Date:         Fri, 9 May 2003 15:55:55 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Upgrade your door handles FREE/Friday fun
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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