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• Re: what color?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Jul 1994 19:38:00 +0800
  ...I can hear you east-coasters cringe. > > cheers ;-), > carl > 73 camper, 74 bus, 90 westy, shed o' parts I've seen your bus running...
• Re: Fix Engine or Get New One?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:52:05 -0500
  ...for parts storage - isn't it? Drive 'em til they're dust, then keep the good bits! Angus ================================ Angus Gordon '89 Carat NW Ohio...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:13:24 -0700
  ...The carbon-fiber bumpers will work on other years, but need different side bolts (on the wrap-around bits/parts). Also the bumper bracket...
• Re: need source for VW factory parts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:56:04 -0400
  ...One additional benefit is that if you also need non-dealer parts that we have, you can combine them with the dealer parts you...
• Re: Two Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:12:39 -0400
  One -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Buying vanagons as parts donors
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:50:36 -0800
  ...car guys I spoke with all said they would charge to > take it away. > > I gained knowledge during the process, have spare parts and...
• 85 Sliding Door worn - Parts?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 00:15:27 -0400
  ...VW dealer suggests that some of the parts, roller and roller assembly (carrier in the Bently)will be $250 Canadian $ (does not appear to...
• Europarts (Vanagon parts) in CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 10:47 PDT
  ...I also am looking for the mud flaps but they don't carry them. The guy said they only can get original parts that...
• Re: Meaning of the term NOS in parts ads?
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 01:40:51 -0500
  >Antaki wrote: > >> I se the term "NOS" in the description of car parts on eBay and elsewhere. >> What means this term?? > >"New Old Stock...
• Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - siddho
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:19:11 -1000
  ...carat.found a shop in canada which puts them together if there is a demand.i understand there are many different quality parts out...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:03:41 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: A small part request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:30:28 -0500
  ...2022, at 12:17 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> If anyone has a parts van kicking around and might have...
• Wasatch Vanagoners parts cache
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Fri, 11 May 2001 18:55:37 -0600
  ...I have no more room for parts carcus units in any of my garages but we could have a quick "sacrificial" bar b que...
• Re: FREE carat lowering springs and power steering rack from '89 bluestar
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:35:56 EDT
  ...i hope the things you next put your shoulder to are as wonderful to you as your parts have been yours thanks roger...seems...
• Repost: 1978 Westy Restoration Project
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Sep 95 22:31 AST
  ...these parts or if anybody has them for sale, please reply this message. I would thankful forever. Adios amigos! Angel 78 Caribbean Westy San...
• Re: Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:33:40 -0500
  ...You need a stable of parts VW Vanagons or cars to keep one or two other vehicles running. Your parents did the right thing...
• Re: IMBD for cars.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:20:16 -0500
  ...At least that would be the appropriate answer to that silly question. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor...
• 80 westy parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 5 May 1997 21:51:45 -0500
  ...The car is complete, except for the burned up stuff. The PO bought some of the FI parts to repair as well. So far...
• Volfenhag ????
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:25:01 -0400
  ...experience with Volfenhag speakers and head units? -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: My car is going wobble
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 11:09:09 -0500
  Did you get an alignment done? That may eliminate suspension parts that are worn.What kind of car and what mileage? Bad shocks will...
• Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:12:32 -0500
  ...So, what is the deal with getting those parts. All of our regular list vendors carry the seal kit, ie, gaskets, o-rings, etc...
• Re: 2.1 hose price deal
  Historical mailing list - Norm - RoweBoat
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:08:48 -0700
  ...Plus, at a car dealership, it isn't the car sales that really makes the money and keeps the place in business. The Parts...
• Need GTI Parts--No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:52:48 +0000
  ...I'd buy a parts car if it was within a couple hundred miles of Raleigh, NC. Anyone know of a more specific list...
• Re: Junk yard in New England, USA?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 19:50:11 -0500
  Try Johns car corner westminster Vt 1 802 7223180 or VW Bus Heaven pembroke Ma dont have the number both have parts for vans...
• Shipping vanagon parts from Canada to Europe
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:08:20 -0600
  Has anybody shipped parts from Canada/USA to Europe? Specifically Germany and the Netherlands at the moment. I am looking into shipping things like...
• Re: removing the A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:20:57 -0500
  ...So my advice is to modify at will but keep the parts. just my .02 -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's...
• Re: Buses by the Beach 2007
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 21 May 2007 14:52:01 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: SPAM?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:47:59 EDT
  ...you any part for your car - We deliver parts > worldwide - Just send us an email with your parts requirements* > yea i got that too...
• Fiberglass Patch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:48:26 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: Speaker size
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:01:40 -0500
  ...speakers in a '90 Carat? Is it 4"? > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > '90 Carat (Grover) > > '86 (We call this one Parts) > > '85 GL (Preparing to move...
