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Subject:Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
From:Steve Williams
Date:Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:07:10 -0700

Thanks. I said '84-85 only because that's what the Van Cafe fellow said when he looked at my door today. I assumed he recognized it as a Wolfy, and I've heard some bits of the '84 Wolfy are in common with the '85 model year.

But I'm not an expert, so I'd welcome more detailed info.

On October 10, 2014 10:46:42 AM PDT, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>That is an 84 van so you need a door from 80-84.
>
>85-91 doors are different and won't work.
>
>Mark
>
>Steve Williams wrote:
>> A previous owner crunched the sliding door pretty good on my '84
>> Wolfsburg Westy.  I decided not to fix it when I bought the van in
>2009,
>> but now I'm thinking of fixing or replacing it.
>>
>> I'm told it is likely to cost less to replace the door than to fix
>it.
>>
>> So who knows where's the best place, preferable in Northern
>California,
>> to look for a door?
>>
>> A straight door from the same model, already painted two-tone brown
>to
>> match my van, would be ideal.  Here's the color scheme:
>>
>> http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20090408/SN850725/
>>
>> Taken from @sbwsty's "good side," naturally.
>>