In a message dated 16/05/2005 3:25:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Frank G's "pushing out windows" experiment was pretty unscientific. Whether or not it seemed easier after he pulled the strip is a already a fairly subjective judgement on its own, and doesn't even address whether the difference was actually relevant. Without measuring equipment and controlled samples, it's hard to say whether a de-trimmed window is actually unsafe. How much force SHOULD it take to push out a window? The closest to an official word on the subject is from WCM, who makes replacement rubber, and says it's purely cosmetic and NOT a lock strip. This is not to say that removing it won't make it easier to push out a window and/or cause it to leak. Certainly this may affect both those things, but this isn't its PURPOSE. My '90 without the trim leaked at the windshield until I sealed it, so apparently this is a general design problem for ALL Vanagons, with some people's plastic inserts merely staving off the inevitable.
FINALLY, some common-sense is added to the discussion ! I was beginning to wonder why my windshield has not fallen out over the past 10 years !
Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005 '87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel Trains Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_ (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) or http://frankcondelli.com |
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