Hi Volks:

This is kind of weird:

I was replacing the side air-vent grill, you know - the ones that cover the
intakes that the air-cooled Westy's used for engine cooling.....

each grill has two fingers that go into holes into the body flange, and the
holes have grommets to snug up the fingers...

anyhow, when I was installing the DS grill, the fingers pushed the grommets
out, and down the shaft they went! I kid you not!

Is there a known replacement for these?

I am concerned about using anything but German grommets,  - but if anyone
has performance data on another type, I might consider using them, as long
as they aren't plastic.

That would be too radical a departure for me - against the DM, ya know!

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"