Yea, it’s really stupid! All vans are the same, it’s like stupid following
an idiot.
      Can you image how many more could be made from the same material,
everyone has to trim off the same amount.
         I had talked to Peter when he was still around, he had great
repore with his vendors but no one would ever change it. I cut them either
with a Dremel tool with a cut off wheel or a single edged razor blade in a
holder like guillotine.
       I’ve seen comments on just cutting the  bright trim top and bottom
at the vent glass. I just loosen the locking lip from the rubber into the
trim and then just pull the entire trim out and you have instant black.
Technically the seals are different early and late, but not enough that
would make me want to change them out.

On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 3:49 PM Geoffrey Toye <geoffreytoye@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All, installing new outside window scrapers on the '81 Vanagon and the
> new ones are about 1/2" longer than the old ones and too long to fit in. Is
> it common to have to trim them to fit? All the youtube videos I've seen
> never mention trimming the new scrapers to fit.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
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