He's trying to seal up the rear hatch on a '70 BAY. That Bay rear hatch seal is the only one that you can't find a Brazilian replacement for. Even the new Brazilian buses have an $80 German seal on the rear hatch.
It has a metal strip molded in to help it stay in place in a shallow open "U" channel that runs at the bottom of the hatch and keep it formed around the latch pin indentation.
I guess the Brazilian VW rubber manufacturers can't make that cheap enough for people to find the abysmal quality acceptable.
Denis Dodson wrote:
Here's the stuff Everett uses. I bought a bunch of it and it is great. It is from a company called AU-VE-CO and you have to order it through a vendor http://www.marketelf.com/product.aspx?id_category=204 This is just one company that sells it. Almost any auto parts store can get it. I can't imagine how this will replace an $80 part, but.... ----- Original Message -----*From:* theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <mailto:theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:* Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:56 PM *Subject:* [tcb] Re: I'm new. Hi Kyle Welcome to the litter box . Most of the impotantpeople are camping right now , I am so " Wish I was there " I have found some trim from Ace Hardware . Special order It is 45+ for 50 feet of trim that fits the split bus doors . No one can tell the differance . Mike Everett found it and used it in " Smokey The Bear " It looks good to me . My box is getting had to read . A friend of mine is looking at a local Wholesale Auto Supply " J & J s " I need more so I ll find more . Terry R ( Crowley Tx ) -----Original Message----- From: Bob Scrachy <bobscrachy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 24 May 2008 6:52 pm Subject: [tcb] I'm new. Hi tcb bus people. I'm Kyle, a convert from the buska list. I live in Texas and I own a 1970 bay window bus that I've been slowly restoring for the last few years. I was telling Gerald I was looking for an alternative to the $80 rubber seal for the trunk. He said someone in here might have a creative solution. ~kyle
