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Subject:Re: closing slider quietly
From:Jim. Felder
Date:Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:20:41 -0500

My 90 tintop did not have a rear handle. My 83 westy has one. I think Ihave
a spare off an 82 somewhere.

Jim

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 2:28 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>