Thanks, Tom. When we got Mellow Yellow, the upholstery was in pretty funky condition so we had a local auto upholstery shop in Oceanside CA recover the seats. The more I think of it, the more I am convinced that we had him re-do the slider door panel. I think he made a new one and covered it with this soft tan vinyl. I bet it was the same thin hardboard with textured paper glued onto it that is under the upper bunk and on the passenger side of the rear luggage area. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
Tom Buese typed: > Mike, > > My 84 westy is the same as yours, & I had the same problema as you & did > the same as you. Chris mentions Luan which is also known as "Philippine > mahogany" & that is not what I have on my slider-it is the same yellow > thin masonite(ivory?) like paneling that is in the other parts of the og > westy camper interior? > > Tom B.-Did recently replace the broken outside door handle w/ a correct > new one from BD. > > > On Apr 17, 2007, at 8:42 PM, Michael Elliott wrote: > >> JordanVw@AOL.COM typed: >> >>> you can get away with just prying the edge back in the pass vans with >>> the >>> masonite slider panel, but in the 80-84 westys with the cheap white >>> luann slider >>> door-panel..you'll crack it.. (BTDT) >>> >> >> Chris may be right about that, and maybe I got lucky. I was easily able >> to lift the forward edge of this panel away from the door well enough to >> get one of those cheap right-angle screwdrivers in there and tighten the >> bolt. However, my panel may not be what you're calling the cheap white >> luann slider one (what does "luann" mean?). This one may have been >> re-covered -- it's covered with soft tan vinyl, and there is a white >> plastic channel along the top edge holding it in place. >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >> KG6RCR > > |
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