[T3] Window rubber

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/15/2012 1:23:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jimmyandcher at yahoo.com writes:

OK,  thanks for the info. At this point my inside scrapers are still   
good. I just need the passenger side outer scraper  replaced.
Jimmy

On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:48 PM, Brent  Bottolfson wrote:

> I used Bus scrapers for the inners and 68+  Beetles for the outers.   
> I used Bob's method of attaching  them with a rivet without the 'nail'.
>
> You can get real VW  brand Beetle scrapers from Wolfsburg West and  
> very good quality  Bus repops for the inners.  Mine turned out  
> really nice  and lay flat.
>
> -Brent
>
> On 7/14/12 11:21 PM,  James Lingenfelter wrote:
>>  So, is it generally agreed that  the bay window bus inner scrapers  
>> make a better substitute  than the late beetle outer scrapers? Just  
>> trying to figure  out exactly what I should get.
>>
>> On Jul 14, 2012, at  5:30 PM, Keith Park wrote:
>>
>>> I used the T2 rubber, I  think it was the inners for the Outers on  
>>> the  T3
>>> trim.  The flange isn't really deep but it was deep  enough to  
>>> punch holes in
>>> and rivet them  inside the sandwich between the aluminum trim and  
>>> the  inner
>>> steel clamp.  The one thing I do remember is to  make sure you get  
>>> them down
>>> far enough  before you punch the holes, you want the lip on the  
>>>  scraper to go
>>> right against the aluminum trim to kind of kick  it in toward the  
>>> window just
>>> a  bit.



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