On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Damon Campbell wrote: > This unfortunately misses the point of what i was > describing - the seal between the pop top and the > luggage rack. This is what did not even touch down > (ie. seal to the luggage rack - would cause the canvas > to get wet, catch air, etc.). When i installed this, > i had a good inch and a half of air space between the > rack and the rubber lip. That's odd. I didn't have that problem on my '82. (I did have it on my '75 bus, but on that one the wood support in the front of the poptop was badly warped.) When first installed there was a small gap, maybe a quarter inch, but eventually the seal settled down a bit. My solution on the '75, which might work for you, was to buy some of the thick foam self-stick weatherstripping they sell for putting around air conditioners, and stick it to the sealing surface on top of the luggage rack. It really cut down on the wind noise and the ballooning of the canvas.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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