Stainless body trim issue - Wolfsburg west

[David]

Has anyone bought body trim from here? Looks like high-quality stuff. A bit pricey, but more than likely comes in the correct length

http://www.kaefervwrostfrei.de/html/k_zierl_e.html
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*October '54 Ragtop

[leec]

Hi all,
Bringing this post back up….
I just bought a set of Wolfsburg West stainless steel body trim set. Door trims are thankfully the correct length, however the shape looks wrong. The door trim is lower at the b pillar end than the rear quarter trim. It looks like the door has dropped but it has t as all body lines line up perfect. Anyone else seen this?

Passenger side (RHD bug) better but not perfect

[Jacks]

Yeah, I have seen this when the holes for the trim are drilled in the wrong location. While not the same parts, I often seen this poor execution on 356 Speedster, Convertible D, and Roadster
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[leec]

Just to be clear, my issue isn’t with a hole drilled incorrectly as the original vw trim was all good. The issue appears to be with the WW replacements

[56Cabrio]

Another recent thread on the WW stainless trim with problems
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=787854
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[VWNate]

It's good that Sean stood up and sort of made this right .

WW makes plenty of $ but doesn't like to accept that sometimes (even with German parts back in the 1960's) there are defective parts .

It took some doing before he replaced my defective 6 wire '55 ~ '59 turn signal switch, it dragged so badly I couldn't keep it clamped in place ~ as soon as you tried to use it the housing would be forced to move on the mast jacket .

The replacement one won't stay on when turning right and the left side sometimes don't come on until I tap the end of the stalk .

I bought the stainless steel trims and like them very much .

I too had the wobbly/rattling issue with the clips, it's because they didn't bend them in sufficiently .

Also these new stainless steel ones are significantly thinner than the original aluminum ones, factory ones you position in place then bump them in with the heel of your palm ~ this dented one of my new S.S. strips so I rocked and pushed the rest into place .

Don't forget the rubbers ! they prevent water ingress and reduce rattles .
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