[T3] Striker Plate

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Sat Nov 17 14:28:34 PST 2012


On 17 Nov 2012 at 15:09, Brion Sabbatino wrote:

> Thanks. I saw that one. It is bit pricey (Euro's) and is not in the
> states. Someone has one on a parts car this good. The one on my 1970
> looks brand new. I cannot figure out how the one on the !969
> deteriorated so badly unless the hatch was left open in the Sunlight
> forever. 

They all seem to be failing about now. It's probably not just 
sunlight dependent, heat will also do it. I wonder if I could refurb 
these with one of the harder castable polyurethanes. That might be 
even more durable than the OG hard plastic. A little resilience is 
usually a good thing.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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