Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 19:33:53 -0500
Reply-To: k1cajun <k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM>
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From: k1cajun <k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM>
Subject: Re: Westfalia cabinet molding...
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Daniel Schmitz wrote:
> This is probably a not-often-asked-for item, but the Westfalia gray
> plastic (rubber?) moldings on many of my cabinets appear to have shrunk
> in size, in that they no longer extend over the length of the corner,
> joint, or door aperture as they originally did/were supposed to. Thus,
> my cabinet trim has an odd, ill-fitting appearance. The molding on my
> A/C housing is even rippled as if temperature changes caused it to warp
> in place.
Exactly what mine is like. A little gap on the tables, the stove cover. A
little ripple on the
AC cabinet. I often wondered, but had other stuff to deal with. But I
planned on finding out one day.
> My van came from Colorado, having spent all of its life there.
> Is this symptomatic of a dry climate?
I doubt it. My Westy has not been in much dry climate. I know a little of
it's history. It was sold new at an Atlanta dealer, and shortly shipped to
Europe. Kind of a roundabout way. I figure it was either a military family,
or retired couple who planned on bringing it back to the US, and wanted no
import hassle. It lived there for a couple of years, with regular service at
UK and Deutsche dealers, and acquiring all these oval stickers with initials
of Euro-countries. Then it made its way to the US somewhere, eventually being
resold by a Wisconsin dealer. Then it lived in Alaska for a while before
moving to New Orleans a year ago. Then I bought it. Not much dry weather in
it's life.
> If so, will these moldings return to their original lengths now that the
> van lives in San Francisco?
Not likely.
> Are these moldings available anywhere, either in bulk or in pieces?
Don't know but more experienced Westy owners might know.
> Should I be asking about more serious Vanagon problems in this forum? :)
Like stickers ? IMHO, you asked a valid question. There are probably more
than two of us who wonder the same thing about their molding and will probably
be just as disappointed at the final outcome.
With apologies to the sticker committee,
Dave L.
89 Westy
87 Vanagon