

| Subject: | Re: Passenger door woes |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sat, 6 May 2017 12:58:33 +0000 |
I am in north Alabama. I have shipped rear hatches and sliders to Texas an your area for about $100 via trailways. I will be near my parts shed on sunday and will check everything out. Just let me know. Jim On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 7:55 AM <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote: > Hey Jim. where are you? What year? That reply about speaker placement > has got me wondering. I had a 84.5 and a 85 and don't remember a > difference in speakers. The part about mirrors is one I hadn't thought of > until you mentioned it. I have standard (non-electric) mirrors. Is the > mount different for electric mirrors? > > Dave B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> > To: ddbjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>; vanagon < > vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > Sent: Sat, May 6, 2017 8:26 am > Subject: Re: Passenger door woes > > All doors fit all models, basically, I'm pretty sure. The differences are > going to be things like the style of mirror mounts, where the speakers are > located, that's about it. > > I have a passenger door but it sounds like you are pretty far away. I can > be shipped by bus, though. > > Jim > > On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 6:19 AM David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> > wrote: > > Hi All; > While taking a trip down to Asheville, NC last week, a car sideswiped me > at a toll booth in New York and took out my front passenger door. It got > punched in on the mid to lower front and the window cranks, but will only > go down about a third of the way. The door opens and closes, although > closes a bit hard. There is also some damage to the front pillar, but does > not appear serious. I haven't been to a body shop yet, but the insurance > adjuster indicated I may need a door. So, here are my questions. What > door fits an '87 Westy, any idea where I may find one (I live just north of > Boston, MA), and about how much should one pay? I know that last one is a > shot in the dark, but I have only bought whole Vanagons, not just doors and > have no idea what I should expect. Any list knowledge would be helpful in > this stressful situation. Thanks > > Dave B. > >
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