Date:         Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Cal Look Vanagon



On Tue, 18 Apr 1995, Tim Smith wrote:

> 
> Pull off all the chromed metal bits and get them sand blasted clean then 
> primered/painted. This works, friends BMW 3.0 looks very good this way. I'm 
> not sure about removing the chrome plastic strip around the windshield, 
> isn't this referred to as a 'locking strip'? BTW... the panel van I have 

According to a local windshield shop the Vanagon trim strip contributes
little if anything to locking the windshield in. But he claims they cannot
be installed/refittd with the glass in place, so it seems if you do take them
out...

Alistair

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