Outside scraper installation

Jun 17, 2007 2 Replies

I finally installed the new outside scraper on my 1974 Super Beetle and am happy that I can drive the car when it rains again. Thanks to Jan and Roger for their input. I pretty much followed Jan's steps. I found that to install this new scraper I had to:



Remove door crank, arm rest, release lever, trim panel, vapor layer, vent window, vent window seal, felt channel along the top and side, and felt channel clips.



I removed the two bolts holding the door window and lowered the window to the bottom of the door.



To remove the vent window I used the smallest file I had to file the top of the rivet off the hinge. This took about 15 minutes because I took my time to be very careful. I loosed the one bolt (in the door) holding the lower hinge and removed the vent window. I removed the seal and threw it away since I damaged it and it was the original 33 year old seal.



With the old scraper and everything mentioned above out the new scraper went it quickly. I first placed the new scraper in, put the felt channel clips in, and then the felt channel. I next put a thin bead of weatherstrip adhesive along the frame for the vent window seal and installed the new seal. Finally I put the vent window into the lower hinge first and lined up the top hinge of the vent window with the top hinge of the door and installed a new rivet.


Thanks for the details. I have this to look forward to on both my door since the outside scrapers are cracked.

AshMan40

Good to hear (read) it all went well. If my memory serves me right, I *unscrewed* the top hinge of the vent window... ...This, however, was on my '59. Maybe it is different on a Super?

Roger

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