Maybe some small rodent ate through the innards of your strap-on the van handle. Same as a bug's. Where's you get your last one from? 

BenT

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On Jul 16, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> The OEM grab loop inside my '84's sliding door finally came apart last year. I replaced it with one I found online somewhere. Unlike the OEM loop, which had a core of what looked like cotton cord, the replacement has no such core and it's stretchy. It parted this morning, nearly sending me tumbling, so I need to find a proper one to replace it. Who sells the good ones?
> 
> Sent from my smartphone with tiny screen & even tinier keypad.