Date:         Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:22:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: The incredible shrinking trim
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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If you can take the trim off and soak in hot water (or on the dash on
a hot day) then re-apply. That has worked for me, the warm trim can
be stretched back to original size.

Alistair


'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 10-Jul-06, at 8:19 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

Does anybody else have this problem in their Westy? Many pieces of
"rubber" trim on my Westy (you know that gray plastic stuff covering
the edges of the particle board and plywood) has (presumably) shrunk.
For instance, one plastic trim piece on the passenger side between
the side of the van and the AC housing has shrunk at least 2 inches
(1/2 inch in the front, and 1 1/2 inches at the rear). Various other
pieces have shrunk as well. Call me insane, but the exposed sections
esthetically bother me.