At 06:54 PM 12/12/96 -0600, you wrote:
>The information sources say that the sliding door was improved in 1985 or
>1986. What was done and can you tell by looking which is which?
>
>Lionel Tun
>lionel@ark.prestel.co.uk

  I just dealt with this on my 84 GL, I had the Sliding door from a 87 and I
Thought I was going to Rob the Nylon sliding guide from the 87 door, I went
to the door to take off the piece which was bad on my 84 door, and to my
Surprise the Nylon piece was a Bearing Roller!  A much better design.

  I was checking through all of the other Sliding doors I have, All the way
back to the 68 bus door I have is the same Nylon piece!  There are 3
different Nylon sliders too.  The Vanagon has it's OWN Nylon piece too, not
the same as the bus doors either.

  Just thought I'd share my experience from this last weekend.

  Kyle
  Kyle Wade
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