Marc, if it's any consolation, I did my driver's door about five years ago,
maybe four. I just never opened it until last summer. Since then, it
whistles slightly! Go figure.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 7:50 PM Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you all must be right that something is out of spec with my
> driver's side vent wing. That one whistled before and still whistles.
> I did find, however, that the fit of the glass was tight and at an odd
> angle. I pulled the whole assembly out, installed the glass into the
> rubber with the vertical channel and the vent closed, and re-installed
> it into the door, using, as Jim Felder recommended, plenty of dish
> soap as lubricant. Doing so, everything slid into place very easily.
> The problem is that the vent wings don't actually operate so smoothly
> at this point. Perhaps that will change over time.
>
> I had another problem with the driver's side vent wing in that the
> lead piece at the bottom had deformed oddly. I don't know where to get
> a replacement for that part. That may be part of my problem as well.
>
> So, having gone through all of this, and now been criticized, albeit
> indirectly, for not having done the install correctly, I have a
> request of the vendors who sell these parts: Please include good
> directions for how to install them. It would be a tremendous service
> to our community. I know there aren't huge margins in sales of Vanagon
> parts, so maybe we can help with the write-up?
>
> Thanks for all the feedback. It's good to know others haven't had the
> horrible experience I had installing these. The main window seals were
> easy, even taking off the door panels, but it took a whole weekend to
> get all the seals done and I know it shouldn't have. And I know it's
> not due to my incompetence.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 11:26 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
> wrote:
> >>   So maybe the question needs to be who made the seals you used?  ALL
> the
> >> ones I have used came from the VW Bus Shop in Germany and look to be VW
> >> originals.  And I’ve installed quite a few.
> >
> >> Now you might be onto something. I believe I got them from Bus Depot,
> >> but I'd have to check my records to be absolutely sure.
> >
> > The ones we sell are the same ones VW Bus Shop in Germany sells  - OEM
> German seals that are the same as the originals. We've sold them for
> decades with no issues with fit or quality.  In fact, while there are some
> cheaper aftermarket Vanagon seals out there, I have yet to see a non-OEM
> version of the vent wing seal, so to the best of my knowledge this would
> have been the same seal no matter where you bought it. Therefore, I hate to
> say it but I have to agree with Frank that this sounds like an installation
> issue and/or something else relating to the vent wings that is out of spec.
> I can't think of any other explanation..
> >
> > Ron Salmon
> > The Bus Depot, Inc.
> > www.busdepot.com
> >
> >
> >
>