Just so you know this is all in fun ................
The drivers side door handle requires a key to lock it (did on my 83,
80,and two 82s I had)
When you swap the handles you can't just push the button on the passenger
side anymore you got to use a key. I never give my passengers a key so it
makes a walk around for the driver.
Since you had the handles off I think a little steel wool, lacquer
thinner and then a light spraying of epoxy paint might have been a better
solution.
When you get through with that bag of weed, will you please send me a few
of the seeds.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 9 May 2003 15:55:55 EDT Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM> writes:
> I'm sure a lot of you know, but the front outside door handles on the
> Vanagon
> are interchangeable left to right. Having just taken my handles off
> for
> re-keying, and noticing while the paint was worn off the top of the
> handles
> it was in near perfect shape underneath, I put them on opposite
> doors. Now
> the "good side" is facing up and darned if the handles don't look
> brandy new.
>
> It's an easy swap. There is a phillips screw behind the
> weatherstripping on
> each door that, when removed, allows the handle to be removed in a
> push to
> the front, pull to back motion--as the front of the handle has only
> a
> two-sided hook holding it in to the door.
>
> The one drawback is now the slider door handle, with the worn paint
> on the
> top, looks a little old compaired to the "new" front door handles.
> Maybe it's
> time to work out a swap with the British listees--all is forgiven.
>
> Best
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
>

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