Well, for anyone interested, I located these moldings, and did order one for
myself.  They ain't cheap though.  The seals themselves are $59.95. These
fit into metal channels, which, if you don't have them or are not inclined
to fabricate a method of attachment for yourself, are an additional $39.95
each.  Not that I'm expecting to do a whopping business in these, but since
several people did e-mail to express interest, I thought I'd pass on that I
can now get them if anyone wants them.  They apparantly were standard on
later Vanagons but obviously could be installed on earlier ones as well as
an upgrade.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com

>    Find a manufucture of rubber products and have it made. This would
> sell like hot cakes to older Vannagon owners, as a good cheap
> up grade to cut down wind and road noise. I'll go for a pair.
>
> On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, The Bus Depot wrote:
> Anyway, there is a seal that is missing on my westy, and VW
> tells me it is no longer available.  It appears that only later model
> Vanagons had one, since my '85 (and other earlier models)
> do not have a seal there. This seal goes on the body just
> forward of the drivers door opening, not on the door itself.