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Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:35 am

Has anyone installed any sort of door brake or door check to their buses to hold the front doors open? My wife has bad knees and has trouble getting into bus and we want to put something to hold doors open while she gets in.

Tia

Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:28 am

I thought they all had these built in factory. All of ours do.

Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:10 am

Later Splitties had them, the earlier ones don't. I'm not sure what to recommend to you other than to say in my opinion DON"T alter the earlier Bus unless her condition REALLY requires it.

Bill

Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:11 am

For those with a later spilt--do you have pics of them?

If it's something I can add that's oem, I don't mind doing it in the interest of safety---oem+ :)

Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:25 pm

It's a mechanism inside the door so it might be difficult to add?

I found these 2 thread with some pics:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=431530
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=374516

Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:56 am

anthnmnt wrote: Has anyone installed any sort of door brake or door check to their buses to hold the front doors open? My wife has bad knees and has trouble getting into bus and we want to put something to hold doors open while she gets in.

Tia

Be a gent and hold the door for her.

Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:22 am

Clara wrote: anthnmnt wrote: Has anyone installed any sort of door brake or door check to their buses to hold the front doors open? My wife has bad knees and has trouble getting into bus and we want to put something to hold doors open while she gets in.

Tia

Be a gent and hold the door for her.

This is good advice - I was thinking he needs the door held open while he helps her in though.

You could open the door and stick a tennis ball in there.
Doesn't hurt paint, holds door open, and fits on the parcel tray for easy storage.

Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:49 am

EverettB wrote:
You could open the door and stick a tennis ball in there.
Doesn't hurt paint, holds door open, and fits on the parcel tray for easy storage.

good idea.

Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:29 am

ding---ding--ding---ding---! I think we have a winner Alex!!
put it on a cord or short dowel so it can be removed by the passenger.

Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:33 am

EverettB wrote:

You could open the door and stick a tennis ball in there.
Doesn't hurt paint, holds door open, and fits on the parcel tray for easy storage.

Ain't talking Viagra here, but I use hardballs. You know, not blue balls, but sure as hell not soft balls neither. I got one to the left and to the right, and keep em' from bouncing around jammed between the parcel tray/dash. Open door, slip hardball up in there deep and you'll see, leather keeps the painted jam pretty happy. So happy with the way it works, I keep two balls deep in all my buses... :shock:

Anyone for some AC/DC? (Can't attach Youtube from this Government Computer, someone?)