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Subject:Re: Door weather stripping question
From:SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Date:Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:58:15 -1000

the right goop to use to glue them on there is 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive.

I get mine at an Automotive  Body and Paint Supply Store.
great stuff.

On 10/27/2015 11:34 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> The later model strips glue to the front edge of the door jamb if I recall
> correctly, starting as down low as you can, with the beaded part sticking
> out above the surface of the car exterior. Its purpose was/is to spoil the
> area over the leading edge crack in front of the door to keep air pressure
> off the interior seals. So, I think it goes to the body, not the door.
> Somebody please correct me if I am wrong, I am just remembering the way it
> was on my Carat.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:26 PM Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>>          I purchased two strips of weather stripping from Bus Depot that
>> are meant to be glued to the front doors.  It is supposed to help with wind
>> noise.  It said it came stock on later vanagons.
>>          Being blind I didn’t see a picture.  Being resourceful I asked my
>> girlfriend to describe the picture, being beaten she told me there was no
>> picture on the Bus Depot site.
>>
>> So, Where do these things go?  I don’t have a later Vanagon here to
>> compare.
>>
>> And, What adhesive would you recommend to use to attach them?
>>
>> Tips and descriptions appreciated.
>>
>> Eric Caron
>> 85 GL Auto
>>
>>

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