It is usable on vanagons as well.  I did that with the drivers door.  But
the leak there was much different than what I had on the pax side.  Be
careful on the bend because from experience with some other vehicles I have
learned that bending in is one thing.  Trying to get a correct bend out is
another.
jimt

On 12/14/04 2:00 AM, "Calle" <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM> wrote:

> I had that problem with a -82 VW Golf (Rabbit) Diesel I used to own . Took
> it to a friend who has his own workshop and he said it was an easy fix that
> he normally wouldn�t preform in front of customers since it was a bit
> rough......
> He opened the door, lovered the window, put a knee as high up on the inside
> of the door as he could reach and pulled the windowframe towards himself a
> couple of times
> Then we tried the fit and it was tight !
> He explained to me that the top part of the door was too weak and that this
> was the way to adjust since the door was warped and impossible to get tight
> by adjusting hinges !
> I don�t know if it�s useable on Vanagon doors......
> 
> Calle
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jimt" <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: noise from door seals at speed
> 
> 
>> With the doors closed look at the top front corner of the door from the
>> inside and see if you see daylight coming in at that point. My van had the
>> problem right there and one other I also saw.  What I did was just glue in
>> a
>> thin piece of rubber to boost that part of the seal back up where it
>> belonged again.  Still don�t know why that problem corner.
>> jimt
>> 
> 
>