ah - that's how the legend started.

Jeff and I noticed rust pushing the seal out from the pop-top.

Apparently there is a metal wire in there that rusts - mine is totally
disintegrated and must be replaced.

This sounds like a project that'd be nice to do in your garage, with all the
local listees watching - doncha agree? Hmmm? ;>)

BTW: That awning I bought is a total PITA to put together. Jeff and I had a
lot of laughs assembling it - and we met our new listee, Michael and his
family too.

Marshall

>> I met up with a listee this afternoon - ad he mentioned there was/had
been a
>> recall for rusting pop-top seals.
>>
>> This is news to me -anybody have details on that?
>
>I don't have any proof of that...just a suspicion. Way back in the last
>millennium, 1990 to be exact, my Westy was in for unrelated service at a
local
>VW dealer, when the service manager graciously offered to replace the
pop-top
>seals free of charge if I would pay for installation of same. Well, I gave
it
>some thought, (about one millisecond) and, of course, I said yes. Ten years
>later the seals look great! That's my story. Sometimes, miracles to happen!
>
>Roy Olynick
>'87 Westfalia GL
>(till death do us part)
>
>