[T3] rear quarter fixed window seals (cal-look) … help!
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Sun Dec 9 05:46:25 PST 2012
In a message dated 12/8/12 4:47:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
vccreamer at cox.net writes:
> 72 Fastback ... Car is painted, new headliner installed, and the front
and
> rear window glass is in (thanks to Russ' auction); however, I cannot get
the
> new rear quarter window seals to fit correctly, so I took it to my local
air
> cooled specialist (and owns 3 Type 3s), and he was not able to get the
first
> set in either. Seems as if the seals are made for slightly smaller
windows.
> We also brought in the local VW glass guy to help, but no luck.
>
> The first set was from West Coast Metric; when I called and explained,
they
> sent a second set out immediately and I got them fast ... and have the
same
> problem with these. I then ordered a third set (this time, from ISP, as
they
> has a different part number) ... same thing ... the glass won't fit.
>
> Are we doing something wrong, or are there seals/windows of different
sized
> for Fastbacks?
As far as I know, they should be the same size thru the years, but I don't
have access to my parts book (computer issues) at this time to verify.
Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof and IRS, aka "Krusty"
64 T-34 Ghia aka "Wolfie"</HTML>
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