I have a few of those 85 and later parking brake handles.
I need to check my source, to see if more are still available, so I can
decide about selling the ones I do have in stock.
if you don't find something else.....bug me about it.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:26 PM
Subject: WTB New-style E-brake lever...

>  Need one that actually works--- for my 84 and I understand the newer
> (younger) vanagons have an improved set-up that one can retrofit onto the
> older style.  I have to get out and open a stock gate, sometimes, to get
> home,  while stopped on a 4-5% sloping drive.  My current one, if I pull
> it
> on *really really hard*  just barely holds my van in place...I am always
> like...pull it on, stick the van into neutral and take my foot off the
> clutch,, then off the brake...the van rolls back a little so I tap the
> brake
> again and it stops...then I slip out and run up to the gate, glancing over
> my shoulder, expecting to see my van rolling backwards''  So far, that has
> not happened...but it easily could do...When I'm feeling insecure, I just
> shut off the motor and leave it in gear, with the brake pulled on as hard
> as
> I can..but that seems silly when I could make the parking brake work
> properly.
>  I've tried looking and posting on the Samba without results..there are
> over 50 pages of Vanagon parts FS listed there and no viable search method
> that I have found.
>  Don Hanson