different part number. I have the seal ring door handle seal 211-843-731
too.

Karl.

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
wrote:

> According to a posting on Samba it is to keep water and dust out of the
> mechanism.
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2092791
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > what is that? Protection for paint?  Is it glued on? (found it in my
> parts
> > bin but not sure when I ordered it, maybe it came with the Sliding Door
> > Handle Seal (#251843711) <http://www.busdepot.com/251843711>)?
> >  (I think it is 22A on the diagram:
> > https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/en/dichtring-dfe1e0.html)
> >
> > Karl.
> >
>