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  • CABINET DOOR HANDLES?
    Historical mailing list - Erick Sowder
    Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:29:00 -0400
    Is there a replacement, preferably in metal, to the handles on cabinet and icebox that will work for my 74 westie. I was going...
  • Re: Paint Shop Reccomendations .... Help!
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:33:48 EST
    ...handle Install sliding door pillar handle Install passenger door map pocket Install passenger side overhead entrance light Install headlamp relay kit Clean & prep cabinets...
  • Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:49:48 -0800
    ...I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear of mine to allow it to be pulled closed from inside. The...
  • Re: Wanted: Fridge/Sink/Stove cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
    Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:25:29 -0400
    Dear Tom, I have "most" of the stock Westy cabinet "guts" for sale. Included: -cabinet base -drawer -doors w/ hinges Not included: -door handles...
  • Re: Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:21:55 -0800
    ...like the > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn't.. > > I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear...
  • Re: Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:21:39 -0500
    ...I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear of mine to allow it to be pulled closed from inside. The...
  • Re: Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:53:52 -0600
    ...like the > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn't.. > > I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear...
  • Want to trade?
    Historical mailing list - David Cooper
    Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:51:57 EST
    ...non padded) 5) Rear Westy cabinet door from and 85 6) Drivers side shoulder belt 7) Sliding door lock mechanism from a 91(with...
  • Re: Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:26:56 -0600
    ...like the > > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn't.. > > > > I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear...
  • Fwd: Re: Slider closing helper
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:09:44 -0500
    ...like the > inner handle could be broken easily, though mine hasn't.. > > I've added a simple second cabinet door handle to the rear...
  • Re: test to see if list is working
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:08:03 -0500
    ...I am waiting on a wood worker friend to help me cut in a door on the side of the large side cabinet. I...
  • Re: Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 22 May 1998 06:42:28 -0400
    ...Doors, '86 & '87 >Owners manual. > >Westfalia parts...reasonable offer: > >Flu, Water Tank & cabinet (beige), Stove/Fridge/Sink Unit, Curtain Rails, >Curtains, Cabinet Doors <bold...
  • Westy/Campmobile Cabinets & Electric Water Pumps
    Historical mailing list - SBate82659
    Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:01:09 EDT
    ...on the right as facing the cabinet. The handle/latch mounts to the outside of the door and is a black plastic affair that...
  • Re: Sink cabinet for 71 Westy-how to find
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Apr 1995 16:02:16 -0300
    ...Put the rear facing seat in its place, it can be removed rapidly to gain space and doesn't block the door/handle anywhere...
  • Re: Vanagon Westie interior lamp
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:37:49 PDT
    ...overhead storage cabinet's door handle would be nice yet minimally > intrusive. The electronic balast(s) would be mounter on the door's back...
  • Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
    Historical mailing list - Benjita
    Tue, 19 May 1998 01:45:31 EDT
    ...Flu, Water Tank & cabinet (beige), Stove/Fridge/Sink Unit, Curtain Rails, Curtains, Cabinet Doors The syncro was a Charcoal grey '86. I am located...
  • FS: Blower motors, Non-Power Steering rack
    Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
    Wed, 10 Jun 1998 00:11:18 EDT
    ...tires, radiator, air flow meter, sliding door handle, front doors(free), rear hatch(free), fuel injectors, high beam lenses, steel wheels, calipers, grills, ignition...
  • Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:12:32 -0700
    ...door from the outside? I do NOT want to have the handle bust off. Only problem I see with putting shelving/medicine cabinet in...
  • Pix of custom Westy fridge cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:38:22 -0400
    ...Uses stock Westy trim and door handles. Just clears the sink drain. Had to relocate the propane connection to the tank in order to...
  • Re: A few questions about 87 passenger bus
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:21:20 +0200
    ...same air to the > cabin at driver and passenger's hips ?? No, they are separate. The vent in the door is for venting out...
