In a message dated 7/15/01 7:30:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
aphovasse@HOME.COM writes:

<< How tough is it to remove the door handles on my 86 Westy ? This is purely
 for vain reasons: my very white van with mostly black trim has very grey
 handles and I'd like to fix that. Any assistance gratefully accepted. >>

Front door handles have a single Phillips head screw holding them in place
behind the door weather stripping. Move the weather-stripping aside. Take the
screw out. Then slide the handle slightly rearward to release the hooked
front of the handle. Then just pull it out.

The sliding door handle will require you to remove the door panel or at least
the front part of it near the latch. Be careful because it is very weak in
that area. Use a putty knife of some other suitable tool. Once you have
access to the area behind the latch, take a Phillips head screw driver and
remove the single screw to the right. Then just pull out the handle from
outside.

BenT
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