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• stuff for the cost of postage
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Wed, 9 May 2001 20:43:15 -0700
  ...so, i now offer the following, first come, first served, for the price of shipping: *1 door handle (dark brown) *1 grab handle with...
• 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...
• Re: Window Crank Handles Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 18:58:27 -0400
  > Anyone have a Black window crank handle they want to sell for a song? ('88 > compatible please) I have them new (in black) for...
• broken sliding door handle on 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:35:45 EST
  The sliding door handle on my 81 westfalia has broken completely off. Is there an option for replacing it with one that my original...
• Parking Brake Handle
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:09:43 -0600
  Folks, Does anyone know how to remove the plastic grip that fits over the parking brake handle? Also, does anybody have one for sale...
• love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:31:54 -0600
  ...On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 09:18 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: >> So if men tend towards love handles, what similar affliction >> beleaguers...
• Re: Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:11:51 -0400
  ...Cheers, Doug On 10/10/06, Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@marionette.ca> wrote: > > My door handles are starting to turn grey. What kind of paint...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:25:28 -0400
  ...https://www.ebay.com/b/Interior-Door-Handles-for-Volkswagen-Vanagon/179848/bn_50999234 Karl. On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 4:21 PM...
• Front door handle
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 2 May 2013 14:26:37 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Hi</SPAN> All;</DIV><DIV>The outside&nbsp;drivers door handle seems to have become loose where it enters...
• Re: removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:56:49 -0500
  ...So, if you stand on the end of a 2 ft long breaker handle, then you're applying 360 ft/lbs of torque onto...
• Re: storage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:45:32 CST
  ...Oddly enough, the vast majority of corroded handles are the sliding door handles and the right door handle. I assume it's because there...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:59:33 -0600
  > I would think that with 2x4 brace, it would handle most peoples weight > if used as step stool. err, the potty itself handles most...
• '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 05:12:34 -0500
  The early sliding door handle is notorious for breaking. The one on my '84 hasn't broken since I've had it but it...
• Subject: Brown Window Handles??
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 21:47:26 -0600
  ...These winders fit (save the screws from the car) and as a bonus the handles are farther from the door than the stock winders...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:02:33 -0700
  ...The rear >> edge wasn't jumping out when the handle was opened so instead of reaching >> back and pulling out I was jerking harder...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:45:51 +0200
  ...Bigglestone" wrote: > my passenger side window handle has fallen off, the knob that is. i still > have the parts, but can't figure out...
• Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 17:10:58 -0300
  ...M On 24 Jul 2002 at 12:51, Martin Walz wrote: > I am looking for the handle that is on the 'A' pillar of...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 18:16:03 -0600
  My '90 Westy Does Not Have A Handle on the RearEnd of the Slider but I have often pondered adding 1 as I seem...
• Window Handles - VW vs Taurus
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:13:06 -0700
  John Wrote: >I seem to remember that someone said that Taurus window handles fit the >Vanagon and make really good replacements. > >Anyone got the...
• Re: changing the lock on outside door handle-easy, hard, or impossible?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:21:44 -0500
  ...On 3/14/06, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote: > You just need a large philips screwdriver to remove the door handle. > > http://www...
• Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:44:39 -0500
  Time to put a new weather gasket/bezel on the door handle of my '88 GL. Took a cursory look at it today. Thought...
• Handle Straps
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:44:57 -0500
  Anyone have the handle straps for the rear bench area of a 84 or so Westy??? It seems I get no response from the...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:09:09 -0800
  ...thats a 80-84 only sliding handle.. and they are NLA new. so stock up > on spares.. > chris > IIRC Bus Depot still has them...
• Early Bus Engine Lid Idea
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:59:48 -0800 (PST)
  A while back I had an idea for using a locking T handle so's you could lock the engine lid on an early...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 20 May 2002 06:23:53 -0400
  ...make sure your > little locking device is working, maybe you handle mechanisms beneatht the > panel are busted. > jeff Nope, he's talking about the...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 27 May 2021 00:53:09 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:57:31 -0700
  Thanks -- my son's a locksmith, I'll hand this email and the handle over to him. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia...
• Re: Slider won't open - update
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:20:52 -0500
  I have a wire for a long door handle Vanagon. Is your door handle long or the shorter newer kind, and does anyone know...
• Re: FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:10:45 -0800
  The item number was 6881, maybe they sold them all. $89.95 6881 Door Handle/Lock Set - ALL handles/locks for '85-91 Vgn...
• NEW handle!
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 22:32:13 EST
  ...I have a new handle/email addy to go with my new route. Rt26@aol.com I will be driving a REAL schoolbus now...
