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meranda
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 Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2026 8:36 pm Post subject: C pillar pads |
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I am getting old and can't remember the orientation of these things when I took them out. Any Ideas?
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2026 10:15 am Post subject: Re: C pillar pads |
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This thread has a VW pic (the second one) showing how it is stuffed. It's apparently NOT "pointy end forward" as you might expect.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5140098
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redhot
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:54 am Post subject: Re: C pillar pads |
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Not sure if these are equal to the later material, but if it is - maybe not re-install? At the same time you may not have the "vents" that allows humidity to be absorbed llike the same later...
A lot of the 70's cars rust from inside out in the C-pillar area due to the "death foam" that you can search and see a lot of pictures / text of in here on TheSamba. |
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viiking
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2026 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: C pillar pads |
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I went back through ny archival photos and came across this one of the pad before I pulled them out.
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