Type III window scraper quality

[Greg Merritt <gregm@umich.edu>]

Dear folks at Cal Import Parts,

	a number of us (well, about 275 of us, to be exact!) on the VW Type
III e-mail list were quite excited when you offered Type III window
scrapers for about US$40--it's great to see such great pricing and support
for Type IIIs!

	However, there have been some reports regarding the quality of
these scrapers; below is an example of some recent discussions on our
e-mail list:


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>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:54:35 -0500
>To: type-3@umich.edu
>Subject: Re: Squareback seals
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>>I heard some disturbing news about the quality of replacement outside
>>window scraper seals.  A user of them said he bought a set and the chrome
>>stripping was so flimsy that they bent out of shape just putting them in.
>>He ended up using his original chrome stripping and just riveting on
>>modified inside scrapers.
>>
>>Does anyone else have any feedback on these?
>>I'm being tempted by the $40 price tag from California Import Parts.
>
>
>Well I bought a replacement scrapper from California Imports for my '67 and
>the scrapper was about a half to a third of an inch too short for the
>window.  So after about an hour of mangeling it, I managed to bend it to
>look somewhat presentable but in the top corner there is a nice size gap
>which I filled in with some paint.  But it so much better than driving a
>swimming pool aroung town.  It didn't fit as well as it should have but it
>does its job.  Though the rubber was also a not long enough either(off by
>about a centimeter).  As for them being flimsy, they were very flimsy.
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	Can you offer any insight into the quality of these parts and how
they compare to those offered by West Coast Metric (at a much higher
price), and perhaps add any tips regarding installation?  I see that the
staff at Cal Imports are all VW nuts, so would imagine that you've used
these on your Type IIIs.

	What's the scoop?  Convince us that you can provide us with
high-quality scrapers at a great price!  We'd all love to buy them at that
price... but not if they don't do the job.

Regards,
-Greg Merritt
'69 & '71 Squarebacks
'63 Beetle