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Thanks for all the input. I think I'll give it a try, Russ. Bill K. 69 SQBK NYC --- Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net> wrote: > On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 17:56, Jim Adney wrote: > > On 9 May 2003 at 10:04, William Kunz wrote: > > > > > I just purchased a new vent wing lock. Is there > an > > > easy way to detach the old one? > > > > I don't think so. It has always looked pretty hard > to me. I think you have to > > remove the glass and 2 rivets, then rivet the new > one in. I generally try to > > find a complete vent window mechanism rather than > do this. Which side do you > > need? I may have one here. > > > I have replaced the whole latch by carefully > drilling the heads from the > rivets from underneath. I then GENTLY remove the > old latch assembly, > and slip the new latch into it's place. I then > install aluminum pop > rivets to hold it. You might want to apply a little > silicone sealer on > the new latch before sliding it into place. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '66 FB MT > '71 FB AT > '65 Bug (not running) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com