Hey I know what you guys are talking about . In my old 82 Westy I had handle back there and it was useful once in awhile to close door.  You guys know the older, pre85 doors were harder to close than the later ones.  

I think  might still have an old pre 85 door.  I’ll look in the weekend and see what’s what with the mounting parts.

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> On Mar 14, 2024, at 6:41 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Hi Jim and others,
> 
> OK, we need someone like Alistair or Karl to fabricate the adaptor.  Having the interior handle makes shutting the slider so much nicer.  I want to add this to both my 84 and 85.
> 
> I think the plastic piece I described  with two sheet metal screws is where the handle holder should be.  I suspect I have a late 84 and they stopped putting the handle in.
> 
> I’m glad I now understand what should be there.
> 
> I think the square stock is importan, and the attachment in two points.  If just bolted right in with one bolt I expect it might easily twist and move out of alignment with use.
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> That bit of square stock will need a hole in the middle for the handle screw and the size will need to be the same as the piece on the inner door handle.
> 
> Does anyone out there know of a source?  Or, anyone up for making some?
> 
> Is it the same on the bay windows?  Maybe a source from Air cooled suppliers?
> 
> Eric Caron
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> 
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>> On Mar 13, 2024, at 10:07 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
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>> I’ve seen the attachment piece. Somewhere I have the dimensions because it is truly a rainbow colored unicorn what pisses really good coffee. What the piece is, is a piece of square stock welded to a 2.5” x .75” plate that screws to the door with a couple sheet metal screws. A standard interior slider handle then screws onto the attaching piece.
>> 
>> I’ve looked for one for years and years. Good luck. If you find two, I’ll buy the second one from you.
>> 
>> Jim
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>>>> On Mar 13, 2024, at 9:48 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
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>>> Hi folks,
>>> 
>>> If you have a early vanagon with the extra interior slider handle, I need your info.
>>> 
>>> My 84 only has the one handle.  I’d love to add the second interior handle.  But, feeling around I can’t find a place to bolt it in.
>>> 
>>>      My 84 has a replacement slider door panel.  On the back are tactile places to drill out for the door clip.  They all match up.  And, I think there is one for the handle.  But I don’t feel anything on the 84 for a bold to go in.  Not even a hole.  What is there is a sort of plastic feeling rectangle with a screw on either side.  The screws don’t want to turn out something inside just spins.
>>> 
>>> So, what is the usual way the extra handle attaches?  I have an extra handle and just want to bolt it on if possible.
>>> 
>>> Any tips are greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Eric Caron
>>> 84 Westfalia