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At 09:27 PM 7/29/2001 -0400, Alex wrote: >jesse and monica <jjmojo@blazenet.net> wrote: >Jesse, > >Are you refering to the inner quarter fender seals? If so, there are >replacements available. This is very critical in order to keep dirt and >water from entering with the cooling air. ISP carries these pieces and >they go up on Ebay regularly. I bought a set of these through ebay ($50 but I think u can do better nowadays) and installed the right side seal after having the floorboard/wheelwell work done that I mentioned in the previous post. I'm not sure what the origins are, but the fit was awesome, to the point that I ranted about it to my wife who really couldn't give a hoot. Now I can share the exciting and fascinating details. ;) Like the original old one I pulled off, these adhere with a metal-reinforced pinch welt, so you just align the seal at one end and then push it on so it's flush all the way around. No adhesive! Also, they have the proper downward "bend" (for lack of a better term) at the edge so the seal will curve at a 90 deg. angle downward where it meets the fender to channel water/dirt downward. Of course, I was oblivious to this important fact when I first put the seal on, which meant that when I installed the fender, the seal was backwards (ie curving up and not down), which would allow dirt/water in eventually. I spent a very lame and frustrating hour under there using a plastic bicycle tire shim to try to pull the seal around at the proper angle without ripping it before realizing this. Once I pulled the fender back off and spun the seal around 180 degrees (another cool thing about the pinch welt vs adhesive) it fit perfectly, and I was elated. I plan on installing the other seal (and doing the aforementioned por15 work) on the driver's side when I have a good excuse to go in there. btw/ the other important seal under the fenders is the rubber strip that fits below the air intake. ANyone know where replacements or compatible pieces can be found? Mine are hard, cracking and oversprayed... Cheers, DY 68 sq ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe