The handle on the inside does not want to open the door as it is locked.
Vanagon sliding door handle.
We have been told that it may be possible to swap the whole lock cylinder from your old sliding door handle and thereby use the original key but have not confirmed that.
Thanks again for the post i was able to rekey my sliding door and rear hitch door.
My 82 s sliding door is locked.
1 sliding window latch screw n0142154.
If your handle is flopping around it is more then likely cracked or even in a couple of pieces.
These are difficult to get right now but we have some available.
Something has come loose.
Door handle right sliding door german vanagon 1985 91 use seal 251 8309a.
From the inside the lock knob is loose and flops up and down so it is disconnected.
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Volkswagen vanagon 5 out of 5 stars 1 1 product ratings new exterior door handle front lh rh for volkswagen vanagon 1980 1991 94544.
The handle is easy to remove once the door panel is taken off.
A philips headed screw is holding it in the one kind of centered in the photo.
Outer sliding door handle screw n01412913.
Now i can lock the hatch instead of using a wood block to lock it.
Inner sliding door handle screw.
They are aftermarket but they look like original and you can swap your key cylinder from your old handle into this new one if you know what you are doing and get it to work with your ignition key and other door key if you wish.
New exterior door handle front lh rh for volkswagen vanagon 1980 1991 94544 fits.
The sliding door handle on the outside of a vanagon has a nasty habit of breaking over time.
Door handle gasket small 80 91 251837209.
This is an aftermarket sliding door handle for 80 7 84 vanagon with new key.
The handle on the outside does nothing either.