Date:         Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:34:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Window rain shields?
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Good to know there are different types.   I want the ones that come down a
little to shield from wind-blown rain.   The ones on the Safari Van also
seem to deflect a bit of wind noise when driving, though as someone
mentioned, they must sometimes be looked-through if you are tall in the
saddle.


On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 5:11 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I bought a set from one of our vendors, the ones made by Weathertech.
> They install very easily but the edges are milled so thin that they have
> chipped and broken in a couple of spots and I've had to mend them using
> thin copper sheet, fine wire and JB Weld.  I keep fixing them each time
> they break because I do like having them on the van.
>
> The ones referenced on Samba have received mixed reviews due to fit and
> breakage.  I believe those are shaped more like the mini-pickup "blasters"
> that are L-shaped and fit in the front and top of the window opening
> instead of the ones like mine that fit along the top and extend down about
> 3 inches.
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
> On Friday, June 27, 2014 11:47 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>   Does anyone make those plastic rain shields for the door windows for
> Vanagons?   They're attached to the top of the windows and allow the window
> to be slightly down without rain coming in?   The Astro van I got has
> these, made from a tinted lexan or something.   I like to have air
> circulating into my van but it lives outside and we often see unanticipated
> rain...wet seats and carpets aren't good...
>
> ...Love to have some for the Vanagon..
>