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Date:         Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:03:54 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shawn Wright" <SW@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!

On 3 Jul 96 at 12:10, Dave Thomas wrote:

> Date sent: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 12:10:42 -0500 > Send reply to: dthomas@intersurf.com > From: dthomas@intersurf.com (Dave Thomas) > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!

> My driver's side door gasket on my 93 EV has separated at > the top of the door opening. From looking at it, it appears > to be two pieces -- an inner and outer piece -- glued > together to make one assembly. The outer piece is very > stretchy and is glued to the inner piece in a stretched > mode, making it very difficult for me to reglue it, since it > has come unglued across the entire top. My initial effrts > with Permatex weatehrstrip glue was unsuccessful, as within > a day, it came undone. I'm about to try the real thing -- > 3M Weatherstrip glue -- but thought I'd ask if anyone esle > has had the same problem and has a better idea (other than > removing the entire door gasket!) > The 3M stuff should work - the trick is to devise a setup to clamp the piece in position for a few hours or more. I used 3M glue on the joints on my '88 poptop seal, with clamps to hold in place overnight. It's gone 3 months now with no signs of coming loose. Shawn '88 Westy 331k (Kyra) '85 Jetta TD 349k (Jenni)


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