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Subject:Driver's Door Strut
From:Rob Campbell
Date:Wed, 5 May 2004 17:55:02 -0700

Hello-

Someone apparently tried forcing my vent window open, as there is a chip
in the glass, numerous scrape marks, and the metal beam is badly
flared.  This makes it almost impossible to open the vent window, and a
very annoying whistle/blast of cold air at speeds above 45mph.  Luckily,
the main window is totally functional, so its livable.  That being said,
how possible will it be to find that metal beam which divides the
wing-vent window from the main window?  I showed it to my mechanic,
hoping it would be possible to bend the metal back to workable shape, he
didn't think so.  I assume removing this piece will render a spare door
otherwise useless, but I don't want the rest of a door laying around.
Does anyone know of a way to find just this piece?  I guess I'll start
poking around the junkyards.

Thanks for any insight-

Rob
87 Westy, Seattle

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