>Completely? Does this mean that the later door's rear (center) rollers >won't fit the earlier rail, or that the later rail won't fit the >earlier body? This is the one thing that would stop me fitting a later >door to my earlier van. not sure about the center rollers, they should be the same, I've never tried fitting older door on newer van. > >> 84 and older have a crappy rear latching system and the outside handles tend to break off. > >My 84's door hasn't had any problems with the latch (though it's a >total pain not being able to flick the lock knob and slide the door >shut to lock it). Not that I used the van for long before the trans >gave up and it was off the road. > The main difference is the rear latch in center of the door (on the C pillar?) 84's and earlier have a crappy little stub perpendicular to the body, 85's and newer have a meaty stub at a 45 degree angle which make it much easier to open and close the door. 85's and up also allow you to lock the door before closing it, a nice convenience. I think the windows are slightly different sizes too between old and new style sliding doors. |
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