Daniel:

Make no mistake, this is a serious topic and has been = discussed before! 

I think this is common among all of us (at least the = later model gray interiors).  There are two solutions = AFAIK:

1. Remove and replace.  According to a friend of = mine that is a cabinet maker, this stuff is pretty standard issue and = is called "T-moulding".  The size is a bit unique = (probably metric) but is should be available.  Any catalog or = supplier that carries furniture making stuff should be able to supply = it.

2. Remove the moulding, soak in hot water, and = stretch it out.  Reinstall with light weight adhesive.

I plan to try #2 with my large table as soon as I = have some free time.  This way I can see how long it lasts before = I tear into the rest of the van.  (I've been saying this for a = year)

BTW, all the moulding in my Westy shows about a 1/2 - = 1" gap in all the ends.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of Daniel Schmitz
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:00 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Westfalia cabinet molding...
>
>
> This is probably a not-often-asked-for item, = but the Westfalia gray
> plastic (rubber?) moldings on many of my = cabinets appear to
> have shrunk
> in size, in that they no longer extend over the = length of the corner,
> joint, or door aperture as they originally = did/were supposed to. Thus,
> my cabinet trim has an odd, ill-fitting = appearance. The molding on my
> A/C housing is even rippled as if temperature = changes caused
> it to warp
> in place.
>
> My van came from Colorado, having spent all of = its life there.
>
> Is this symptomatic of a dry climate?
>
> If so, will these moldings return to their = original lengths
> now that the
> van lives in San Francisco?
>
> Are these moldings available anywhere, either = in bulk or in pieces?
>
> Should I be asking about more serious Vanagon = problems in
> this forum? :)
>
> Thanx again,
>
> Dan
> '87 Westfalia
>