On 8/7/2006 8:54 AM bueses wrote: > on 8/7/06 8:55 AM, Jim Felder at felder@KNOLOGY.NET wrote: > > >> Mike, >> >> Get inside the car and pop off the interior panel with a stiff putty >> knife wrapped in tape or a screwdriver similarly padded. >> > > Not easy on an 84 Westy w/ the surface mounted fasteners! Plan on having > some extra fasteners to replace the ones that break while removing, maybe > even an extra panel itself to replace the panel buggered while trying to get > it off? Thanks for that heads-up, Tom! Can anyone else confirm this apparent "gotcha" before I start yanking the panel? I've had the two front door panels off without any broken parts (except for a window regulator part that I paid Chris at Jordan VW for many weeks ago, no sign of the part yet) -- does the side door use different parts? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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