As Al Bell mentioned a few posts back, the '86 and up (actually late '85 and
up but I'm simplifying) sliding doors are completely different - different
door, different track, different handles and latches, different window...and
can be made to operate VERY quietly.

All of the above has been posted on The List - check your Archives.

Jake

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Jake de Villiers <
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You need to hear more and newer Vanagon sliders!
>>
>> My '86 door makes hardly any noise at all.  Fluid Film on all moving parts
>> and gliding surfaces and Ice Guard stuck on the inside of the track cover to
>> keep it from being a soundboard.
>>
>> YMMV.
>>
>> O
>>
>
>
>   Fluid Film and Ice Guard....Oh...kay...Never heard of those things, but I
> shall now Google them and see it I could get some to help decrease the noise
> of my slider, too.
>
>   More and newer vanagon sliders...  I guess maybe I never noticed there
> WERE newer or older vanagons, and that the newer ones were not as noisy in
> the slider....I sort of think of Vanagons, once into the water cooled era,
> as all about the same..Oh, some have fancy square headlights (that everyone
> seems to change out) and some certainly have plenty of power options...but
> somehow the MY of what the Vanagon is doesn't really seem important to me,
> at least.
>
>    And as I said in my first post....I can be snoozing and hear a Vanagon
> slider close....distinct unique sound, usually takes some authority to get
> it shut, and many Door Closers on Vanagon seem to 'over-do' the job, to make
> sure or just because they aren't familiar with how it closes.
>
>   Don Hanson
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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