Date:         Sat, 10 May 2003 06:48:38 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Upgrade your door handles FREE/Friday fun
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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Hey Stan, Jeff,

The heck with the handles. Just send ME some of those seeds! Wildwood
flowers are hard to come by for gimpy old men!! LOL!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeff Oxroad wrote:

>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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