Date:         Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:40:47 -0500
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: sliding door quieting
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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How do we say, "recommended" on this list for a post.  Squirrel, you do the same things I do.  mcneely

---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Cool, Alistair!
>
> "[...] I would guess it would worth trying on the older, noisier doors."
>
> On the older, noisier doors, like on my '84, the sound of the rollers is
> the least of my worries. I doubt anything could quiet the K-THWAP! the
> door makes when latching.
>
> I try real hard to quietly mash the door closed when in a campground
> shared by others who might be sleeping -- I'm an early riser; but if the
> neighbors are generator people or seem to have gotten the impression
> that I really wanted to listen to their idea of music late at night I
> don't bother trying to shut the door quietly.
>
> It's just my little way of saying "Thank you!"
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 08/23/2012 01:47 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> > I got around to doing the neat little mod described in this samba thread
> >
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381226&highlight=uhmw

--
David McNeely