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Date:         Sat, 11 Mar 2017 22:54:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: GoWesty OEM pop-top seal not recommended
Comments: To: Toomey Douglas <drt@uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <5EEE41B4-FECB-4B1E-96E3-A9A7E07FD645@uoregon.edu>
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Go with the bus depot pop-top seal after market. It's a peace of cake to install and it works well. peace tom

On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Toomey Douglas <drt@uoregon.edu> wrote:

> All, > > Most things I have purchased from GoWesty have been good quality and work > well. Recently I purchased their OEM Complete Pop-Top Seal Kit and I > cannot recommend it for the following reasons. The front portion of the > seal, which sits on top of the luggage rack when the top is closed, is > shorter than aftermarket versions and makes an incomplete seal. I’ve tried > numerous adjustments, which takes time, and while it comes close there is > still a noticeable gap between the pop-top and the luggage rack. > > To make matters worse, when I called GoWesty I got the run around and > inconsistent answers to several questions, all of which left me thinking > that they have had this problem before with other clients. Normally their > service is excellent, but the guy I dealt with got caught out several times > providing inaccurate information. > > I am allowed to return it, but now I’ve wasted money on shipping both > directions. > > If you are replacing your seal, the aftermarket versions that come in two > pieces work better. > > Doug >


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