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Dilemma Learner Dubber

6 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#704249
Hey Guys,

i Have a 1970 Bettle and i am almost finished revamping the car. i have run inot a problem with the passenger and drivers window scrapers. anyway does anyone have any instructions on how to put the new rubbers in.

Cheers.

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#704286
Dilemma wrote:Hey Guys,

i Have a 1970 Bettle and i am almost finished revamping the car. i have run inot a problem with the passenger and drivers window scrapers. anyway does anyone have any instructions on how to put the new rubbers in.

Cheers.

If the problem is with seating the clips your not alone. One of the worst jobs with door resto's. The clips have a tendency to snap off quite easily. What exactly is the problem?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#704290
i find use surgical tweezers the best to get the clips to line up with the holes b4 applying pressure to get the into the hole

there thin and can get to the clips from the underside
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Dilemma Learner Dubber

6 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#704344
Hi all,

I have a 1970 beetle, and I’m replacing the interior and exterior window scrappers. I managed to get the old ones out, however and can’t get the new ones in. I was wondering if anyone has instructions or knows how to do it?? Would be greatly appreciated.

Dilemma.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#704350
Bugger of a job

Hope you have pulled the window to pieces. Glass out. 1/4 vent out

Then scarpers in
1/4 vent back in
window in
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Dilemma Learner Dubber

6 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#704372
I'm doing the car up at the moment, its currently parked at Everton Park, however I Live at Wacol. do have you completeing take out the 1/4 vent window, i have already taken the glass out.

jedidan Officially Full-On Dubber

304 posts · joined Oct 2006 ·

#704467
did you just get the rubber or the complete thing including the chrome surround ?

The job will require all glass to be out, including the 1/4 vents.

I found the new clips on the replacement parts to be slightly bigger and more fragile.

If any of your old clips survived, i suggest you re-use them - they seem to pop in better.
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Dilemma Learner Dubber

6 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#704543
yer i got the complete thing, with the chrome surround.

Old Dubber Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#704631
What "jedidan" said

and spray a "lube" on the clips before install ie silicon, wd40 etc

give me a call next time you are at the car, I am next door
at Everton Hills.
Grahame
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#705229
alien8 wrote:
Dilemma wrote:Hey Guys,

i Have a 1970 Bettle and i am almost finished revamping the car. i have run inot a problem with the passenger and drivers window scrapers. anyway does anyone have any instructions on how to put the new rubbers in.

Cheers.
I ended up gluing My inner and outer scrapers in...
Contact cement on both pieces - let dry and push together - You'll nevre get them off.. lol

LEE

PS: Still the worst job to do on a beetle... lol LEE



If the problem is with seating the clips your not alone. One of the worst jobs with door resto's. The clips have a tendency to snap off quite easily. What exactly is the problem?
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alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#705257
68AutoBug wrote:
alien8 wrote:
Dilemma wrote:Hey Guys,

i Have a 1970 Bettle and i am almost finished revamping the car. i have run inot a problem with the passenger and drivers window scrapers. anyway does anyone have any instructions on how to put the new rubbers in.

Cheers.
I ended up gluing My inner and outer scrapers in...
Contact cement on both pieces - let dry and push together - You'll nevre get them off.. lol

LEE

PS: Still the worst job to do on a beetle... lol LEE



If the problem is with seating the clips your not alone. One of the worst jobs with door resto's. The clips have a tendency to snap off quite easily. What exactly is the problem?
Yeah Lee, I glued mine on with Sikaflex. Only takes one clip to go pear shaped and your stuffed.

dAVo Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#706110
I just bought a set for myself today as I need it done as well.

What's the best way to get the top part of the chrome strip out from behind the channel at the top of the window? And also down the side. I was told to pull the channel out but it seems rather fragile and looks like it will break with any decent amount of pulling. I've already snapped off a couple of small pieces by trying to pull it out. I think I might just get some new ones of those too so I can just yank out the old ones. They're pretty ratty lookin anyway so I'd say it might be a better idea. Was told they're about $30 for both windows so that doesn't seem too bad to me.

I really wish I didn't need to do this! But then I spose that's the only major work the car needs at the moment.