On Sun, 9 Jul 1995, Stuart Hutton wrote: > Hello vanagon gang, > I am in the process of removing the interior panels from my vanagon in order > to redo the wallpaper which was peeling. Now that I have the back door hatch > completely bare, I think I should ask: has anyone installed a device there > which makes it possible to open the rear hatch from the inside?
Well done Stuart, getting that crispy peeling "wallpaper" off the inside and relacing it with something "Rubinesque" (flannel?) is in my big chore jar of things I really have to do. I did install a very sophisticated opening device on my '72 - a short piece of "stout line" that tied into a spot in the latch mechanism which had a wee hole in it.
I haven't done this on my '82, but examining the bildkatalog, I think I can see a lever inside the rear hatch that maybe opens the door. (hows that for confident advice!)
Alistair
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