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Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:27:10 -0700
...I cant see why > the LHD cars shouldn't have the right side sliding windows they you saw, Ari. > > Anyone have any ideas, like...
Need a screen for sliding door sliding window.
Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:15:10 -0700
Where can I get ahold of a screen to put behind the sliding window on the sliding door. I have seen them on other...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:54:56 EDT
...sliding door etc.? > > PerL > 87 Syncro 112i, with only 1 sliding window :-( Or someone having their head or arm out the rear sliding window...
Re: Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:12:56 -0700
Sorry, the 80-84 uses one sliding door. The 85-91 uses a different sliding door. Mark Charles Slosberg wrote: > I've got an...
Re: '91 Vanagon Sliding door hardware
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 10 May 2011 16:30:58 -0400
Look to your man in Canada for sliding door stuff: http://www.frankcondelli.com/sales.htm#SLIDING Geo/ATL
wanted: crappy sliding door for 85/up in SF..
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:38:58 -0700
Anyone have a beat up sliding door in the Bay Area they want to get rid of ? I have a van shell that I...
Track Screen for Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - James Ogul
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:52 -0400
The sliding screen on the sliding door in my 85 Westy is missing. Does anyone have a spare they could part with? Thanks Jim
sliding window lock
Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
Wed, 22 May 2002 20:30:13 -0700
My passenger side sliding window lock is jammed open. Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out of the sliding...
Sliding door bolt
Historical mailing list - mike
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:34:39 -0700
Vannites, Any one know the size of the bolts that hold the sliding door hinge to the sliding door? Pretty big and about an...
Sliding window refurbish
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:49:42 -0700
Dear listmembers, the sliding windows on my 83 Westy need work. The guide pieces have fallen out, the felt seals are toast,and the...
Re: WTB Sliding door for 82 brown/ biege preferred
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:16:14 EST
...80-84 rust-free sliding doors are a scarce commodity here in the northeast.. chris
Sliding door's slider (window)
Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:39:34 -0600
How do I get the latch tighter on the sliding window on the sliding door. When I close the door it slides open a...
I need a sliding window latch
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:45:10 -0500
I broke the latch on the sliding window in my '84 Westy. (The window located in the sliding door. Anyone have one to sell...
Sliding window latch needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 12:05:57 -0700
I am in need of a latch for the sliding window in my sliding door (I assume similar to the sliding window above the...
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...
need sliding glass for 85 westfalia sliding door
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:15:37 -0500
...Anyone have a source for the sliding glass on the sliding door for an 85 Westfalia? About five years ago someone tried to break...
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: Correct names for some items
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:21:55 -0600
...https://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/22666/sliding-window-guide-piece-?v= <https://www.gowesty.com/product/sliding-/22666/sliding-window-guide-piece-?v=>
Re: 1987 Double sliding door?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Oct 1995 19:17:12 -0700 (PDT)
And SSGSPEAR@aol.com thus wrote: > [some stuff about a trip to the library and sliding doors] Double door busses were available in the...
Re: Interesting discoveries
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:17:18 +0200
...According to the info in the ETKA, the left sliding window was for LHD cars (253, 255) while the right sliding window was for...
left sliding window replacement
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:55:45 -0800
Someone or something smashed my left sliding window on my 87 westy. Is it possible to replace just the sliding segment if I have...
Re: WTB sliding door panel 85
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:10:05 -0700
What year did the sliding door change, especially the inner panel? 84-85 or 85-86? ________________________________ From: "zmaninco@yahoo.com" <zmaninco@yahoo.com> To...
sliding window screens FS...Re: source for sliding window screens/frames?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:22:24 EST
...My van was missing them when I bought it. > > Thanks- Ryan > i have a bunch of westy sliding window screens for sale.. chris
Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:58:36 +1200
...By the way, VW pioneered sliding door in 62 or 64...saw >one in DB and Hot VW's once...a split w/sliding...
Need sliding window glass, 78-79 bus
Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
Tue, 05 Mar 1996 07:37:23 -0500
Howdy volks, I'm looking for a window pane from one of the 78-79 style sliding side windows. The pane I need is...
Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:37:05 -0700
Basically, almost everything about the sliding doors is different, 80-84 and 85-91. Windows, handle, latch mechanism, even the welded in track on...
85 and 86 sliding doors same?
Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:23:05 -0500
Anyone know if the sliding doors (non-power locks) from 85 and 86 are the same? I'd like to replace the bashed-in...
SILVER SLIDING DOOR
Historical mailing list - rob wilke
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:28:18 -0600
I am looking for a sliding door in the color of silver for my 87 Syncro. Mine was customized by a 75 Dodge Dart...
Sliding Door and Cold Weather - Thank You!
Historical mailing list - Bryan
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:17:20 -0800
Amazing! I tried the WD-40 suggestions and my sliding door no longer pops open on cold mornings. Thank you to everyone who shared...
Two questions, sliding window screen, sliding door weatherstripping
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:39:23 -0400
Hi all, Is there a source for the screens for the passenger side sliding door window screen for an '87 Westy? Regarding the weatherstripping...
double sliding doors
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Oct 1995 19:10:35 -0700
The Nissa Axxess had double sliding doors on it in the late 80s. LOTS of vans in Europe have had sliding doors for decades...
