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Subject:Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 3 May 2013 11:07:01 -0500

As Jeff says, it's easy. You might want to pick up a cheap plastic
upholstery panel tool to lift the channel out. Other than that, it's a
no-tools deal. Maybe a rubber hammer to tap things in place and a dash of
rubber trim adhesive here and there.

Jim

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> On other cars I've had to remove the window with the mechanism to get at
> pop
> rivets that fastened the bottom scraper and to replace the entire felt
> channel down to the bottom of the door.
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> I'll check the vendors.
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> Thanks!
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> Stuart
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> From: Jeff Lincoln [mailto:magikvw@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:35 AM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: Vanagon List
> Subject: Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
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> I think that most of the onliune vendors carry the replacements for these.
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> I have done this it isn't really all that hard. They will just pull off and
> the new ones should just go back on the same way. No real tools necessary
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> I remember correctly.
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> Providing I am understanding you correctly. I replaced the entire window
> rubber on my '85 with the ones from my '90
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> Thanks,
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> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
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