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 azz
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 10:34 AM |
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Best brand of rubbers?
and no I dont mean Trojan!!
just going to replace the window rubbers on my kombi and I want ed to know what are the best brands
I have done some looking and the price varies quite alot so I am thinking so does the quality
any help?
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 11:25 AM |
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I dont think any anyone would argue with West Coast Metric
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 11:51 AM |
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I THINK THERE IS SOME crap out of Brazil... but if you want to waste your money go ahead n buy them.... u will be replacing them in less than 6
months.
WCM is the only way to go.
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 01:31 PM |
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any ideas who staocks them in brisvegas
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azz
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 01:31 PM |
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any ideas who staocks them in brisvegas
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 01:31 PM |
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yeah i have wcm rubbers and they are fine. not quite as good as the factory ones but not bad either.
Wolfsburg west apparently make good rubbers too.
however if u do a search at RAMVA, there are a couple of negative comments about WCM and WW |
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 06:37 PM |
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hey
so WCM are not so good in the type 3 range!!! (specially door rubbers)
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rhys
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 07:12 PM |
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The WCM stuff can be very expensive.
Go to Import Advantage at Stafford, they have a good range of rubbers. Just try to find someone useful to speak to, some of their sales staff are just
plain rude, but others are excellent.
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 09:05 PM |
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i must say that while WCM rubbers are excellent i also have one that i purchased which has been on the car for 4 years and has cracked! and my bloody
car only sees the sun on race days which is not very often!
its actually the one on the bonnet handle and is a clear one, but apart from that the reat are perfect :thumb
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| posted on February 18th, 2003 at 10:13 PM |
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I have mostly WCM in my Kombi, most of it's OK after 12 months. The only problem has been the plastic under the door handles which have
cracked.
Don't forget to also try Mick's and Hardings, they sell WCM as well as Import Ad.
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 06:25 AM |
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maybe try clarke rubber they might have some!!!
cheers
rhys
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 07:38 AM |
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I have used mostly WCM stuff on my beetle and have been pleased with their fit and durability thus far.
Harding European stocks a lot of WCM stuff - http://www.hardingeuropean.com but
I would say Mick Motors would also be able to get stuff in - it would be worth a call I guess!
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 08:37 AM |
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I think i got my wcm from a place called Volksworld(or something like that) in brisbane(northside). can't go past wcm, only thing is the clear
one under the boot handle has cracked.
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 09:34 AM |
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There's a lot of people on the Samba forums complaining about WCM. I think when I go for new rubbers I will go with Wolfsburg West, do they have
an Aussie distributor?
Ooh, suits you sir!
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| posted on February 19th, 2003 at 11:39 AM |
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I always wipe on some Armourall on all seals and rubber parts on my cars regularly. Keeps them looking good and stops them from drying out and
cracking. The main thing is to get ones that fit perfectly I feel...
Try to keep it off the paintwork though as its trouble when it comes to re spraying...
W(!)
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