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In a message dated 9/14/02 6:48:20 PM Central Daylight Time, schroeder@purdue.edu writes: << Subj: [T3] windshield trim Date: 9/14/02 6:48:20 PM Central Daylight Time From: schroeder@purdue.edu (Jacob Schroeder) Sender: type3@vwtype3.org Reply-to: type3@vwtype3.org To: type3@vwtype3.org Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted, I've been busy with school and my car as well. I finally got it to the body shop and it's getting some work done as we speak. Anyways, I recently took the windshield out to replace the seal and take care of the rust that had formed there, I was very careful removing the chrome trim ring, but it was still pretty much demolished (bent and twisted) in the process of removing the windshield and seal. I was wondering if there is any place that sells those and the seal that goes with it, the one with the lip, for a good price. Most places that sell it that I have seen want like $100 or so for just the seal and I haven't been able to find the chrome trim piece. It's very tempting to go with the cal look seal ($20) right about now. All my other windows still have the original chrome trim in good shape, so I really don't want to have to resort to the cal-look front windshield seal. What do you guys think, and do you know where I can find the parts I'm looking for? Thanks a lot! Jacob Schroeder '72 FI Squareback West Coast Metric has the seals, and it they don't have them, chances are that no one has them. WCM makes most of their own seals They advertise in the two rags Hot VW's and VW Trends. RMMW has a number of the seals, but they just get them from WCM and sell them at a markup (as do most of the other suppliers). I wouldn't use the cal-look seals. if I were you. As long as you can still buy the American style rubber as a general rule don't go to cal-look. European VW's used the cal-look seals, whereas American VW's used the American style with slots for chrome trim. It's hard to digest that European style rubber was cal-look without the slots for chrome trim, whereas American style has the slots for chrome trim. Generally, you can still buy the chrome trim from ACM also. One exception is for very old VW's. I had "American style" rubber on a 1949 Heb and I hadda buy some cal-look rubber because I knew that the Heb never used American style rubber. I have no idea what the American style rubber fits. Don Garies dgaries808@aol.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/