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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: 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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
Sat, 7 May 2005 23:45:05 -0400
Hi all, Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock...
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...
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...
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...
Re: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 7 May 2005 21:08:10 -0700
Hi I am having the same problem with my sliding door. I am going to be working on tomorrow. I'll keep you posted...
Sliding doors
Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:27:46 EDT
...It is in need of a sliding door. I am wondering if doors from other years are interchangeable? If Non-westy, vanagon, doors are...
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...
Sliding Door Problems
Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
Sun, 06 Apr 1997 22:14:04 -0700
I have a 1990 Vanagon with a sticking sliding door. The rear of the door seems to hang when I pull down on the...
two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:31:07 -0500
Yes, vans/buses were offered with dual side doors. I have a 1968~70 van with dual sliders. By the way, VW pioneered sliding...
Sliding Door Problem Fixed
Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 10:23:35 -0700
The sliding door was sticking on my 1990 Vanagon, Wolfie. I cleaned the tracks, lubed everything, and still couldn't get the door open...
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: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:58:36 +1200
>Yes, vans/buses were offered with dual side doors. I have a 1968~70 van >with dual sliders. By the way, VW pioneered sliding...
Interior light and rear sliding door.
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:04:22 -0800
...I cleaned out the contact point at the sliding door switch on the pillar but it still doesn't work. Also, I confirmed that...
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 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...
Vangon Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:46:40 -0400
...I have acquired a replacement sliding door for mine, which has some rust issues. The door is from an '84 Westy. Looking at ETKA...
door handle for sliding side door
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:52:39 -0700
Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for sale or trade circa 1985? William
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
Re: Double Sliding Doors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 08 Oct 1995 06:52:46 -0400 (EDT)
Chrysler the FIRST with double sliding doors...yep, just like OJ is innocent... I recall in a VW Transporter brochure I have hanging around...
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...
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...
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: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 7 May 2005 22:42:52 -0600
"Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock Mechanism doesn...
Sliding door light switch bumper
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:37:15 -0700
Anyone have the little rubber bumper that attaches to the forward edge of the sliding door and causes the door switch to be pushed...
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...
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
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...
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...
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: 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...
What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: Epidermal Layer of Sliding Door)
Historical mailing list - Leif
Fri, 14 May 1999 15:25:54 -1000
What exactly changed on the sliding doors between these years. The reason I ask is because, as I write this the body shop working...
Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:28:03 -0400
Hi all, I own a westy syncro 91 with power lock and my sliding Door Locking Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock...
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...
Power lock sliding door fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:43:33 -0800
Hi, Friend Simon with 90 Syncro has had recurring issue with sliding door power lock. Not always work8ng. We had a quick look at...
FW: central lock on sliding door
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:46:35 -0800
...central lock on sliding door > > On my 85 vanagon, the sliding side door jars open when I go over bumps. > This has gotten progressively...
Re: door handle for sliding side door
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 26 Jun 2004 15:39:38 -0700
That's circa 1986 and up USED? > Does anyone have a door handle for the sliding side door on a vanagon for > sale or...
Re: Sliding door differences
Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
Thu, 12 Dec 96 21:30:23 CST
At 06:54 PM 12/12/96 -0600, you wrote: >The information sources say that the sliding door was improved in 1985 or >1986...
Re: Sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 8 May 2005 06:34:07 EDT
...My sliding Door Lock Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock or unlock the door using the lock of the sliding door. But...
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...
fs- '85-'91 sliding door
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Aug 1999 12:55:14 EDT
for sale: '85-'91 sliding door. allentown, pa
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...
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
WTB Sliding Door Lock+Key or Whatever parts i need to fix
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:00:34 -0800
I would like to buy any parts i need to fix my sliding door lock i dont know if it needs a key made...
FS: '85-'91 sliding doorhandles
Historical mailing list
Mon, 7 May 2001 10:02:49 EDT
ive got a few '85-'91 sliding doorhandles for sale.. will sell, or will trade for 80-84 doorhandles also.. chris [text/html]
Re: sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:46:03 -0700
...sliding door lock > Hi, > > My sliding door locks by itself every-time you close the door. It has > progressively gotten worse for the pass...
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
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 25 May 2001 11:54:21 -0700
And while were on the subject does a sliding door from a 90 fit into a 91? I did this and either theres a...
Re: Vangon Sliding Door
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:24:21 EST
...I have acquired a replacement sliding door for > mine, which has some rust issues. > > The door is from an '84 Westy. Looking at ETKA...
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: 85 vanagon FS or part out Orange County CA
Historical mailing list - Harry C Engle
Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:48:33 -0700
Hi John If you part out I would like inner sliding door panel, sliding door, and passenger door. Thanks Harry
Re: Locked out
Historical mailing list - ian Butler
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:02:17 -0400
...It's easier with power! (And thank heavens for that, because neither exterior lock cylinder works in the front..) Exit via sliding door, hit...
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...