Jim Felder wrote:

> RE fracturing fasteners... if you can't avoid it, you just can't
> avoid it. But though the real replacements are scarce and expensive,
> my 83 westy has mostly door panel fasteners from autozone. I don't
> remember what to tell you to get, but some common automobile uses
> something that will work. Mine are dark brown, though, I couldn't get
> the ivory. But they were cheap and work great.

I got them in white plastic at Ace Hardware... in those little cardboard
drawers of nuts and bolts.  Look for something called 'Arrow Clips'.

Pic of the original & the replacement --

http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/vwfasteners.JPG

Geo H

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