Date:         Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:06:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
In-Reply-To:  <BD7E80B0-115B-474C-B0EA-82795F62AC50@aol.com>
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Well, Frank, you can hardly state as fact that my personal experience
is not true at all. There's the implication that I didn't actually
install them correctly, but that's not true at all. There was little
to no rust on the frame of my wind wings. I cleaned them thoroughly
after removing the old ones. I cleaned up all the parts and lubricated
parts that appeared to need lubricating. The glass simply did not fit
the rubber correctly once the metal parts were attached. I am not
alone in having had this experience either, but I'll leave to others
to speak for themselves should they choose to do so. I am speaking
from my personal experience, which is what it is. I installed
everything correctly. I cleaned and lubed correctly. The fit is simply
not good. Your experience may be different than mine and I'm happy for
you if that's the case. My experience was miserable and my wind wings
still whistle. But they do look good . . .
Marc

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 11:25 PM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
>         Well, that’s just not true at all !  I have replaced many vent window seals with new ones from Germany, the ones with no groove for the chrome trim, as that’s all that’s available these days.  Yes, it’s a bit of a project and most likely you will find the frame needs work as it will be rusted under the rubber, so now’s the time to do it right.  Once the fame has been refurbished and the new rubber seal installed correctly and the vent window installed correctly with the rotating pin lubricated and tension properly adjusted on it, the vent windows can work and seal properly with no whistling.
>
>
>> On Apr 9, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>
>> In hindsight, I'd skip replacing the vent window seals. The
>> replacements don't fit well and they're a royal pain to replace. As
>> near as I can tell, they don't get rid of the whistling either. I
>> can't really tell because they're pretty much inoperable at this
>> point. If you want to go ahead and do it anyway, I'll be happy to give
>> you the tips that helped the most for me.
>
>       Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from November 16 until April 30, 2016.  Parts orders will be processed although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by E-mail.  If you phone your call will be addressed by Steven and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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