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One of the very first parts I ever had trouble with on my first type 3 was the door check strap. I always felt that it didn't hold the door open very well. I've also found that these are often broken or damaged, so that it was a part that often needed repair or replacement. And yet, I don't think this topic has ever come up here on this list, nor has anyone ever asked me for one, except for a local Wisconsinite in the last month. Over the years, I've accumulated a pile of broken/damaged door check strap parts which I'd like to make replacements out of, but all of them have badly damaged rubber bits. What I need is a source of little miniature rubber hockey pucks, about 1" dia and 1/2" thick. I'd have to cut a slot thru them, but I figure that should be possible one way or another. Anyone got any ideas on something that these could be made from? If I don't come up with something easy, I guess I could always make my own from castable polyurethane, but that sounds messy and time consuming. How many of you need a "new" door check strap, or could use just a replacement "hockey puck?" -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org