Just so you know this is all in fun ................ The drivers side door handle requires a key to lock it (did on my 83, 80,and two 82s I had) When you swap the handles you can't just push the button on the passenger side anymore you got to use a key. I never give my passengers a key so it makes a walk around for the driver. Since you had the handles off I think a little steel wool, lacquer thinner and then a light spraying of epoxy paint might have been a better solution. When you get through with that bag of weed, will you please send me a few of the seeds.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 9 May 2003 15:55:55 EDT Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM> writes: > I'm sure a lot of you know, but the front outside door handles on the > Vanagon > are interchangeable left to right. Having just taken my handles off > for > re-keying, and noticing while the paint was worn off the top of the > handles > it was in near perfect shape underneath, I put them on opposite > doors. Now > the "good side" is facing up and darned if the handles don't look > brandy new. > > It's an easy swap. There is a phillips screw behind the > weatherstripping on > each door that, when removed, allows the handle to be removed in a > push to > the front, pull to back motion--as the front of the handle has only > a > two-sided hook holding it in to the door. > > The one drawback is now the slider door handle, with the worn paint > on the > top, looks a little old compaired to the "new" front door handles. > Maybe it's > time to work out a swap with the British listees--all is forgiven. > > Best > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA > >

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