Date:         Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:25:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Boucheron <Vanagon@BOUCHERON.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Boucheron <Vanagon@BOUCHERON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: door edge seals
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <627103.61766.qm@web110611.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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There are air vent holes in the front of the 87 Vanagon door frame. Out
going air goes thru sliding vent doors in the door panel then through
the front slots. The later vans have a new vent at the back of the rear
side window and may not have the front door vents.

Steve
87 Vanagon Westie

On 05-Dec-09 07:50 Stephen Grisanti sent the following:
> I noticed on a junkyard '89 the other day that it has rubber seals
> filling the gap at the leading edge of the front doors, seals my '87
> does not have.  It also has nice formed rubber tubes to route the
> wires (for power mirrors, speakers, etc.) as they pass from the body
> into the doors.  Would it be worth getting these for my van?  Looks
> like the doors have to come off for seal removal/installation, which
> looks like a lot of work.  I know the tubes or something like them
> would be worth it as my own van has severed wires from being cut by
> repeated door action.
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> Stephen
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