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dave1
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 Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:57 am Post subject: Split beetle window U channel |
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Hi all,
How is the U channel for the window felt attached on to the window frame? Welded or screwed
Thanks Dave |
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Split beetle window U channel |
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do you mean the rearward vertical piece? see screw indicated in this fig
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dave1
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Split beetle window U channel |
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I was referring to No 32 & the down piece u channel
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virtanen
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dave1
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| Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:41 am Post subject: Re: Split beetle window U channel |
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Hi Mika,
Thank you for your information 👍 |
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my3bugs
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: Split beetle window U channel |
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i have these original bug U channels , one of em someone has tried to cover it with black velvet , maybe not a bad idea ???? what was originaly on these and what do folks do make em usable and not scratch the glass today .... Mika has new ones , what do folks do to those ???
the upper inner sides have a channel for rubber is that rubber available today ? what do i need to do to make em usable ???
the straight pieces may be NOS , velvet glued over metal U channel , look like it was profesionaly done but ages ago .
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my3bugs
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Split beetle window U channel |
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i stripped em down , used paint stripper first . one had numerous layers of glue and paint .. one was pretty easy to get the rubber out the other was a real BEAR !!! all the rubber was rock hard old n glued in .... had to use a torch to soften things up and pic at the rubber , came out in 6 inch chunks , then a lot of wire brushing n cleaning to get em to this point .......
all i can see is kafer nostagia that has the replacment rubber for these ? its a rubber n felt kit ????? for 100 clams !!!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=404232
just squirted it with some black paint . |
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