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Don't forget that you also need to relocate the sliding door stop."

  Exactly ..that's the not-so-obivous part of the modification.

I extended the arm for an 85 or later Vanagon sliding door, then never got around to the stop modification part.
I'll sell  my extendedpart if anyone is interested  in it.
pmail please.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

On 3/3/2013 10:45 AM, Ben T wrote:
> You can either make one yourself or buy. There were a few vendors offering them in Europe such as Winkler. In the US, I think VanAgain in NJ used to offer them. Possibly Detlev at International Motors in Livermore, CA. Those were from EU and may have been manufactured as a longer arm.
>
> I had one made by a local welder. He cut the hinge arm. Then drilled and tapped each end. Installed a threaded rod. Then filled the void with welding rod. After which, he ground to match the original contour. Cost me $50. Unfortunately, I lost track of this fellow. I see on the Samba that Eric D. is offering to lengthen your hinge arms for $225.
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> Don't forget that you also need to relocate the sliding door stop.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> On Mar 3, 2013, at 10:22 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to fit fatter tires on my Syncro and looking for that Sliding
>> Door extension. Anyone know of a good source? Is there more than one choice
>> and, if so, how do they differ?
>> Muchas Gracias!
>>
>> Miguel