I give up. I have stared at the rear handle on the inside of the sliding
door for ever and ever. I have tried to use it when closing the door. If
it was vertical instead of horizontal, I might see how it could be to
assist closing the door from within. But it's just this slender,
slippery thing that doesn't seem to assist with any useful function near
as I can tell. The vermiform appendix of Vanagon interiors or something?
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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