Earl,

In April 1996 I bought six of those little end caps from my local dealer
(part # 281 847 723B) for $1.32 each. The original ones were white, the
replacements black.

I do know that a few years earlier I was told by the VW dealer that one
needed to buy a replacement window to get the same cap ends. Talk about
overkill! However much later I found the above part number somewhere on the
web, perhaps the list archive. Armed with that info the dealer was able to
pull up the part on the microfische. and I had them the next day.

The part has changed over the years. I had to trim away some minor inner
plastic using an
X-Acto knife so they would slide in the track. Real easy. Also once the fit
is assured I put a drop or two of Crazy Glue across the innards to guarantee
it won't slip out over time from opening and closing the window.

Garrett
83.5 VW Adventurewagen