Or you could take them off, sand them
and repaint them with high solids flat
black enamel and have brand new looking
handles. Paint will cost $3.00.

Did this on all three of mine, including
front grills and rear air vents.

Shawn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Evan Mac Donald
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Make your front door
> handles look brand new for free--- in
> 10 minutres or less
>
> These puns are not on topic - can we
> please get bach to serious subject
> material...?
>
> Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:  And once you have successfully
> finished installing said door
> accessories, you can either listen to
> some water music or fireworks
> music whichever tickles your fancy. :P
>
> Sorry Roger, I couldn't help myself.
> :D
> Sudhir
>
> On 6/12/06, roger sisler wrote:
> > The front door handels on the
> vanagon are reversiable. The tops may
> be crusty, but the bottoms are usually
> pristine,and never seen.Check em out.
> Take the left handel and put it on the
> right side.Put the right , on the left
> side(didnt need that , did you?)To do
> this , there is one(1) phillips head
> screw holding each handel on. This
> screw is hidden behind the rubber
> weather stripping. Pull it back and
> undo the screw. The handel will come
> right off. It will go right back on.
> No fancy manuvering needed.Practice
> putting it back on , before you go
> take the other off. It is sooooo ez to
> do. You cant make a mistake,but then
> again maybe someone will find a way.
> Gain your confidence with one handel
> then go for it.
> >
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