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Date:         Wed, 3 May 2006 15:29:19 -0700
Reply-To:     "Fuzzy :philippe" <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
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From:         "Fuzzy :philippe" <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: [1] WANTED: Various washer/door/powerlock parts for '87
              Vanagon
Comments: To: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5.2.0.9.2.20060503173042.02b6eec8@mail-hub.optonline.net>
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Best I've found is drilling a small hole and screwing the panel to the door
in those most buckled places (and adding a small grey plastic screw top)...


Thanks,


Philippe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Demarest [mailto:tim.demarest@pobox.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:32 PM
> To: Fuzzy :philippe; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: WANTED: Various washer/door/powerlock parts for
> '87 Vanagon
>
> On the subject of these buckled door panels... anyone found a
> sure-fire method of flattening them back out (or bending 'em
> slightly the other way so they hug the door when clipped in place)?
>
> Mine are all slightly buckled, and the slider panel is
> rubbing on the rear wheel arch when I open the door.
>
> At 01:25 PM 5/3/2006 -0700, Fuzzy :philippe wrote:
> >- left front door panel (vinyl and velvet-type fabric on
> some sort of
> >board) (mine has buckled with humidity)
>
>
>
>
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