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Frodge
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| Who still has original rear window seals in their bugs? J |
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ricaroo
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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How would you know?
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gt1953
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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I have reason to believe that most of mine are original. Its a 68, they are really dry out and a lil brittle.
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Frodge
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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| Mine looks pretty good. I have some 303 aerospace protectant which really works wonders in keeping convertible tops supple. Is this good to use on the gaskets? |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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| Frodge wrote: |
| Who still has original rear window seals in their bugs? |
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Well, one knows if one has had the VW since it was 2 years old, like the case with me and my 1970. Well, my 1970 still had the original rear rubber seal until 1.5 years ago, when I replaced it due to leakage. Its windshield seal is original, the windshield was replaced in the 1970s. Its quarter window seals are original too.
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Frodge
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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| Do you think the leakage is from dry rot from the Arizona sun? 🤡 |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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| Do you think the leakage is from dry rot from the Arizona sun? 🤡 |
Absolutely. I built a 28.5 foot long carport on the side of the house back in 1995, would've been significantly more difficult to go longer than that because the block fireplace jutted out at the end. We parked a 1988 Suburban under that, and not enough room to cover the entire 1970 VW, which sat there with its hind end facing the Arizona mid-day sun from 1995 until I started resurrecting the VW in late 2016.
My daughter and I replaced the rear seal, and it was much easier than when we did the rear seal in my 1971 convertible a few years before, because of the "give" in the soft top.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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my rear window seal is original and no leaks
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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| Who still has original rear window seals in their bugs? |
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| How would you know? |
Well, one knows if one has had the VW since it was 2 years old, like the case with me and my 1970. Well, my 1970 still had the original rear rubber seal until 1.5 years ago, when I replaced it due to leakage. Its windshield seal is original, the windshield was replaced in the 1970s. Its quarter window seals are original too. |
My '71 convertible has its original front windshield rubber and original windshield glass.
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73SlowBug
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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All my seals and glass, save the windshield, which I replaced, are original. The seals are also all cracked, and brittle. The don't leak though. I coated them with some sealant about 7 months ago.
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Chickensoup
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OldSchoolVW's 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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Unless the supplier says they are the manufacturer, it's possible, even likely, that the suppliers are getting the seal from the same source. West Coast Metric says there's is made in USA for WCM:
https://www.westcoastmetric.com/i-22964825-113-521j.html
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Johnny Martin
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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I just did my seals on the whole car, I used west coast metric. They went in very nice. Not one complaint
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Chickensoup
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Rear window seal |
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Thanks yall
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