[T3] Door check straps

[Dave Hall]

Looks like the rubber buffer is something that could be made from a slice of
a 2-hole rubber bung, such as you'd find in a chemistry lab in school.  Just
slice between the holes to fit the metal strap. You would need to open up
the door plastic internal seal to get it out of the door, and reseal it
again after, so a bit of time needed to do that.
Does the metal part wear out as well?  I don't recall ever having a problem,
though maybe the check function is less effective - I'm not sure how often I
open it as far as the check point.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Daniel Nohejl
Sent: 10 August 2016 15:12
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Door check straps

I found it. The URL is 

thingsforthething.com <http://thingsforthething.com/>

and it looks like they have the part and that they call it a "door brake"

http://www.thingsforthething.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cP
ath=36_38&products_id=308
<http://www.thingsforthething.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&c
Path=36_38&products_id=308>

It's used, though, and I wonder if used is worth it in this case since it
seems that the rubber is the problematic part and used rubber is generally a
crap shoot. 


Daniel


> On Aug 10, 2016, at 1:41 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at VWType3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 9 Aug 2016 at 23:03, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Contact Things for things, as they sell new check rods with the 
>> rubber bumper on the end. It's 1 of the few type3 parts they sell, do 
>> to it crossing over. ;)
> 
> That's not a place I'm familiar with and a simple search didn't turn 
> it up. What's the URL?
> 
> The door check straps are a weak point in the Type 3 construction. Be 
> easy on them and don't expect too much from them. I've got several 
> beat up ones, but I'd love to find a source for the rubber pucks so I 
> could restore them.
> 
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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