For sale: 1983 Sliding door handle. $400. Comes with door and rest of van
attached.

Also have mini-munchkin ice cube tray 1981 version... $500 includes optional
outside packaging.

tim in san jose

>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: '80-'84 vanagon Slider doorhandles NLA... Re: WTB: Outside handle
>             for '81 Slidin
>Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:39:52 EST
>
>In a message dated 3/4/04 7:53:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA writes:
>
>
> > I got a call from my Dad yesterday, he's on his way back from a
> > vacation in Florida and has broken the outside handle from the sliding
> > door in his 81 westy.
> >
> >
>
>as you proabably know, the '80-'84 vanagon outside sliding door handles are
>No Longer Available new..    and the used ones are getting harder to find.
>  i
>dont have any FS, i just have one spare i keep under my drivers seat that
>im
>keeping for myself..      the 85-91 outside slider doorhandle can be
>modified
>to fit, you just have to cut the tip off with a hacksaw where it curves
>inward
>towards the body.. but using a 85-91 handle on a 80-84 makes the door alot
>harder to open since its shorter and you dont get as much leverage, as the
>80-84
>slider doors are not as easy to slide as the 85 up.   my point is - if you
>see
>a 80-84 ext. slider doorhandle at a junkard or on ebay, GRAB IT!.  they are
>getting scarce..
>
>chris

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