It looks to me like one could remove that little limiting strap thingey and
weld pumps on to it, top and bottom, then grind and polish them smooth, so
there would be a 'hump' at about the right distance along the length of that
limiting strap, to get the affect you seek. And it would still open all the
way in the normal way too.

if your serious, I could experiment with some off my parts vanagons, and see
if I could supply a decently working set up for your van.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Madeline" <mac10wv@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Front Door Hinge Modification?

Have any of you ever modified the front door hinges to stop before opening
all the way? I find that with narrow parking spaces, its hard for me to keep
my front door from hitting the car parked next to me if I'm not really
careful. Newer cars seem to have a part-way hinge stop that helps avoid
putting a dent in the car parked next door. I can't remember if previous
van's I've owned operated differently or if they all do this. Thoughts
anyone?

Madeline
'87 Westie
Milko III