Re: [T3] window rubber & seals

[Allen Moore <concept@compassnet.com>]

Thanks for the input.  

  Fortunately the metal pieces in my Square are in excellent
  condition. The rubber I have now doesn't leak and really 
  doesn't look too bad, but when I get the car repainted I
  just know the rubber won't hold up to a reinstall. So I  
  need to find the correct rubber with the groove for the   
  metal pieces.  Especially for the rear cargo area windows.
  Now I know THOSE are going to be a challange to find!

  Til Later>
  Allen 

John M. Kowalski wrote:
> 
> At 10:20 PM 9/9/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >On 8 Sep 98, at 16:59, Allen Moore wrote:
> >
> >>  Didn't Euro-spec Type 3's (those delivered in Europe) have the "Cal Look"
> >>  window rubbers on them and that the rubbers with the metal piece in it
> >>  was installed on cars destined for the US or Canada?
> >
> >I believe all of our cars were originally supplied with the brite
> >trim around the windows.  So this is not properly referred to as
> >"American Style."  Just the typical USA-centric view of things that
> >some people here have.
> >
> >
> >Which, in my opinion, was done to allow the use of a cheaper rubber
> >extrusion and allow the deletion of hard-to-get and often beat up
> >trim parts.
> >
> >Jim
> >-
> All of the original T3s (and Beetles, for that matter) that I have seen
> here in Europe do have the  metal trim in all the window rubbers.  In fact,
> the "Cal Look" window rubber or even the plastic metal-look window trim in
> an earlier T1 is a sign of a poor quality restoration job.
> 
> Curiously, since all the Cal-look rubber comes from the States, some here
> have asked me if any of the windows in the VWs made for the US market had
> the metal trim!
> 
> Take care,
> 
> John
> Zagreb, Croatia
> 
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