
• Power Window Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Beyer
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:06:00 -0400
  ...Then I replaced the switch in the driver's door with the old switch from the passenger door. Same problem. A little background: the...
• Removing Exterior gray door panel??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:52:04 -0700
  On the EXTERIOR of my van's front door, right at the very bottom (by where the foot well is), is a plastic panel...
• Re: Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:34:08 -0600
  ...While on the subject of doors I am in need of the sliding door for my 91 vanagon and the plastic trim that goes...
• Re: Sliding Door Problem
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:03:52 -0800
  To remove those clips that hold door panels on I use a very sophicicated tool- a dinner knife. Better to use one from your...
• Front Door 4x6 speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:32:07 +0000
  HEy guys, I am wondering if anyone has tried to put 4x6 elliptical speakers in the bottom of the foot well on the doors...
• Re: 84 slider getting a bit stubborn
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:37:51 -0700
  --- Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The handle on Mellow Yellow's sliding door pushes down just > fine. But > the door doesn...
• Vanagon sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:54:48 -0800
  ...I have a question about Vanagon sliding doors handles.� Are door changes the same years, US and Europe? Did the Vanagons marketed in Europe...
• 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...
• drivers door lock Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:56:15 -0400
  ...I can lock my doors without the key. Mike Collum wrote: > Upon exit, the driver's door can only be locked with a key...
• Re: Power door locks, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:13:54 -0800
  ...Then, >unlocking the drivers door causes nothing to happen in the other doors, and >the >drivers door immediately re-locks itself. > >If I have...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:36:36 -0800
  ...guess it means this : "an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc." yes , some early sliding doors...
• Re: How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:52:40 -0600
  ...Doesn't seem to be any thing to positively grab and \cam down to > hold the door in place. This door has given me...
• Re: door check for '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:07:05 -0500
  ...The part that stops the door from opening too far, a metal piece on the front edge of the driver's side door that...
• Re: !PLEASE HELP! Adding a cabinet door to the rear westy closet
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:05:04 -0700
  ...Re: !PLEASE HELP! Adding a cabinet door to the rear westy closet To: "Danny" <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, June...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:40:49 -0800
  ...Shimming a >> door >>> is a bit of an art. Start by removing the door striker and shim the door >> to >>> close and be where...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:36:05 -0700
  That door is from an 89 that was for sale with a bad engine or something. It was purchased and then parted out by...
• Re: Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:08:18 -0500
  ...Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" On Mar 8, 2006, at 2:27 PM, TC wrote: > So The sliding door was being a little stiff so...
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:53:49 -0400
  ...pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> > > > Hi all, > > is it possible to get door key cut from code? Who can do it? Where's the...
• Re: Locking actuator, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:26:43 -0800
  ...the sliding actuator has no control on the doors or the hatch.. only the driver and the passenger actuators control the hatch and the...
• Re: 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 22:28:29 -0400
  > But the seal sits on the pillar, not on the door, isn�t it? Yes. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences between years?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:46:11 -0700
  > not sure about the center rollers, they should be the same, I've never tried fitting older door on newer van. Thanks, Paul. I...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:07:10 -0700
  ...I said '84-85 only because that's what the Van Cafe fellow said when he looked at my door today. I assumed he...
• Re: Up in Arms: Upgrading 83.5 Westy to Captain's Chairs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:45:47 +0000
  Remove the armrests on the doors. Go to Lowes, in their fantastic hardware section (1,000 times better than Home Depot) you will find...
• Re: speaker wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:38:34 -0400
  My wiring seems to be original and has mirrors, speakers, door locks and whatever else could potentially be on the door. They are all...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 22:35:03 -0700
  How about a Door Panel Removal Tool? They sell them at most FLAPS for a few bucks. http://www.amazon.com/Door-Panel-Clip...
• Re: UPS is VERY expensive...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:41:46 EST
  ...70 freakin > > dollars.. > robert...i shipped a interior doorPANEL not a door.. i wouldnt even think of shipping a sliding door UPS or Fedex...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:00:58 -0700
  ...the 80-84 pass > vans have > the slider doorpanels lioke the front doorpanels. 85-91 westy slider > doorpanel is held on with the hidden...
• Re: front door check rod strap assembly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 08:59:44 -0700
  ...Accidentally let the door swing open unchecked when parked on a hill. I replaced with spare I had, pics etc here https://shufti.blog...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 14:41:34 -0700
  ...I > took the door panel off to install a map tray in the right door and noticed > that the hole in the door behind...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:33:41 -0700
  ...drivers door lock Terry Kay wrote: > The drivers door won't lock by pushing the button, and slamming the > door. > It's a saftey...
• Re: Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:18:52 -0800
  ...Sliding door handle I noticed that my sliding door handle is not flush to the door. The handle slides in toward the door and...
• Need Westy sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Mon, 5 May 1997 12:11:03 -0700
  I am planning to make/buy a bug screen for my 85 Westy sliding door. Do any of you fellow Vanagon listers have experiance...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:03:42 -0800
  ...So to raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top hinge plate. That would rotate the door anti...