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zimblewinder
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 Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:54 am Post subject: Door regulator spring |
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Hi all, does anyone have a source for early bus door regulator springs? Can they be sourced from beetle regulators? If not, anyone with spring fab skills willing to make a batch (jon???hint hint  ).
Cheers
Dale
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hazetguy
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what's a door regulator spring? 
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Im guessing he's talking the coily spring under the inside door handles or else the one that returns the front door lever to center? |
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Dave24
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Im guessing he's talking the coily spring under the inside door handles or else the one that returns the front door lever to center? |
Both of those are repro'd and readily available, so why would someone have to "fab" something? |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Im guessing he's talking the coily spring under the inside door handles or else the one that returns the front door lever to center? |
Both of those are repro'd and readily available, so why would someone have to "fab" something? |
Who has the return-to-center one? How do you get it in? |
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Dave24
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 Barry, my mistake... I was thinking door lever as in ext. handle. |
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zimblewinder
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Yep the "never complete" return spring on the regulator. repops available??? show me the way.Here it is in its usual state, "half". 
Cheers
Dale
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dstefun
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hazetguy
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you can't just stick the spring in, the entire thing needs to be disassembled to replace it. buy a repro, they are good quality. or buy my good used original one (shameless plug) http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=989786
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BarryL
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| If there's a budget job I'll put the right one on the left and vice versa. Some people like how it stays locked that way, too. |
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Stocknazi
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Has anyone replaced the door regulator spring in this thread.
Jon mentioned the entire mech has to be dissembled to replace it; curious if anyone has taken this project on?
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