Ben,

If you pop the pin out of the lock, you can slide the swinging portion
of your lock  tighter. No need touch the weather stripping most of the
time.

BenT
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On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:19:21 -0700, Ben S <phlogiston@ispwest.com> wrote:
> i was misfortunate enough to have my van broken into while it was parked
> in san francisco last week.  "fortunately" they took only stuff of
> sentimental value (lots of copied bootleg cd's of shows, my 35 year old
> slr camera, my notebook, etc) and not any of the couple thousand dollars
> worth of stereo equipment, or the van itself.  also, they broke only the
> wing window to get in, which i easily replaced with a $25 used part from
> volks cafe.  the problem is that the "new" window doesn't close properly
> and creates quite an annoying whistling sound above 35m/h.  the upper
> rear edge of the window hits on the bar that seperates the wing window
> from the main square one in the door.  by pushing in on that edge from
> the outside, the window can be made to shut, but it does not form a good
> seal.  i'm assuming that the upper mounting hinge for the window was
> bent in the impact that broke the original.  i spent quite a while with
> some hefty pliers trying to bend it outwards and towards the front of
> the car, but to no avail.
>
> has anyone delt with this issue before?  any advice?  i feel like all
> the stress i have put on that little metal piece has caused it to become
> looser; it seems to wiggle more than it did, so i'm skeptical of
> continuing to bend.  it also dissapears quickly under the
> weatherstripping, so i have no idea how it is mounted to the door frame
> and if there is anyway to adjust it there.  has anyone ever removed that
> hinge?  can the weatherstripping around it be removed without damage?
> any other advice as to how to get my window to fit?
>
> Ben.