• Re: Door Handles
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:40:49 EST
  In a message dated 12/23/04 1:48:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, matthew.huntley@STRATHBOGIE.NET writes: > My door handles are in...
• Re: Lost keys
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:51:32 -0400
  this will help you in you've never pulled the door handle. It takes 30 seconds to remove the door handle. All you need...
• (F) Re: sliding door latch (handle) and handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:54:37 EST
  ...It just _seems_ to gradually get really > hard to open and then the cast aluminum handle eventually cracks about > every 100K. This will be...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:30:33 -0700
  ...Seeking brown window crank I had the same thing happen to my brown handle, put it back on, but it keeps coming off-no...
• Re: broken sliding door handle on 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:46:50 -0800
  ...you'll need a new handle though... Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup...
• Re: window crack handle replacement trick?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:17:43 -0700
  You peel back the handle plastic, and there is a screw around the metal frame. Unscrew with a Phillips screwdriver and wiggle the handle...
• new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:26:07 -0700
  "I have a newly healing broken ankle�and could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van." � Speaking as...
• Re: Slider closing helper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:26:56 -0600
  ...The stock > > handle is awkward when closing from the inside, and it 'seems' like the > > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn...
• Re: Upgrade your door handles FREE/Friday fun
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 9 May 2003 17:35:58 EDT
  ...The drivers side door handle requires a key to lock it (did on my 83, 80,and two 82s I had) When you swap...
• Success for some small projects!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:28:37 -0700
  ...I decided to replace them both with the handles from my '91 parts van. Both of those locks worked, and the handles were not...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 13:25:47 +0000
  The handle was on the early Vanagons due to the larger door.  The 85 and above, after the body change, did not.  Smaller door...
• Re: Early Bus Engine Lid Idea
  Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 16:12:34 -0800 (PST)
  On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote: > A while back I had an idea for using a locking T handle so's you...
• slider door handle
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:22:05 -0800
  ...I broke the outer slider door handle off the other day, so I need a replacement. This is the handle that fits into the...
• Re: Sink P Trap Replacement and Replacement Hose
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:14:53 -0600
  "Small needle nose handles work well too. Then it's a simple matter of unscrewing the trap or nut from the bottom." I used...
• WTD (still) front door handles and a front sunroof bow
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:15:07 -0800 (PST)
  ...the handles need to be NOS or perfect and the bow in good strait condition. any help would be greatly apreciated. thanks and God...
• what doors are compatible?
  Historical mailing list - chris mcclellan
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:34:50 -0500
  ...Will the door and handle fit right? Any ideas? Thanks, Chris MClellan
• Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 19 May 2002 21:58:22 -0500
  ...I would like to know what is the purpose of the rear handle in the inside panel of the sliding door, it doesn�t...
• Re: Rekeying locks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:26:40 -0500
  I can handle the rekeying, and have a few used slider handles also. Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe 63A Summer Place Huntsville, TX...
• 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...
• Need outside sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:54:09 -0600
  Well, the cold temperature and iced door won the battle this morning as I snapped the outside handle on my 85 westy. Does anyone...
• Re: sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:36:36 -0800
  ...Can you get those outside handles from Europe ? - early sliding door outside handles ? thanks, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Felder" <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM> To...
• sliding door handle key lock cylinder - swithing one over to a new handle.,
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:53:16 -0800
  the key lock cylinder comes right out of the door handle........there is a almost hidden teeny tiny set screw, in the side of...
• Re: Sourcing a few parts...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:43:15 -0800
  ...Who carries these? > > 2) The gaskets on my two front door handles are a bit worse for wear > and could stand to be replaced...
• Re: Powder coating door handles
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:08:47 +1300
  ...I get pretty good pricing with the quantities I >do, but would expect for single handles, pricing would be in the $15-20 each...
• e-brake handle
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 21:15:30 -0500
  ...It didn't have a grip on the emergency brake handle. Solution? I installed an old foam mountain-bike hand grip, trimmed to the...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
  ...All that needed to be done was take off > the two > inner handles and those screws and it slid right off. > > Maybe the 1984...
• Re: '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA... Re: WTB: Outside handle for '81 Slidin
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:27:12 -0800
  ...1983 Sliding door handle. $400. Comes with door and rest of van attached. Also have mini-munchkin ice cube tray 1981 version... $500 includes...
• Slider closing helper
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:49:48 -0800
  ...The stock handle is awkward when closing from the inside, and it 'seems' like the inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn...
• 100W/80W bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Lis Carter
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:40:06 -0800
  ...to install relays to handle the extra current? I decided to try one to see if the wires can handle it. or should I...
• lock-cylinder on sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 96 12:32 CDT
  ...lock-cylinder on sliding door > How do I get to the cylinder on the slidingdoor handle? I can > pull the handle from the door...