Close, Dave. It's around $15 or so. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave C. Bolen Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 5:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Threshold trim
Bert, What is your money exposure on these? Less than $10 bucks? My 68 has a sticker on the back window that says "experimental vehicle". It is an experiment! Cheers, dave On Mon, 1 Aug 2016, Bert Knupp wrote: > > Volks, > > > > My 1972 SuperBeetle had some aluminum aftermarket threshold protector > trim strips installed when I got it. They are gone (long > story) and the only replacements I find are stainless steel -- for a > huge price (around $60 for six feet). I would like to replace them (and cover > the old holes), and might have found a way. > > > > Ace Hardware stores carry some MD brand 6’ aluminum Stair Edging > strips that are designed for house steps. But they look very neat; cut > in half, I think they’re a near-perfect fit for both sides. Just by > eyeballing and loosely test-fitting them, I think they would be a good > replacement -- if I install them using some flat-head #6 stainless > sheet-metal screws. I see they come in either black-anodized or in > silver-anodized (= plain aluminum). > > > > Measure twice, cut once. Before I start drilling holes etc., I’ll ask > y’all: Has anyone on The List tried these? Do they give adequate clearance? > Any experiences to share? Any cautions? > > > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > > ’67 Type 1 parts donor > > ’70 Type 1 Police Car > > ’72 Type 1 SuperBeetle > > > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" > group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
