> Date:    Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:53:25 -0700
> From:    Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> Subject: heater flaps (not FLAPS)
>
> Hi any list vendors out there,

> I've looked at the flaps that control the air flow through the heater > and
> into the passenger compartment in my '84 and 85, and all of the foam > rubber
> is eroded away so that the flaps no longer make a good seal.  Now that > the
> temps have dropped here in Phoenix, I really notice that hot air > roiling
> about my feets.

> I have contacted the dealer, and was told that I could only order the
> complete heater flap assembly, including the spindle, plastic flaps, > and
> foam seals.  They want something around $70 for this, which I feel is
> unconscionable, since all that need to be replaced is maybe 97 cents > worth
> of foam rubber.

> Anyone out there have any ideas?

I dont know what the foam looks like, but how about draft-seal designed
for around doors available at hardware stores?