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Author Topic: anyone know where to find the plastic sheeting behind the door card on a rabbit?  (Read 5055 times)

Reply #15October 12, 2010, 06:31:58 pm

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I would guess little bubbles as the big ones probably wouldn't fit as well.

Reply #16October 12, 2010, 10:53:05 pm

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I was shopping a local furniture store dumpster for heavy plastic for putting over windows during winter,

 and found some industrial strength bubble wrap,
 the bubbles were small but I couldn't pop them.

 I had to tape a small flap,
 where the stock barriers have one,
 down by the vent, so water wouldn't flow inside the car.
Tornado red, '91 Golf 4 door,
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Reply #17October 13, 2010, 10:17:37 pm

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Just going to say that......



haha bubble wrap.  this threads pretty funny to hear what everyone used.  i used an old shower curtain
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Reply #18October 18, 2010, 08:46:08 am

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I used the polytarp vapor barrier.  should be found in the insulation/ ducting area at home depot/lowes/ watever hardware..
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Reply #19October 26, 2010, 06:41:09 pm

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I was shopping a local furniture store dumpster for heavy plastic for putting over windows during winter,

 and found some industrial strength bubble wrap,
 the bubbles were small but I couldn't pop them.

 I had to tape a small flap,
 where the stock barriers have one,
 down by the vent, so water wouldn't flow inside the car.
Did my Driver rear door this weekend. It is raining now and still leaks. I should ask on the proper procedure of how to put the shower curtain on the VW as I obviously did it wrong. I double sided taped it to the door card and didn't put anything on the door. Where do you tape a small flap for the water doesn't go into the car?

Reply #20October 26, 2010, 10:27:22 pm

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Taping it to the door card was the problem.
 Doesn't seal the water inside the door that way.

 On some doors there is an area you can't seal to due to the "vent" at the bottom.
 Rain can come down the door and out this vent.
 If you don't put an inner flap over it.
Tornado red, '91 Golf 4 door,
with a re-ringed, '84 quantum, turbo diesel, MD block

Reply #21October 27, 2010, 12:04:43 am

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The "vent" is it toward the front or back of the door? Or is it just the big hole that the window regulator goes through?

Reply #22October 28, 2010, 02:49:32 am

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If it exists in your car you'll see it.
Usually near the rear of the door,... on the front doors.
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with a re-ringed, '84 quantum, turbo diesel, MD block

 

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