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Subject:Re: vent wing frame removal
From:Thomas Casal
Date:Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:02:02 -0400

The entire assembly.  The unbent frame the body shop installed is working
perfect I'm so mad I didn't have my used parts guy ship me a straight one
asap.  This van is full of lessons.

On Jul 20, 2017 3:57 PM, "Marc Perdue" <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ugh, it's a pain. I tried to use Stacy Schneider's method on mine, with
> vent glass installed. Not sure how to describe it at this point though, nor
> that I would. Mine leak and my windows don't go up and down easily; they
> start up at an angle, I pull them straight by hand, then continue rolling
> them up.
>
> Marc Perdue
>
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Good People,
>>
>> I had my van painted and I purchased better used vent wing frames that the
>> body shop installed.  One of the wings was slightly bent in shipping I
>> figured it would still work if the holes lined up and they did but now the
>> wing doesn't seal properly its hard to roll the window up and it leaks
>> when
>> it rains.  So I have another wing coming and I'm fairly mechanical.  All
>> the information I've found online nobody actually removed the vent wing.
>> Does anyone know the proper procedure to remove the vent wing?  Thanks for
>> any and all advice.  peace tom
>>
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