On 12/29/04 8:58 PM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >
> > the 80-84 westys got those extra handles at the rear of the doors on the
> > inside..  just to make closing the door easier from sitting in the back seat.
> > and yes theyre fixed horizontally..
> >
> > chris
> >

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:20:57 -0700, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
> > 
> I have an 82 and an 83 and neither has a second handle.  Will take a closer
> look at my vans door tomorrow in the light because when I bought the van
> there was a second interior handle under the rear seat and I just thought it
> was a spare.  I recently repaneled that door and don¹t remember anywhere to
> put a second handle though.
> 
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> jimt

I have owned several 82-84 Westies. Seen more than two dozen inthis
past year alone. Even have access to five of them sitting in the lot
of my local VW repair shop. None have these so called rear handles.
But then again how many of you have MP-5 machine gun cases in your
Double Cab? Got one. So I suppose there may be rear handles floating
around there even though I have not seen any around here in
Vanagonlandia.

-- 
BenT