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Is it safe for me to assume that the rivet at the pivot point in the vent window must be drilled out in order to completely remove the vent window from it's frame? It seems it must be done in order to get the seal into the frame. Am I correct on this? Please advise. tom '64 square -----Original Message----- From: ROHATTAWAY@aol.com To: type3@vwtype3.org Sent: 7/24/01 6:12 PM Subject: [T3] Re. Door trim & scraper assembly Don't buy the aluminum beading that goes around the outside of the door windows. It has to be modified to fit and it is difficult to get it right. Carefully remove your old beading and remove the old scraper by carefully drilling out the rivets. Polidh the aluminum with a good polish like semichrome or a a paste made for aluminum. Pop rivet on new scrapers. Bus scrapers probably will work. The pop off side of the rivet should go to the inside of the car. After the rivets are in they must be flatened with a flat punch against an anvil or a hammer head. For the inside bus scrapers will work but save the metal wire clip from your old scraper . You will need to cut new slots in the scraper so the old wire clip will fit. IMPORTANT. When you remove the aluminum trim that goes around the door reach up inside the door and compredd the clips with needle nose pliars so the trim will come out undamaged. Save the clips. When you start to reinstall the trim push a clip into a hole until it starts to come through then reach up into the door wnd put a punch or an all through the clip and pull it into place. The clip is V shaped . This is much easier than trying to push it. If you have more questions please e-mail me. I just finished doing my doors completely. Also clean and relubricate your window regulators. Make sure the chanel at the bttom of the window that the regulator runs in is smooth and free of rust. Lubricate it also. If it is rough or rusty polish it with [ wet or dry ] sand paper. Robbie Hattaway Milledgeville, Ga ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/