Thanks Abel & Alistair, I'm pretty sure the earlier models don't work well with newer cabinet latches. I can probably cut and bend my own clips but I'm hoping to find a miracle via our vanagon email chain rather than add another project to my honey-van-do list... cheers, jvk On 10 June 2015 at 08:20, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I'm not trusting my memory completely here, but didn't that metal catch > change slightly during the westy production run? I seem to recall that > later models are slightly different and work better. > > I know that the 82 version tends to bend after a few years and needs to be > tweaked to work right. > > > Alistair > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2015, at 6:26 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > Those are tough to find... I've bought a few on thesamba. I dont have > any. > > sorry. > > > > I did find this place though: > > > http://nlavw.com/gb/interior/388-westfalia-cupboard-door-catch-bracket-with-screws.html > > > > Looks like that's a great option if you don't find any locally. Works out > > to be about $5 USD each which is still cheaper than the $15-$20 I've paid > > for a catch in the past. > > > > Best of luck! > > Abel. > > > >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Joe Novak <joe.novak.6@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Morning all, > >> > >> I'm looking for 2 metal door catches for holding cabinet doors closed > in my > >> 86 westfalia. > >> If you have a spare pair that you can let go or know where i can find > them, > >> please give me a shout! > >> > >> Thanks, > >> jvk > >> > |
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