I do these rusted out holes on the Vanagons on a regular basis. Usually with new windshields installed. But these holes appear at any of the windows, including the rear one. People just leave it like that for years and water is seeping into the car's door or body into the spongy insulations that will keep wet even in the hottest summer. Never mind the rust I fix at the long seem in the bottom under the Westfalia outlets, where I have to cut out the whole long panel to weld in a new one. Big job but that's the only way to save the car. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Snow" <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:15 AM Subject: Re: Windshield Frame Rust
> Thanks to those who contributed. In the end, I found a local guy who > cut out the rust, welded in a patch, filled, primed and painted the > repair for $350. That's one (very important) completed off of my long > list of projects. I need to learn some basic sheet metal welding > skills. Maybe this winter... > > -- > Michael Snow > 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD > http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
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