Jim:  you can get rid of the rattle by opening the skylight, insert
something like a cassette tape case in the opening and close the window
till it clamps down on the tape case, or whatever...and no more rattle.

Steve

Old Volks Home wrote:

> At 09:34 AM 4/25/98 -0800, Garrick Chang wrote:
> >Works pretty well but the skylight still rattles some if open when
> >driving above 40mph.  Can someone with an intact skylight tell me if
> >they can drive at freeway speeds with the skylight open without it
> >rattling?
> **********************************
> I put a lot of freeway/highway miles on every year going to shows.  I
> found
> last year while driving my Westy that I wouldn't recommend having the
> skylight open while driving down the highway.  It will rattle no
> matter
> what, even with fresh, new parts and the thing is prone cracking
> anyway.
>
> When I want fresh air, I open all the dash vents and the middle side
> windows.  I mean, that's what they're there for, right?  If not, turn
> your
> AC on.  Don't have AC?  Oh Well ;-)
>
> Jim Thompson
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