Question on window seals. Having a Caravelle, getting seals with the beading is a lot more expensive, but worth the effort to stay original I guess. Have read of a number of places people have used for seals, I see some recent posts on the topic on the kombi club also.
I have ordered one seal from Gunzl, Serial Kombi and Bus depot. Comparing the three they look/feel/smell (yes the rubber has a distinctive smell) identical. None have markings on them (eg manufacturer info).
I would assume there are not many manufacturers, so I would be guessing they are all from the same manufacturer?
Not sure if there's any way to pick a difference, so am thinking I can get the rest of the seals from who ever is cheapest? Prices vary a lot, some places have some seals cheaper, but not cheaper across the board.
Out of interest, what I have done in the past is just get windscreen seals as they typically are the cheapest, they can be cut to length and re-joined ( the originals are all joined anyway). At this stage shopping around I can get the correct ones though without having to cut/join.
Another point, it's the first time I have used Gunzl's, I found their freight very slow and packaging quite poor. Luckily the parts I ordered it was not an issue. Not sure if this is a once of, or what do people normally expect from them?
Cheers,
Richard