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• FS: '86 Syncro, plus new OEM viscous coupler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:14:30 -0700
  ...New OEM brake drums, rotors, shoes, pads, and master cylinder ~125,000 miles New Wildcat M/S LT 6 ply tires (incl unused spare...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:05:21 -0700
  There is a huge difference between OE and OEM... OE stands for "Original Equipment" OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer" The OEM part is...
• Re: Unusal Vanagon version - anyone else see this before? <long>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 17:15:21 -0400
  ...According to the article I have about the Oettinger, the engine was an experimental project commissioned by VW, but VW decided not to produce...
• About Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  14 Nov 1996 13:02:11 -0800
  ...I wanted to see how an OEM BMW filter compared, so I brought in an OEM 11 42 125 8039, a Fram 3816, a...
• Re: Removing & replace OEM cup holders
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Mon, 27 May 2002 08:08:04 -0700
  ...Removing & replace OEM cup holders <<...All three are broken (bottom on each missing) and I wanted to know, are they easy to take out...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:10:01 -0700
  ...https://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-14100083-1099-Side-Pincers/dp/B0037QFNJM/ref=sr_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=oetiker&qid=1622955536&sr=8-16...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:41:33 -0700
  ...On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > Both LuK AND Sachs are OE. �In the...
• Here they are: Eurovan AND Sharan Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:07:40 -0400
  ...http://www.oeamtc.co.at/oeamtc/autokost/welcome.htm Have fun! Tom F.
• Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:26:11 -0400
  ...The FLAPS helped me with my squealing brakes, new OE (OEM?) pads did wonders! I'm glad this POS didn't have ABS! Now...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher/Halon suppressant
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:45:35 -0800
  ...Westy OEM fire extinguisher/Halon suppressant > > > > Exactly what I was thinking. Perhaps one of the vendors could > > become a > > source for all of us...
• Re: OEM vs Aftermarket -- WAS: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:29:00 -0600
  ...if you look closely, > > you > > see where the VW symbol has been ground off or covered up somehow. > > Basically, it is a OEM part...
• Re: The Tire Replacement Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Nov 2017 18:55:15 +0000
  ...As for changing OEM specifications consider the OEM lead in this case. Beginning with the 87 model year the 205/70-14XL was the...
• Re: brake pads and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:06:12 -0400
  ...I read in one post that a 2 to 3 mm shim would be helpful "unless you're using OEM shoes." However, in another...
• FS Heat Exchangers Frederal and CAL Exhaust Systems.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:31:55 -0500
  ...Asking $80.00 the pair + UPS Ship from 75220, weight 29 pounds. -------------------------- FS complete OEM California Emissions Exhaust systems 80-83, all or parts...
• Re: $$$$ for OEM Carpet
  Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:20:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It was OEM look. On Fri, 11 Apr 1997 Karl_G_Vochatzer@notes.amrcorp.com wrote: > > > > > I got a great one-piece front carpet...
• Re: Which Radiator The SA or German
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 23:50:53 -0400
  ...The OEM Rad. is plastic and aluminum. Now if the german rads. are oem, what this mean is longer life, and a lot lighter...
• Re: Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:57:29 +0000
  ...I sell the ATE rear wheel cylinders which are OE. Any other brake parts you might need we have in stock. I even have...
• Re: Window Seals-Vendor Comments Please!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:32 -0400
  ...Are the > replacement seals just crap now? There are aftermarket and OE German seals out there for Vanagons. I've never sold the aftermarket...
• Re: Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:36:08 -0700
  ...Mark neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission > front mount bracket bolts...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - stephen steele
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:17:21 -0700
  http://www.steam-n-gleam.com/wp-content/plugins/bookingbug/yahoo.html?eef=xss.gio&smsb=gyh.reg&oeo=fwcj
• source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:50:50 EST
  anyone know where to get the centercaps for the 14" vanagon alloy wheels? tia.. chris
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:09:12 +0000
  And then there is the junk you buy on ebay that says "OEM blah blah blah" and you find out that is simply the...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:10:33 -0700
  ...The author said the > Audi rims were able to survive his journey but not the OEM VW > alloy wheels. The VW OEM alloy wheels...
• Re: oem faucet hard to turn on/off
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:34:33 -0500
  Are you sure you have a real OEM faucet? By this point I think most or all of them have given up. I too...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:26:29 -0400
  ...I got a new boot for mine (OEM is NLA), I forget which US vendor I got it from, but it was packaged by...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 20:03:52 -0700
  I order a 2nd OEM tank from my local propane dealer. It's made in Manchester Tanks in the USA. The pressure regulator does...
• Oettinger Foglight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:29:05 -0400
  ...Is anyone else having this problem with the Oettinger/Hella lights? Any solutions? I can imagine that there's some sort of galvanizing action...
• Re: westy speaker - hammer works
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:54:05 -0700
  Hi - Well, in my no screws OEM speaker saga, the only thing that worked short of taking apart most all the rear cabinets was...
• Re: Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:28:21 -0500
  One of my Propex OEMs makes some pretty nice campers: http://gtrv.com/ Karl westyventures.com
• Re: Oettenger 2.5L Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 12:56:56 EDT
  I happen to like my '86, in white, with the tunnel a/c and the 2.1, thankyouverymuch. :)
• WTB: 1 OEM 14" vanagon alloy
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:10:51 -0800
  I need one wheel to complete a set of 5 for syncro tire rotation purposes. thanks, andy
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 14:31:31 -0800
  Larry, Your OEM hubcaps were designed for your wheels, aftermarket hubcaps are more generic, they are designed to fit a variety of wheels and...
