Hmm. On my '88 European full Westy (with plastic 'double glazing'), I do
have the additional weather stripping at the leading edge of the doors, but
I don't have the rear window vents. I do have the door vents though, that
seem to work just like on older vans.

My previous '90 Westy (called Atlantic) did have extra vents in the plastic
rear windows, and there the door vents didn't do much.

So how do the door vents on my '88 work, if they don't vent to the front of
the doors?

Confused,

Robin
'88 Westy Joker TD
'03 R1150GS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@UVIC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: noise reduction

> The additional weather stripping in the later model vanagons "fills" in
> the leading edge door gap. The earlier vans used that gap to create the
> low pressure are to draw air out of the vents in the door. I can
> believe that this is source of wind noise.
>
> So the additional door weather stripping and the rear side window flow
> through vents go hand in hand.
>
> Alistair
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
>
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
> On 21-Oct-04, at 1:29 AM, Al and Sue Brase wrote:
>
>> Actually, the door weather strip is the same; it's just that there is
>> also an auxiliary wetherstrip as well. I've checked on it at the dealer
>> and it's not too bad. seems like about $40 each.  I'm not sure what it
>> takes to install, but I should find out. All of my earlier Vanagons
>> could use help.
>> Another thing, the later Vanagons changed the interior air exhaust vent
>> from the rear of the front door to the rear of the rear side window.
>> this might reduce the noise up front.
>> Do all the  late European diesels have Kat's or are those just retro
>> fi?
>> A Katalysator (catalytic converter, for you Engisch sprechers out ther)
>> will make it a little quieter..
>> Al Brase
>>