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Glass shops still carry them. just make sure the lip is long enough to cover the opening, this is a problem with one type of seal on the front windshield but Ive never seen a problem with the rear. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mysterious J" <mysteriousj@snet.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Repro Windshield Rubber Problems > I've noticed that WCM is either out of or no longer carries the rear window > seal with the molding groove for the Fastback. We currently have a > "temporary" set of California seals in the car now, but they're gone before > the car goes to the bodyshop next month. Is there a source for a good > quality Fastback rear window seal with the groove? > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:11 PM > Subject: Re: [T3] Repro Windshield Rubber Problems > > > > Andre wrote: > > >After two years the reproduction front windshield seal (with molding > groove) > > >that I purchased for my Notch is already cracking and splitting and I > have > > >covered parking! Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a good > > >reproduction seal available? > > > > Yeah the back window seal on my Notch started cracking within 6 months of > > install. I ordered a "cal look" seal and got one with a groove. I got mine > thru > > Bill and Steve's. It was garage kept for the first 4 months and started > > cracking as soon as it saw the sun. My front seal is still nice and > uncracked, but > > its a "cal look" from WCM. My wife's Fastback has WCM seals all around > with no > > cracking, but they are over 12 years old now. I hope this helps. > > > > Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof > > 69 Square AT- the baby suburban > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > > > >