Maybe you should cut it then thread one side right handed and the other
side left handed ... then use a turnbuckle adjuster to vary the lengtth.

(I think I need another cup of coffee)

Mike

John Bange wrote:
>>Once again - another need for that sliding door bracket extension that
>>kicks the door out to clear anything sticking out  around that rear
>>wheel well. I know they exist, just don't know where to get them.
>>
>
>
> How hard can it be to make one?
> ...
> Argh...I just went out and looked at mine. It's "only" a U shaped steel rod
> with a bunch of complicated machining-- the kind you almost certainly have
> to do before BENDING it. Now I see why people cut and extend old ones.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>