Thanks Abel & Alistair,

I'm pretty sure the earlier models don't work well with newer cabinet
latches.
I can probably cut and bend my own clips but I'm hoping to find a miracle
via our vanagon email chain
rather than add another project to my honey-van-do list...

cheers,
jvk

On 10 June 2015 at 08:20, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I'm not trusting my memory completely here, but didn't that metal catch
> change slightly during the westy  production run? I seem to recall that
> later models are slightly different and work better.
>
> I know that the 82 version tends to bend after a few years and needs to be
> tweaked to work right.
>
>
> Alistair
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> > On Jun 10, 2015, at 6:26 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Those are tough to find... I've bought a few on thesamba. I dont have
> any.
> > sorry.
> >
> > I did find this place though:
> >
> http://nlavw.com/gb/interior/388-westfalia-cupboard-door-catch-bracket-with-screws.html
> >
> > Looks like that's a great option if you don't find any locally. Works out
> > to be about $5 USD each which is still cheaper than the $15-$20 I've paid
> > for a catch in the past.
> >
> > Best of luck!
> > Abel.
> >
> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Joe Novak <joe.novak.6@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Morning all,
> >>
> >> I'm looking for 2 metal door catches for holding cabinet doors closed
> in my
> >> 86 westfalia.
> >> If you have a spare pair that you can let go or know where i can find
> them,
> >> please give me a shout!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> jvk
> >>
>