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>1. Replacement inner and outer popout rubber from West Coast Metric - good >or bad? I have the WCM seals on my pop-outs in Sophy and am happy with them. I think the lip is a bit shorter than the original, but I have not had any leaks and I have driven Sophy in some pretty good rain storms. >2. Replacement pop-out latch to glass seals - good or bad? See above. I have had all of these seals in Sophy for about 10 months or so. Not a durability test by any means, but the initial fit and finish is good. >3. Are replacement pop-out latch chrome "buttons" available? The chrome >pieces that sit on the outside of the pop-out glass is heavily pitted on >my '63. Don't know about that one. Sophy's were in good shape. >4. Popout hinge anti-rattle seals(?) - I pulled one of my popouts out of >my '63 Squareback and it had a little bit of rubber stuck to the inside >of each popout hinge, which fell apart when I touched it. Has anyone ever >replaced this? It looks like standard thin rubber. I bought a set of of the replacements that JIm Adney has made up. They work well, but could be made from a bit thicker stock. Jim was going to look into this, I think. Any word, Jim? They windows sag just a little bit when they are opened. You have to be careful when closing them to lift up on the latch a bit or the too short WCM lip seal does not quite seal properly on the lower back edge of glass. Not really a water leak problem. >5. Do you have to remove the popout frame vinyl trim near the hinge (on >the body) to reinstall the popout window? No, if this is the windlace trim that goes on the flange around the window opening. The mounting for the hinges is outside of this trim piece. I think I have some pictures of my installation of the pop-outs around here someplace. I will send them to you direct if I find them. Later, John Jaranson '71 FI AT Fasty (Jane - Darkside Project) '66 Square (Sophy - Daily Driver) About Half a Late Square (Organ Donor) http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/jaransonT3/ http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/notavwclub/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/