• Carrying Spares
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:33:21 -0400
  When it comes to carrying spare, it depends on where I'm going, the milage on the parts, and the tools that will be...
• Parts Place, Melissa, and legal stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:52:43 -0400
  ...I know that in some states it is illegal for a business to purchase a car for parts and then resell it as a...
• Re: Mustn't it be the ECU? Reman Parts
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:09:47 -0400
  ...If you want to call around locally yourself to auto parts stores, the company's name is Python Injection Inc. Regards, Carl Turner 84...
• Re: Old Vanagon parts and other makes source
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:39:14 -0700
  ...Old Vanagon parts and other makes source > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > All car dealers, service shops have access to old parts in the...
• '85 Parts 4 Sale
  Historical mailing list - The Carters
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:58:25 -0800
  ECU: works-removed to install digijet tool. Thermostate housing & New Thermostate Electric Fuel Pump Make offer =) Kit Carter
• After market rear bumpers?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:27:17 -0700
  I was wondering if any of the vendors carry after market Vanagon rear bumpers and their parts. Zoltan
• Re: Special Parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:34:54 -0700
  ...Special Parts > Today, I finally got my last(newest) Vanagon up and running - my 1991 > Carat. It had been in storage a lot of...
• On-Line Parts Sources (Minimal Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:46:40 -0400
  ...PO didn't want it any more - ex-wifes car, just get it outta here. Offered $2K less than asking price and he took...
• Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:14:55 -0700
  ...We do not have our online shopping cart available yet, however, there is a request form in the "New Parts" section of the website...
• Cheap Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:09:28 -0700
  ...If anyone needs any rust free body parts let me know. Prices are real, real cheap, especially if you pick the parts up in...
• Re: Shift Lever Disassembly Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:10:18 -0500
  ...plastic parts forward (plastic U-Joint, I think, no Bentley with me)that you would likely break. So go forward and carefully disconnect that...
• Re: Carry spare ECU? What else?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:16:48 -0700
  On 4/16/10, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > I think there are about a half dozen parts every Vanagon should carry on...
• Re: Good OEM parts prices?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:56:44 -0400
  They are a great parts house, about 8 miles from my house, and I use them all the time. They carry and stock quality...
• Re: Cutting out problem
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:46:05 -1000
  ...problems.< MANY parts that can cause the same (or nearly the same) problems? I always thought the problem of the car completely shutting down...
• Re: Extreme Warning .... beware of jake4parts on eBay aka Ken Morgan
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:03 -0500
  ...A warning from Larry, Bob, and Ken carries a lot of weight. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78...
• rocky.mt.motorworks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 23:26:27 -0800
  ...As I don't have any need to order parts right at the moment, if anyone would like my card, I'll be happy...
• 1995 Eurovan front seat question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:28:33 -0700
  ...www.car-parts.com has a number of Vanagons and parts available throughout the country. Very easy to search for parts through them.
• carat owners!
  Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:01:46 EDT
  Hey volks, I'm an '88 vanagon weekender owner looking to convert my vanagon to a carat version (I'm jealous). I've only...
• More Friday Blabbering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:45:00 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: Complaint dept
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:43:08 -0500
  ...This situation guarantees that parts will be more expensive than most cars. The existence of this list has sure made it easier, though. If...
• Re: How much should parts cost?
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Swanson
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:35:12 -0700
  ...How much should parts cost? I'm not a professional mechanic, and I don't own a shop, but years ago a "VW specialist...
• Re: SPAM?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:37:10 -0700
  ...part for your car - We >>> deliver parts >>> worldwide - Just send us an email with your parts requirements* >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> 90' Carat (Grover) >> 86' (We...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:32:56 -0500
  ...I use this vanagon to Camp and Travel and must carry alot of spares since there are not alot of parts out there to...
• A small part request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:16:59 -0500
  ...parts van and can spare the little buggers I’d be interested. Or if you solved the problem send your solutions! Eric Caron 84...
• Re: OUCH - Vanagon Doka crash test
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:05:02 -0400
  ...Thanks, > > Jeff > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown > interior taken from the parts bus) > 86' (We...
• Re: Opinions from TIICO customers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:18:55 EDT
  ...grow to the point where I now take credit cards and can deliver parts quickly. Peter is actually where I was a few years...
• Re: alfa romeo (friday friday friday)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:15:15 -0700
  ...Italian cars are fickle and fragile. Parts wear out and break easily. The window handles on my Fiat all broke off on the first...
• Re: M re: "damn"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:22:20 -0400
  Oh stink! -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Frydaye - New achievement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:40:58 -0500
  Awesome! -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Ultrasonic cleaners for small parts
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:57:09 -0800
  ...cleaner for small automotive parts before? I've seen them used by jewelers with awesome results. I'm thinking carb jets and small bits...