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Subject:Re: closing slider quietly
From:Dan N
Date:Sat, 1 Aug 2020 12:27:55 -0700

I have several vanagons and none of them has a handle at the rear of the
sliding door, I never saw one in a vanagon either.

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 12:08 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jeff and others,
>
> I’m trying to remember.  I think my 84 did but I don’t remember if my 85
> does  I haven’t seen my van in over 5 months.
>  I’m thinking it doesn’t have such a handle.
>
> Something to add to my wish list!
> eRic
>
>
>
> > On Aug 1, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Is there?! What years? I think my dads 79 might have had one but don’t
> think my 85 ever did. Eric does yours? Would love to get one if it did!
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 31, 2020, at 4:26 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> There is a handle at the rear of the door for this purpose.  Just
> slide door
> >> slowly to the front and pull the handle in to engage the latch rather
> than
> >> slamming it.  From the outside you can push in the rear edge of the
> door to
> >> latch it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Stuart
>

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