I've found "GOOP" to be a great adhesive for some things. Sure fixed
up the front grille real nice. (though it looks ok ONLY at a running
gallop --- ;^)

So what's the deal with the strips on the front gutters on each side
of windshield?

Do they actually do something? Cut down on wind noise??

I had found a couple on a parts van recently......but there aren't any
on mine....yet.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 7/11/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> For a long time, my gutter trim kept peeling back from the front corner
> by the windshield. I figured to replace it but I didn't like all the
> trims that I looked at as replacement trims. Most had a separate end
> piece that had to be held with a screw. That didn't sit well.
> What to do?
>
> Solution.
>
> I pulled the trim back a bit, then cleaned the groove in the trim with a
> scraping tool, and then cleaned the metal strip the trim mounts on very
> thoroughly with MEK. Al old tar/glue was removed. The I squirted
> "Plumber's GOOP" into the trim groove, and shoved it down tight onto the
> metal trim mount. That trim strip has not moved since.
>
> Plumber's GOOP works.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>