Thanks, Tom. When we got Mellow Yellow, the upholstery was in pretty
funky condition so we had a local auto upholstery shop in Oceanside CA
recover the seats. The more I think of it, the more I am convinced that
we had him re-do the slider door panel. I think he made a new one and
covered it with this soft tan vinyl. I bet it was the same thin
hardboard with textured paper glued onto it that is under the upper bunk
and on the passenger side of the rear luggage area.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

Tom Buese typed:
> Mike,
>
> My 84 westy is the same as yours, & I had the same problema as you & did
> the same as you.  Chris mentions Luan which is also known as "Philippine
> mahogany" & that is not what I have on my slider-it is the same yellow
> thin masonite(ivory?) like paneling that is in the other parts of the og
> westy camper interior?
>
> Tom B.-Did recently replace the broken outside door handle w/ a correct
> new one from BD.
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2007, at 8:42 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:
>
>> JordanVw@AOL.COM typed:
>>
>>> you can get away with just prying the edge back in the pass vans with
>>> the
>>> masonite slider panel, but in the 80-84 westys with the cheap white
>>> luann slider
>>> door-panel..you'll crack it.. (BTDT)
>>>
>>
>> Chris may be right about that, and maybe I got lucky. I was easily able
>> to lift the forward edge of this panel away from the door well enough to
>> get one of those cheap right-angle screwdrivers in there and tighten the
>> bolt. However, my panel may not be what you're calling the cheap white
>> luann slider one (what does "luann" mean?). This one may have been
>> re-covered -- it's covered with soft tan vinyl, and there is a white
>> plastic channel along the top edge holding it in place.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> KG6RCR
>
>