  • Re: test to see if list is working
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:59:15 -0500
    ...I have the door and just need him to make a little time. I have the cabinet out and ready. While out I will...
  • Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:38:46 -0700
    ...The thick edge on the back cabinet had waves in it and shrunk 2", the back cabinet door opening trim shrunk and pulled off...
  • Re: Front Door Speakers
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Sun, 19 Dec 1999 13:21:38 -0700
    ...it does not interfere with the window handle. Also put the same in the back overhead cabinet. Night-n-day difference in sound quality...
  • camping accessories?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:07:44 -0400
    ...It's got a hinged lid and a couple of sturdy carrying handles screwed to the sides. It usually sits just aft of my...
  • Re: A few questions about 87 passenger bus
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 04:28:46 EDT
    ...sliding handle. The 89 has these ducts holes that go from front of door to back and then a hole in the door frame...
  • Re: storage box
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:14:30 -0800
    ...I wanted to match > the inefficiency of the stock Westy cabinetry. I added a fridge door to my > rear closet. > > http://dasmotoclub.com/wp...
  • Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:51:55 -0800
    ...My original plan was just to close the door on the wire, figuring the gasket would form fit around the wire, but with 12gauge...
  • Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:10:21 -0700
    ...Inside the corners of the cabinets I used the handle of the screw driver to push it back into the corner, then hold it...
  • Parts for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
    Fri, 01 Jul 94 10:57:00 cdt
    ...up to speedo cable, $5 >2 door grab handles, $3 for the pair >1 cabin grab handle, $2 >2 chrome headlight rings, $5 each...
  • Re: A few questions about 87 passenger bus
    Historical mailing list - k1cajun
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 04:41:48 -0500
    ...sliding handle. The 89 has these ducts holes that go from front of > door to back and then a hole in the door frame...
  • Dometic Fridge Removal
    Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:38:09 -0400
    ...screw head covers, remove door and door frame), two or three each bolts in side of fridge in storage cabinets in front/back of...
  • Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:50:42 -0500
    ...Inside the corners > of the cabinets I used the handle of the screw driver to push it back into > the corner, then hold it...
  • Re: Vanagon Westie interior lamp
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 09 Jul 1996 21:59:19 -0800
    > > I think a long thin flouresent lamp and switch mounted on each side of >the overhead storage cabinet's door handle would be nice...
  • Vanagon Westie interior lamp
    Historical mailing list - John Wakefield
    Wed, 08 May 1996 19:31:56 -0700
    ...I think a long thin flouresent lamp and switch mounted on each side of the overhead storage cabinet's door handle would be nice...
  • WTB Fridge for 85 Wolfs. (behind passenger seat)
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
    Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:28:39 -0600
    ...I need a door handle with lock tumbler. I have one, but the tumble is so rusted that I can't even get it...
  • Re: 87 westy
    Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
    Fri, 4 Aug 2017 20:03:17 -0500
    ...the later high front door mounts--and fit, as we have heard, both the tiptop and the west cabinet. Jim On Fri, Aug 4...
  • Re: test to see if list is working
    Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
    Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:50:55 +0000
    ...help me cut in a door on the side of the large side cabinet.  I have the door and just need him to make...
  • vanagon stuff for sale.....
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 May 2001 18:10:46 EDT
    for sale: -'85-'91 vanagon sliding door - '85-'91 sliding door handles -vanagon front bumpers, chrome -front fiberglass bumper, needs minor repair -front fiberglass...
  • Re: test to see if list is working
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:28:12 -0800
    ...I have the door and just need him to make a little time. I have the cabinet out and ready. While out I will...
  • Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:02:18 -0400
    ...My original plan was just to close the door on the wire, figuring the gasket would form fit around the wire, but with 12gauge...
