Well, for anyone interested, I located these moldings, and did order one for myself. They ain't cheap though. The seals themselves are $59.95. These fit into metal channels, which, if you don't have them or are not inclined to fabricate a method of attachment for yourself, are an additional $39.95 each. Not that I'm expecting to do a whopping business in these, but since several people did e-mail to express interest, I thought I'd pass on that I can now get them if anyone wants them. They apparantly were standard on later Vanagons but obviously could be installed on earlier ones as well as an upgrade. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com
> Find a manufucture of rubber products and have it made. This would > sell like hot cakes to older Vannagon owners, as a good cheap > up grade to cut down wind and road noise. I'll go for a pair. > > On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, The Bus Depot wrote: > Anyway, there is a seal that is missing on my westy, and VW > tells me it is no longer available. It appears that only later model > Vanagons had one, since my '85 (and other earlier models) > do not have a seal there. This seal goes on the body just > forward of the drivers door opening, not on the door itself. |
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