It is usable on vanagons as well. I did that with the drivers door. But the leak there was much different than what I had on the pax side. Be careful on the bend because from experience with some other vehicles I have learned that bending in is one thing. Trying to get a correct bend out is another. jimt
On 12/14/04 2:00 AM, "Calle" <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM> wrote: > I had that problem with a -82 VW Golf (Rabbit) Diesel I used to own . Took > it to a friend who has his own workshop and he said it was an easy fix that > he normally wouldn´t preform in front of customers since it was a bit > rough...... > He opened the door, lovered the window, put a knee as high up on the inside > of the door as he could reach and pulled the windowframe towards himself a > couple of times > Then we tried the fit and it was tight ! > He explained to me that the top part of the door was too weak and that this > was the way to adjust since the door was warped and impossible to get tight > by adjusting hinges ! > I don´t know if it´s useable on Vanagon doors...... > > Calle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jimt" <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:29 PM > Subject: Re: noise from door seals at speed > > >> With the doors closed look at the top front corner of the door from the >> inside and see if you see daylight coming in at that point. My van had the >> problem right there and one other I also saw. What I did was just glue in >> a >> thin piece of rubber to boost that part of the seal back up where it >> belonged again. Still donąt know why that problem corner. >> jimt >> > > |
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