Date:         Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:15:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: sliding door bottom track
Comments: To: jeff g <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CJEBJCBCMIDKFELKGNOLEEHFDFAA.jeffg@mikoexoticwear.com>
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Jeff:
I've got the same problem with an 82. the only repair from the dealer is
the whole damn track assembly which is WAY more parts and work than I
need and More than $400. (My brain is very adept at blotting out bad
news like that!)
Ron is just now looking into the Just Kampers (Of England) repair panels
to see if the offside ones will work for our LHD Vanagons. He does
business with them in quantity. Freight will KILL you on small purchases
from overseas.
good luck and keep in touch.
Al Brase
80, 82, 87,87 91 Vanagons

jeff g wrote:

>hello all,
>
>I have a 1989 Vanagon Westfalia that the sliding door has fallen off of it's
>track. The bottom track has had a piece of metal come off which now allows
>the door to come away from the vehicle and fall to the ground, which then
>has bent the sliding mechanism as well as dented the cover plate to the door
>slide.
>
>1)does anyone know how i can get the bottom track fixed? Do I have a new
>metal piece welded or can the track get replaced.
>
>2)does anyone have a sliding door cover plate, (this might not be what it is
>called) it is the 3-4 foot piece of metal that covers the sliding door arm.
>
>thank you for any help on this
>
>jeff
>
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