• useful VW info, Oettinger Products
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 26 May 1998 15:49:04 -0700
  ...It seems that Oettinger's representative in North America is: JT Motorsport 350 Easy Street Building 3 CA-93065 Simi Valley Tel.: +805-57...
• Re: trailer hitch for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 10:54:31 -0600
  ...German OEM trailer hitch. Great shape. Its the > european 50mm gooseneck ball which translates to a 2" > US ball (I think) It's been...
• Re: Squealing Brakes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 07:14:05 -0400
  > If the new replacement pads didn't have the correct replacement > hardware, such as the OE pads come with, more than likely the anti...
• Re: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:32:37 -0500
  ...Why is everyone taking out the OEM heater in the rear? Jamie Auch -----Original Message----- From: Bob Stevens [mailto:mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM] Sent: Wednesday...
• Re: Thunderbird vs Outlook Express
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:54:15 -0500
  ...Anybody know? > > I'd also love to throw OE/Messenger over the side; can that be done with > XP? > > Thanks, Jake > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon...
• Re: Wiring in Auxilliary lights?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:56:49 -0600
  I have Hella 550's that I wired into the bright/high beam wire right at the OE lights. I use relays so all...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:05:54 -0700
  I've never had a problem with the OE fan switch. I'd keep it "as is" with the OE unit. To replace would...
• Good News Story about one of our parts vendors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:01:46 EDT
  ...So, if you need parts see OE vee dub, _www.oeveedub.com_ (http://www.oeveedub.com) , 800-369-4979 or 719-748-5240. They...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:44:48 -0700
  ...I can't imagine what those from |a big trading partner would be like. | |I probably had replaced one OEM on my 90 (bought...
• Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:14:54 -0800
  ...Is the shoulder on the shock strut supposed to fit into the smaller ID of the brass coloured metal part inside the OEM bumper...
• Manual Transmission Mount Bolt Grade
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:03:49 -0700
  ...I may need to use a longer than OEM cross bolt where the transmission front mount bracket bolts to the bracket on the frame...
• Re: Unusal Vanagon version - anyone else see this before? <long>
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 01:23:25 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-11 17:16:25 EDT, Ryan75@aol.com writes: > According to the article I have about the Oettinger...
• Tacho problem on a Vanagon TD Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:55:37 +0100
  ...Any idea on what happen? Any help will be greatly appreciated, Thanks, Philippe Oudot '89 Vanagon GL Syncro 16" 1.6 TD Oettinger (soon...
• Re: soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:38:03 -0700
  the OEM firewall insulation is quite thick and I couldn't find it... so I use the Fat Mat and double it
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:02:34 -0300
  Does anyone have a source for fuel injectors? ('86 2.1l MV) Has anyone tried no-OEM units, any success/failures? D
• Re: Cigarette Lighter Overload
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:25:42 -0700
  My apologies for quoting the entire OED on the previous post. The usual <cntl><shift>end delete, didn't. pensioner
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:28:05 -0500
  www.germanautoparts.com sells the OEM G11 and G12 formulations: http://www.germanautoparts.com/chemicals/Coolants/Pentosin
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 07:36:18 -0400
  ...If a company decided to re make that part to an > > OE spec it would then be an OEM. > > >> OE - original equipment. > > >> OEM - original...
• Report: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:56:54 -0800
  ...The OEM rubber donut and washer being used in place of the OEM bumper are less thick; I would suggest that using those parts...
• Re: Deal on Boge shocks!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 08:42:04 -0800
  When he said that nose dive was "greatly >improved" when changing from his OEM shocks, this makes me think that the >real culprit was...
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Resistance
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:18:16 -0700
  Blake, The OEM wire for Vanagons is a metallic stranded wire. The spark plug wire your buying is likely a carbon core type. I...
• These German ATE Pads ever sold by VW Dealerships as OEM? (pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:43:25 -0700
  ...If they were sold as OEM from VW, I'd buy some more for a rainy day. Thanks! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Head gasket repair suggestion
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:48:20 -0400
  ...machine down the head surface, use the spacer kit to bring the head back to OEM Specifications, the put the OEM head gasket on...
• Re: Vanagon Carpets...grey..91 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:55:42 EST
  ...Does > anyone know where you can buy the OEM replacement or a shop that can provide > the OEM-type replacement? I don’t want...
• 2.1 Engine Exhaust Stud/Bolt Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:22:07 -0700
  Time for some preventative maintenance on the proverbial rusting exhaust system! Presently running a stock 2.1 exhaust system with OEM Pipes and Hangers...
• Re: OEM shocks
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:39:08 +0200
  ...Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: OEM shocks Date: 10.7.2005 - 22:54:19 > This is intersting because...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 14:08:00 -0800
  ...There was very likely still some old OEM fuel hose still in place. The images below say a lot. Rusty clamps, OEM type of...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:33:33 +0000
  ...The Time-Sert is a solid insert and will give better results if installed correctly.  The surface for the OEM drain plug will be...