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Subject:Re: rear hatch opener
From:Bill Berg
Date:Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:36:26 -0500

Nice!

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 6:08 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I did the same thing, but instead of using a door handle (good idea BTW) I
> just led the cable out the nearest point in the center of the hatch
> interior and finished it off with the pull handle from a garage door
> emergency opener.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 3:58 AM Bill Berg <overthehillbill@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I made my rear hatch opener with a spare front door interior latch pull
>> and
>> a spare grab handle connected with bicycle brake cable to the latch
>> mechanism.Photos were posted on some vanagon farcebook site but it
>> unfortunately looks like I deleted them from my photos. Works very well
>> though.
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