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T3man Samba Member

Joined: February 08, 2004 Posts: 166 Location: killeen tx
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:06 pm Post subject: Panel bus inner cargo door handle? |
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I have a 64 panel bus. It has no inner cargo door handle on the primary door that opens to the outside. I have seen on the window bus inner door handle that is connected to a longer shaft. Is there an inner door handle that will fit or must I get a new handle, inner and outer from another vehicle? If so what years will fit? Do I have to get the hold door mechanism? I live in Killeen TX and early busses are hard to come by. Pictures can be seen at http://www.geocities.com/ima62vw_1999/buspage1.htm or check out my type 3 homepage at http://www.geocities.com/ima62vw_1999/  |
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Fish Samba Member

Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 6024 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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Do you know why there's no cargo door handle on your panel???
Because you don't want cargo getting out unless you want it too.
Get another longer outer handle and inner from another bus. You don't need the mechanism.
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T3man Samba Member

Joined: February 08, 2004 Posts: 166 Location: killeen tx
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yea your are right, but I putting a folding bed in the back and I want to make it easier to get out. Human cargo!  |
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britrock Samba Member

Joined: April 07, 2004 Posts: 62 Location: Draper, Utah
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| My '63 11 window standard doesn't have one either, which I find very strange. I mean, it makes sense in a panel, but this is a passenger bus. |
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Nitty Samba Member

Joined: July 07, 2003 Posts: 488 Location: Farthest South
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| There is an extension you can use with a short shaft exterior handle that makes it possible to attach an interior handle using a longer bolt. |
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norcalmike Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 4784 Location: Marina, CA
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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| There is an extension you can use with a short shaft exterior handle that makes it possible to attach an interior handle using a longer bolt. |
Sorry to grave dig and old thread but does anyone know where to get a handle extension piece beside the one advertised here by the key maker?
20 bucks plus 3.50 shipping and handling seems like more than I need to spend.
or any DIY ideas someone has done. |
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easy e Samba Member

Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 3940 Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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If you have an extra ratty panel handle... cut the square stock off & drill a hole down the middle... uh, I think it already has the hole though... just make hole bigger.
Metric bar stock probably isn't carried by your local steel shop... but maybe. If so, measure the width of cargo handle square stock, buy piece, drill hole. _________________ aka: Evan
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Dustin B Samba Member

Joined: March 29, 2007 Posts: 1017 Location: hesperia, Ca USA
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1813 Location: Fortuna Calif.
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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This is a photo of my 63 panel bus, it has the inner handle on it already. Iam thinking it is OG to the bus because all of the locks on the bus work with one key. Anyone have a photo of their panel with no inner handle?? The key code is marked on the square shaft that runs thru the locking part of the handle. |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1813 Location: Fortuna Calif.
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Here is another shot of the handle itself.
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cru62 Samba Member

Joined: December 31, 2002 Posts: 4121 Location: Margaritaville.....24/7
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Clara Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12656
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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This is a photo of my 63 panel bus, it has the inner handle on it already. Iam thinking it is OG to the bus because all of the locks on the bus work with one key. Anyone have a photo of their panel with no inner handle?? The key code is marked on the square shaft that runs thru the locking part of the handle. |
IIRC, the w/t panels used an outer cargo door handle that took the inner handle.
The bench seat panels used the short outer cargo door handle w/o inner handle.
It probably also is better to not have it catch on cargo. |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1813 Location: Fortuna Calif.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Clara, you learn something new and informative on the Samba almost everyday.  |
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