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Date:         Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:20:09 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: my new wing window whistles
Comments: To: Ben S <phlogiston@ISPWEST.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4111D169.5010800@ispwest.com>
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I assume you have loosened the window mounting bolts and have tried to align the window with the bolts loose? Eric

Ben S wrote:

> i was misfortunate enough to have my van broken into while it was parked > in san francisco last week. "fortunately" they took only stuff of > sentimental value (lots of copied bootleg cd's of shows, my 35 year old > slr camera, my notebook, etc) and not any of the couple thousand dollars > worth of stereo equipment, or the van itself. also, they broke only the > wing window to get in, which i easily replaced with a $25 used part from > volks cafe. the problem is that the "new" window doesn't close properly > and creates quite an annoying whistling sound above 35m/h. the upper > rear edge of the window hits on the bar that seperates the wing window > from the main square one in the door. by pushing in on that edge from > the outside, the window can be made to shut, but it does not form a good > seal. i'm assuming that the upper mounting hinge for the window was > bent in the impact that broke the original. i spent quite a while with > some hefty pliers trying to bend it outwards and towards the front of > the car, but to no avail. > > has anyone delt with this issue before? any advice? i feel like all > the stress i have put on that little metal piece has caused it to become > looser; it seems to wiggle more than it did, so i'm skeptical of > continuing to bend. it also dissapears quickly under the > weatherstripping, so i have no idea how it is mounted to the door frame > and if there is anyway to adjust it there. has anyone ever removed that > hinge? can the weatherstripping around it be removed without damage? > any other advice as to how to get my window to fit? > > Ben. > >


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