a good start here on samba;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2623898&highlight=wing#2623898

DS

On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:38 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was a
> piece of cake on the Bay window buses as well, why VW changed it is
> anybody's guess.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I like to drive my 87 during hot weather with the vent wing opened so
> that it
> > blows in cool air toward me. However, once I hot about 45 mph, the wing
> > closes...or almost closes. The passenger one does not do this.
>
> > I know that there is a pinch clamp inside the door to keep this from
> > happening. I pulled the door panel, figuring the screw/bolt would be
> readily
> > accessible (as it is on my 56 Beetle), but the clamp is way up in the
> door.
> > With a mirror, I can see the clamp and it's screw, but it looks like its
> un
> > reachable.
>
> > Is there any way of tightening the clamp?
>
> > Ric
>
> > Sent from my iPad
>

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