Use the stronger 85 handle and cut one inch off
front the end so it won't rub on the door.

Robert

1982 Westfalia

--- David White <sirgrumpsalot@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Greetiings friends:
>
>   I broke the outer slider door handle off the
> other day, so  I need  a
> replacement. This is the handle that fits into
> the latch mechanism from the
> outside.  I have an 85 in the driveway as a
> parts car and am wanting to
> replace the mechanism on an 84.  The latch
> inside the doors look pretty
> different. Is it better to replace the whole
> mechanism (ie the latch on the
> inside of the 85 door into the 84 door) or
> should I find an 84 mechanism in
> a boneyard? Or do I need to look at the entire
> problem from a different
> angle.
>
> David in Idaho
>

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