I will be taking the measurements from the windows on the vanagon and
looking for a truck stop. Something tells me that these probably still sale
well with the big rigs.

I will still take any suggestions.

T.

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:49 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Tony Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Volks,
>>
>> I am looking for the old school Chrome rain/wind deflectors for the front
>> doors. I did a web search and keep turning up the plastic type which are
>> not
>> period correct for the 85 vanagon.
>>
>> I would appreciate suggestions
>>
>> TIA,
>> T.
>
>
> On a recent trip to the Philippines, I saw street vendors selling these
> sort od rain deflectors.
> They carrier various lengths which they trimmed and bent to fit just about
> an car right at curbside.
> The operation looked to take about 5 minutes per window. Whilst I don't
> expect you to fly to
> Manila to get a set made, I can't see a reason why you can't buy them in
> the US which is made
> for a larger window (even on a non-VW) and just trim. Then bend ends over a
> small pipe for correct
> contour. Sheet metal welding pliers with wide jaws can double as sheetmetal
> brake to form the
> mounting flanges.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> BenT
>

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82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"