Hi Stuart,

        I double checked with uniWerks Design.  Turns out he did have them but out of stock due to material shortage. 

But, He expects them back very soon.

So, I will get one and go from there. 

Any tips on the process of replacing one of these?

And, Chris at Uniwerks seems to keep saving the day.

Eric Caron 

> On Sep 7, 2021, at 8:33 PM, <stuartmacm@gmail.com> <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's a shifter dust cover strip.  Nobody seems to make them but they could
> be 3D printed. Go Westy has them for the Eurovan but not the Vanagon.  I
> made a decent substitute from a vinyl three ring binder cover.  Just cut it
> to the proper width and length and then cut a hole for the shifter (the hard
> part).  Works fine and this is a good time to replace your indicator lights
> with Go Westy's LEDs:
> https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23493/led-bulb-kit-for-automatic-shifter-?
> v= 
> 
> Stuart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Eric
> Caron
> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 2:18 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Auto Shifter slide repair
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> Always something to create a challenge for VW bus caretakers.
> 
> I noticed today that the flexible plastic piece attached to the shifter
> handle is broken.  This is the part that moves with the shifter handle.
> Sort of like a roll top desk.
> 
> When in park there is a quarter sized or so opening at the bottom.  Gone
> once you shift down even one notch to reverse. 
> 
> The missing piece seems to still be in there attached at the bottom. 
> 
> Anyone know where to get a replacement?  Or even the correct name for the
> part for my search?
> 
> And, anyone have experience on how to fix it? 
> 
> Thanks folks.
> 
> Eric Caron 
>