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Re: [T3] Rear vent wing seal


On 30 Dec 99, at 11:03, everettb@prodigy.net wrote:

> I realized yesterday that the wind noise I hear inside my Notch on the
> freeway is caused by a worn out vent wing window seal, not the u-shaped
> one but the one that goes up and down on the chrome post at the rear of
> the wing window.  Damn thing only lasted 37 years!
> 
> My parts book lists a seal for 61-65 and a different seal for 66-up but
> the WCM catalog says 1 seal for 62-74.  Any opinions on this?  Good/bad
> experiences with the WCM replacement seal?  Better source for better
> quality than WCM like can I use a Bug seal from Wolfsburg West?

The part that WCM sells is a type 2 part that is exactly the same as 
ours, only longer. All you have to do is carefully trim it to the 
proper length and this is easy to do. I assume 62-4 used a slightly 
different length, still, no problem.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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