My 92 Jetta has a larger black rubber strip that was clearly
ment to gutter wind up along the windshield.  On the new
Rabbits these are huge, and ugly.  Clearly has something to
do with guttering air.  May be for noise.
                                               JOE. w

neil wrote:

> 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
>>
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