Re: FW: central lock on sliding door
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:15:46 -0800
Go to the car wash and use a power washer to clean all the sliding door tracks... after spraying with Simple Green or other...
Sliding window glass
Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:44:17 -0700
The window behind the driver seat on my van has the sliding pane siliconed in place by PO. Is it hard to remove & replace...
Re: need sliding glass for 85 westfalia sliding door
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:59:24 -0400
...Anyone have a source for the sliding glass on the sliding door for an 85 Westfalia? About five years ago someone tried to break...
Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:03:01 -0400
In my 1988 Spanish Transporter brochure, there is a photo of a blue high-top panel van with sliding doors on each side. Tim...
Re: 87 westy: sliding door mossie net stock?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Jul 2005 13:19:30 EDT
...and no, there was NEVER any stock factory screening offered that covered the entire sliding door permiter.. just the stock westy screen for the...
Re: sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab)
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:18:22 -0800
...sliding rear window for transporter pickup??(single/doublecab) > was there ever such thing as a sliding rear window for the vanagon > singlecab/doublecab? > anyone...
where do I get longer sliding door arm?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:31:59 EDT
While reading about the sliding door latching problem, I was reminded about my own sliding door problem. I put wider than normal tires and...
Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:41:10 -0800
Volks, I bought a screen for the sliding door in my Westy from a fellow listee. Got it today. I don't see where...
Re: Windows are not the same long
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:25:07 -0700
...The 80-84 sliding door has the same size window as all driver sides. The 85-91 has a slightly smaller sliding door window...
Re: Double Sliding Doors in EV
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Oct 1995 10:05:05 -0700
and I noticed that there is the bodywork on BOTH sides of the van to install sliding doors. RIC wrote: > > >Chrysler the FIRST with...
sliding door bottom track
Historical mailing list - jeff g
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:22:03 -0400
hello all, I have a 1989 Vanagon Westfalia that the sliding door has fallen off of it's track. The bottom track has had...
Sliding Window in rear Door
Historical mailing list - William W. Barker
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:39:29 -0500
...They broke his rear sliding window (in the sliding door). Anyone got one they want to sell cheap? - Wil '85 Westy GL (gonna need...
two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:31:07 -0500
...By the way, VW pioneered sliding door in 62 or 64...saw one in DB and Hot VW's once...a split w/sliding...
part needed for sliding door
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Tue, 9 May 2006 08:14:34 -0400
...the older style sliding doors have a second handle in the back. I have the handle but the mount is broken. This mount is...
Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:16:43 -0400
...That said, Westy sliding windows (both sides) are different from the passenger vans but their frame sizes are the same. Their frames conform to...
older sliding door handle and ease of use
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:21:05 -0600
Howdy List, I have a few thoughts to add to the sliding door conversation: My '82 westy almost certainly came from the factory with...
Re: left sliding window replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:22:13 -0500
...left sliding window replacement Someone or something smashed my left sliding window on my 87 westy. Is it possible to replace just the sliding...
Wanted: your old busted or ripped westy sliding window screens
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:40:23 EDT
if anyone out there has any busted or ripped Westfalia sliding window screens...im interested in them... (these are the OEM style plastic framed...
fs- '85-'91 sliding door
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Aug 1999 12:55:14 EDT
for sale: '85-'91 sliding door. allentown, pa
sliding door roller replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 8 Sep 2014 16:53:26 -0700
...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/vanagon-sliding-door-rollers-replacement/ alistair
Disassemble '86 Westy Sliding window
Historical mailing list
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:59:06 -0400
Is there a way to disassemble the sliding window pane and/or screen from the sliding door and drivers side 1986 Westy windows for...
storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:05:00 EDT
...there is at least like 4 inches of dead space between the sliding doorpanel, and the outside sliding door sheetmetal itself. this would be...
Re: ISO Sliding Window Latch
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Sat, 5 May 2001 20:50:27 +1000
Stephen There was a post recently from someone wanting to know how to take the sliding window apart. Can you post the details of...
Re: Sliding side window removal
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Thu, 10 May 2001 20:03:01 -1000
>My friend, who is working where the windows get tinted told me to remove this sliding side window...< gee, the shop did mine just...
sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 4 Dec 2016 08:45:07 -0800
hi all, the sliding door of my van makes a loud clunk noise when I close it. I searched and found this part... http...
two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:56:15 -0400
...also left or right hand sliding doors (or both).[...] wondering if there are any buses/vanagons with two sliding doors? Anybody seen one (or...
Re: Slider Door
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 12 May 2020 23:47:21 +0000
...Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') | | | | | | | | | | | Sliding Door Latch Rebuild (85'-91') If your sliding door doesn't latch well, it can pop open...
Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 11:36:34 -0500
...I also have seen two (identical, in different places) green and white 64 sliding sunroof microbuses with sliding doors and locking steering columns.
sliding side windows
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:11:14 EDT
Hey all, Just checking one more time, does anyone out there have a spare sliding side window for the sliding door? I'm talking...