

| Subject: | Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age |
| From: | Mark Belanger |
| Date: | Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:35:14 -0700 |
Thanks all for the various comments and suggestions. You've given me a good deal to consider. -MB On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 5:18 PM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > If you are really frugal, you can take the inner right and use it on the > outer left and outer left on the inner right if you have an 88 or newer van. > I always grab the inners off of junkyard doors as they are usually > in good shape and I am Thrifty. > > Stacy > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 3, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I just want to second what Stacy said about the vent. Royal pain and > will never work right. > > Marc > > > >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:02 PM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I would replace everything except the vent seal. Unless it is damaged, > ripped burnt or turn I’d leave it alone. They quality of those vent seals > is great. The new seals require a lot of work to replace them and are a > bitch to get them to seal properly. Ask me how I know. > >> The other parts are a 20 minute job to replace if you stop and have > an Iced Tea along the way. > >> > >> Stacy > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> > On Sep 2, 2018, at 12:55 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > > >> > On the all or nothing question, work out the equation that involves > condition of your seals, personal preference and money. My bias is if one > seal was dry enough to split, others are probably not far behind. On the > related question, the roll-ups can all be done without disassembly, but not > the wing windows. Easy project. > >> > GoWesty link: > >> > > http://www.gowesty.com/product/door-window-seals/23441/seal-kit-for-front-roll-up-windows-?v= > >> > Click Videos link for walk-thru of the install procedure. > >> > Click Related Articles to a link Window Moldings on Vanagons for > overview. > >> > > >> > > >> > From: Mark Belanger > >> > Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2018 10:58 PM > >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> > Subject: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age > >> > > >> > Greetings V'all, > >> > > >> > On a recent camping trip, I noticed the seal around the upper right > >> > passenger window was splitting, as shown here: > >> > > >> > <https://postimg.cc/image/45voltqi3/> > >> > > >> > I know I need to replace that part, but is there any conventional > wisdom > >> > about the need to replace the entire seal kit or just limiting it to > the > >> > part in question? > >> > > >> > On a related question, I know the upper part can be replaced by just > >> > rolling down the window, but does the full kit require more > disassembly or > >> > just rolling down the window? > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks much, > >> > MB > >> > -- > >> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > >> > Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com > -- ________________________________________________________________________ Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
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