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Cusser
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 Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:39 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Consider a slip-in 87mm cylinder and piston set; this will have slightly thicker cylinder walls - which some like - and will fit right in.
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BCE56
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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A little help?
What color should I paint the bumpers?
SEM Trim Black (to match body moldings)
or
Seymour Stainless Blast (semi-gloss gray metallic)?
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OldSchoolVW's 
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| BCE56 wrote: |
A little help?
What color should I paint the bumpers?
SEM Trim Black (to match body moldings)
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Seymour Stainless Blast (semi-gloss gray metallic)? |
My opinion ... black to pick up on the trim and wheels would look sharp.
Maybe post a a survey in this forum?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=646ca8ae012d090c5c54bcfd7123f7f8
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BCE56
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| OldSchoolVW's wrote: |
My opinion ... black to pick up on the trim and wheels would look sharp. |
Local survey results: Black wins 6:1.
Proceeding accordingly.
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whodunititmate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 2:35 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| To change the rubber seals for the vent window/quarterlights in the doors do I need to pull the door apart completley or can I get away with removing the rivet that forms the hinge (for lack of a better word) and lifting the assembly out? |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| whodunititmate wrote: |
| To change the rubber seals for the vent window/quarterlights in the doors do I need to pull the door apart completley or can I get away with removing the rivet that forms the hinge (for lack of a better word) and lifting the assembly out? |
That's not a stupid question at all.
However, not detailing what year and whether sedan or convertible keeps that in this category...
And explain "quarterlights" for those in USA please.
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whodunititmate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Cusser wrote: |
| whodunititmate wrote: |
| To change the rubber seals for the vent window/quarterlights in the doors do I need to pull the door apart completley or can I get away with removing the rivet that forms the hinge (for lack of a better word) and lifting the assembly out? |
That's not a stupid question at all.
However, not detailing what year and whether sedan or convertible keeps that in this category...
And explain "quarterlights" for those in USA please. |
I can see how that bit of info missing would keep it in this category, or the one of smart question/stupid owner. The car is a 72 super sedan. Quarter lights being the push out bits of glass in the doors. |
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vamram
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Yes you have to remove the door pull, door card and main window glass and then remove the complete vent window. There's a screw at the top rear edge of the vent Window's frame hidden under the felt channel that gets removed, and a bolt at the base of the vent window frame that holds the lower frame to the metal door panel. Remove these then you sort of tilt the vent window frame back and pull it out. It can be fidgety, careful not to damage the scraper. Then you need to remove the vent glass from the frame to remove the old seal and install the new one.
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