I know what you mean Eric.  I really miss that rear slider handle also.  I had one on one of my Westies and think it was quite handy.  VW would have done us all a favor if they had left it in place.
Dave B.the Boston one
    On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 01:36:48 AM EDT, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 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