  • '73 Camper
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
    Sun, 23 Jul 2000 14:01:56 -0400
    ...carpet, cabinet door handles, curtains, sink, etc.. It has some sort of contraption between the front seats that has a hose running to the...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:33:04 -0400
    ...BUT, being a >>>>>>>>> fabricator, do you think a handle could be fitted to the rear of the >>>>>>>>> door interior? If so, how >>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>> you...
  • '90 Wall renovations
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:23:31 -0700
    ...Will have to deal with the extra 1/8" by speaker cutouts, and such around the door handles, latches and window switches. Klick rivets...
  • Re: Van painting cost
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:50:19 -0600
    I removed all the handles/moulding and done plenty of sanding, replace pass,and sliding door,rear hatch had two panels cut out and...
  • Re: camping accessories?
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:39:56 -0400
    ...Got a good hinged lid, sturdy carrying handles. Mine sits aft of the driver's seat, though I could move it if I want...
  • Subject: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:50:52 -0700
    ...make them tall enough they'll almost reach down to the door handle and that's plenty to keep the bugs out ---especially since...
  • Re: can I put 6 1/2" speakers in a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - No Name Available
    Sun, 29 May 2005 10:28:35 EDT
    ...Is there an easy way to mount them in the front doors and in the rear cabinet where the factory speakers are? If you...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:36:59 +0000
    ...Mounted, as mentioned on a square boss that was >>>>>>>>>> welded to >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> door structure. When I got the van the handle was oriented >>>>>>>>>> vertically...
  • FS - 86 VW Vanagon Camper plus 2 parts vans - $1500.00!
    Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
    Sun, 12 Aug 2001 20:41:21 -0700
    ...A few dents and scratches, bumpers both dented, all end caps missing, sliding door handle broken off, drivers side mirror broken. 4 Goodyear Aquatreads...
  • Recovered my stolen 90 Multivan
    Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
    Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:02:28 -0800
    ...bench and the cabinets. And pulled out the radio and one set of speakers. They also mangled the passenger door handle and the ignition...
  • my new vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
    Mon, 10 Jul 1995 16:28:45 -0400
    ...there are small amounts of rust in some seams, the last paint job was cheap, interiors pretty thrashed, slider door handle needs attention, and...
  • trip report
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:28:02 -0700
    ...the michelins are relatively new. -fridge door handle/latch got broken, but swapped in anther cabinet's handle - they are all the same! -my...
  • Re: Vanagon Westie interior lamp
    Historical mailing list
    10 Jul 96 05:50:38 PDT
    ...overhead storage cabinet's door handle would be nice yet minimally > intrusive. The electronic balast(s) would be mounter on the door's back...
  • Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:26:45 -0700
    ...My original plan was just to close the door on the wire, > figuring the gasket would form fit around the wire, but with 12gauge...
  • NVC: what's a good non-running bus worth?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:22:41 -0500
    ...I was told that it was owned by a woman who inherited it from her grandfather, and she asked her boyfriend to handle the...
  • 110 Volt shore power question
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:24:18 -0400
    ...BUT, being a > >>>>>>>>> fabricator, do you think a handle could be fitted to the rear of the > >>>>>>>>> door interior? If so, how > >>>>>>>> would > >>>>>>>>> you...
  • Westfalia - 4 Passenger to 7
    Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
    Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:55:16 +0000
    ...Of course I can't open the fridge door with the seat in place. But I can open the cabinet door. Whenever I'm...
  • Re: Post on rear table knob
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:43:22 -0400
    ...If you travel with the table in the lower position just over the cabinet doors the simple solution might be to put a pillow...
  • Re: Air conditioning keep it or leave it?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
    Fri, 4 Mar 2005 07:59:25 -0800
    ...the pop-top support bars and pointing the noses into the cabinet (door down half way). Oh yeah, and with no boards up there...
  • Re: Stereo / CD Issues
    Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
    Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:22:19 -0500
    I replaced the 4" stock Blaupunk door speakers with 4" JBL performance/competition speakers ($70 made in USA - some non-comp JBL's are...