My VX Story

[yellowgizmo99]

you can still get the weather stripping from Merlin. I got some last year.

[VX KAT]

is that streetboutique guy still in business? ive tried to email him a few times with no success and his website looks kinda shady and hasnt been updated in 4 years - and wow all that testing sucks for once im glad to live in indiana where they dont even look at our cars at all as far as emissions go - but then again, we dont have any fresh colorado air either...

you can still get the weather stripping from Merlin. I got some last year.

Yes, Tim Parker who owns Street Boutique Customs is still in biz and will make the metal items. He used to own a VX, and I even had him install my metal tabs. He's also an inventor of several things and does some gold panning equipment that he's patented.
He's a great guy and it's not a shady biz or anything like that.

The window strips are called "a glass run" and are still avail new from Isuzu (Merlin's our parts contact). Just like Gizmo, I bought new ones from Merlin, think they were about $60-$70 each IIRC. My rubber was also very messed up, distorted and even cut in pieces...so a new one (or used) is a good idea. Remember to lube the inner channel with something like pure silicone spray.