On 12/30/04 9:06 PM, "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:

> On 30 Dec 2004 at 16:23, Mark Edwards <bhs73@SPYMAC.COM> wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone have pictures, or a link to a handle installed in that
>> secondary position?
> 
> I just posted some pics of my '82 with what appears to be an original handle,
> mounted to a
> fixed square "post". The handle is identical to the front one:
> 
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesel
> 
> (see '82 Diesel Westy, page 2)
> 
>> Is it the same as the other handle on the sliding door, or is it a bigger
>> one, like the "ohmygodbar" up front that the passenger can use?
>> 
>> I would think a nice hefty handle to be a great idea for closing the door.
>> When camping in my it would let me close the door late at night without
>> all the ruckus leading up to it slamming, but I expect it would have to be
>> a sturdy handle, and exactly where to mount so it clears the body when the
>> door open eludes me.
> 
> The door on mine needs a major overhaul, so it is too soon to tell if this
> handle will work as
> hoped...
> 
> --
> Shawn Wright
> I.T. Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> 
> 

That is the exact position the plastic plug was on my 82 westy that I found
an extra handle under the back seat.  Now to start looking for that base
piece or fabricate one.

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