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Subject:Looking for a generic seal for large sliding metal sunroof
From:jbclem1
Date:Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:14:47 -0800

This isn't quite a Vanagon question, it's for a 1977 Bus with the large sliding metal sunroof, but
I'd think it would apply to the Vanagon sliding metal sunroof (there is one, isn't there?).  The
original seal is unavailable, and was getting ridiculously expensive when it was...so I've been
looking for the correct  material to make my own.  The original german seal was felt and what's left
of mine isn't enough to tell what the thickness or shape was.

Does anyone know what the specifications are for the original German felt seal.  Or, has anyone
replaced it with some other kind of seal?  I've found a web site ( http://www.mcmaster.com/)  with
many different types of sealing material, avaible by the foot, but I don't know the most critical
measurement, the thickness, and most of their seals are non felt and have some kind of bulb shape.

Hoping this isn't too obtuse a subject,

Regards,   John

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