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Re: Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 6 May 1999 12:34:46 EDT
In a message dated 99-05-06 11:39:40 EDT, you write: > I'm hoping to find a grab handle from another model...
Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Thu, 6 May 1999 10:28:55 -0500
The archives weren't any help so does anyone know if the pillar and door grab handles on an '87 Westfalia are the same...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:18:45 -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: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:41:04 -0700
Mine ('85) doesn't have one; I've always figured the driver had the steering wheel to use as a grab handle. Karl Wolz...
passenger side grab handle
Historical mailing list - Deon Reynolds
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:01:13 -0700
My passenger side grab handle falls off about every other year. The only part that breaks is the clip inside the pillar. I only...
Grab handle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:05:40 -0500
Looking for a single grab handle for the driver side of my van. One like what comes stock on the right side. I think...
Grab handle base pads
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Sat, 17 May 2008 12:37:24 -0700
I've got an extra grab handle to install on the drivers side A pillar but I don't have the little wedge-shapes...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:15:37 -0400
...I >> bought an >> extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any >> tricks or >> drill bit size to install this handle on...
new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - David Cohen
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:45:02 EDT
...I bought an extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks or drill bit size to install this handle on...
Black Grab Handle Needed
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:38:28 -0400
Hi, Anyone have a spare black grab handle (the type that is on the passenger side of the windshield pillar) they want to get...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:45:41 -0400
...I > bought an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any > tricks or > drill bit size to install this handle on...
DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 27 May 2021 01:48:41 -0500
Has anyone installed a grab handle on the driver side door post, like the on the passenger side? Or do you have a link...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:25 -0400
David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper (Westphalia), look at the grab handle installation on the driver's side...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:26:37 -0500
...new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and >> stuck >> speedo needle >> >> David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper...
wires?installing sliding door grab handle
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:24:20 EDT
I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy like in some of the passenger busses. This...
Re: Brown Window Handles??
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:16:17 -0400
...The grab handles on a VW Fox work as pretty good replacements for the grab handles on Vanagons. A little slimmer in appearence and...
Re: Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
Thu, 6 May 1999 10:51:52 -0700
>Ergo, I'm hoping to find a grab handle from another model VW to mount >on the driver's side pillar. May 6, 1999...
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: attaching grab handles
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:09:54 -0500
...Below is a link that Joel Walker sent me, (thanks again Joel)! that shows the location of these grab handles. > >www.mts.net/~rrh...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:16:50 -0500
...I bought > an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks or > drill bit size to install this handle on...
attaching grab handles
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:24:12 -0900
After looking at some pics of Westy modifications, I decided to purchase a couple grab handles as I think they would be a nice...
Re: Grab handle base pads
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:02:01 -0700
...On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com> wrote: > I've got an extra grab handle to install...
Re: Grab handle
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:25:41 -0500
...Jim > > On Apr 1, 2021 at 7:05 AM, <John Rodgers (mailto:jrodgers113@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > Looking for a single grab handle for the...
Fw: Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:02:01 -0500
Bill, Does the grab handle intrude upon the driver's vision through the windshield? The additional grab handle is on my list of upgrades...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:01:41 -0500
...could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van. �I �bought an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as...
Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Fri, 7 May 1999 09:24:47 -0500
Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding grab handles. The gods must love to make fools of us mortals because just the...
Re: Seeking brown window crank
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:59:18 -0400
...The overhead handle grabs of the Foxes are also compatible with the door handle grabs of the Vanagons. On Apr 2, 2007, at 11...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:04:40 -0500
...I bought an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks or > drill bit size to install this handle on...
Re: Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Thu, 6 May 1999 12:16:49 -0700
...wrote: > The archives weren't any help so does anyone know if the pillar and door grab > handles on an '87 Westfalia are the...
Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:06:58 -0400
...handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- <https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:43 -0400
...I bought > > an > > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks > or > > drill bit size to install this handle on...
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: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
>I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy >like in some of the passenger busses. This...
Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:02:57 -0700
https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
Re: Driver's side grab handle
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:06:51 -0500
...but here's how you do it ...* ** *grab handles: this is a bit more tricky. i wanted a pull-up handle (like is already...
Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:27:50 -0500
...handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- > < > https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab...
Re: kids hammock in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:57:08 EDT
...I haven't done this, but my thoughts were to use the grab handle(s). I'm not certain about earlier Vanagons like yours...
Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sun, 2 May 1999 10:02:05 -0700
...costly mistake II, the sequal >Bill, > >Does the grab handle intrude upon the driver's vision through the windshield? >The additional grab handle is...
Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:10:40 -0400
...The start of the handle (from the back of the sliding door) is 9 inch. As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle...
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: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:55:51 -0500
...and here's my old writeup about putting the handle in ... grab handles: this is a bit more tricky. i wanted a pull-up...
Re: attaching grab handles
Historical mailing list - John Graham
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:08:32 -0500
Troy, I added a couple of grab handles to my 88 Westy a few years back. I got them from a local junk yard...
Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:44:21 -0700
I have found that adding a different type of extra handle works really well for us. I mount a stock Vanagon grab handle to...
Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:48:57 +0000
...Yes. A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
another question about sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:56:24 -0400
...The interior handle is easy though, so I've gotten in the habbit of closing the door by first grabbing the interior handle and...
Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 27 May 2021 07:40:55 -0700
...Those will keep me happy for a while - plus my grab handles are still good. BT On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 7:32...
Re: Advice, questions, help request
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 2 Dec 2010 18:00:54 -0700
...Put a grab handle on the driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes getting in a whole lot easier. Lots of us...
Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:49:58 -0700
...The start of the handle (from the back of the > sliding door) is 9 inch. As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle...
Re: removing interior door panels
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:38:35 -0700
...Woody, You can pry the screw covers from the edge closest to the center of the grab handle. There are two Phillips head screws...
Re: Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 6 May 1999 14:46:22 EDT
In a message dated 99-05-06 14:11:31 EDT, you write: > You might want to poop out the headiner before you go...
Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:51:01 -0500
...I >> bought >> > an >> > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks >> or >> > drill bit size to install this handle on...
Re: Grab Handles
Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
Thu, 6 May 1999 19:26:22 -0400
"You might want to poop out the headiner before you go drilling." Huh? How exactly does one poop out the headliner? Dave & Sherrie Allentown...
Re: and you thought you couldnt give your middle seat away?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 May 2007 23:04:17 EDT
...grab handles...I think I'll toss it on there....should be worth $2000!!! :-) > > actually the '50's bus seats w/ the aluminum grab...
Rear Table
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:03:05 -0600
I have used a shock cord for years stretched from the grab handle between the curtains and the slot cut in the rear seat...
Re: battery removal3-1026)
Historical mailing list - don spence
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:01:50 -0600
Most jobbers will have a "battery lift strap", a cute little strap with rings on each end which securely grab the battery posts. Attach...
Looking for Grab handle packing ??
Historical mailing list - hunnam
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:42:55 +1000
Hi all Wanting to installing a grab handle above the middle window, drivers side. There are four holes pressed into the sheet metal above...
Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:16:33 -0700
...the addition of the grab handle on the driver's side is one of the ones that I appreciate the most... it's really...
Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 27 May 2021 09:18:25 -0400
...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: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
Thu, 27 May 2021 07:16:39 -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...
vanagon windows for sale
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:33:04 -0500
...vents,switches,condensor, hardware, anything) * steering column with horn button, wheel(brown), turn swith and wiper switch, * dash (brown) no damage * grab handles * rear...