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• tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:39:52 -0700
  does anyone have pics of the rear bumper from aircooled.net? I'm interested in comparing a hitch below the bumper versus in the...
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:32:15 -0500
  Quick......get those bumpers! ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the...
• Re: busted your fiberglass bumper/skirts? i'll fix it!! also fiberglass bumpers FS
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:28:40 -0700
  ...busted your fiberglass bumper/skirts? i'll fix it!! also fiberglass bumpers FS folks..did your SO back into that pole at the gas...
• Re: How to remove balky plastic bumpers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 23:52:07 EST
  ...The seller thinks he has all of the > fasteners out but the bumpers won't come off... I think he's missed a > fastener...
• Re: GoWesty Plate Steel Bumper Set
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:57:25 -0400
  ...Eric Caron 85 GL Auto with original bumpers. Rear slightly dented from PO > On Oct 20, 2020, at 11:55 AM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30:33 +0000
  ...Especially large diameter thin wall tubing > like what we want for vanagon bumpers. You definitely need a mandrel bender > which costs tens of thousands...
• Painting bumpers/grilles/mirrors with a spray can. wasRe:Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:51:44 -0500
  i did my bumpers in Krylon satin black from a spray can and it looks just like they came from the factory. that's...
• any interest in fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:28:53 -0500
  Hey all, anyone interested in both front and rear fiberglass bumpers from a 90 gl? the rear bumper is in excellent shape, while the...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:08:25 -0700
  ...On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Robert Adams <oldmanbmxr@yahoo.com> wrote: > I remember seeing a blueprint / plans for tube bumpers...
• Rear Bumper Needed - 1987 GL non-Wolfsburg (regular chrome w/rubber strip)(Northern California)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:35:44 -0800
  ...I was rather bewildered by the choices of bumpers from Go Westy, Van Cafe, etc. Anyway, if anyone has a decent stock rear bumper...
• fiberglass bumpers 88-91
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 2000 14:55:15 EDT
  it seems like somebody always needs these there is a front and rear bumper for sale on ebay i know nothing about them hope...
• Re: Tire trouble all terrain tires/drum brake change
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:21:14 EDT
  Bob, Unless I'm mistaken, you are talking about listee Michael Sullivan's Syncro Westy "Sunny". The bumpers are Projektzwo units. Ben T
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:45:17 +0000
  ...bumpers that were black ? > > -john > > On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > > I redid a whole set of carat bumpers back...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:07:17 EDT
  ...there is NOBODY making aftermarket fiberglass OEM style bumpers for the vanagon. maybe he used another one that was less cracked than yours.. there...
• Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 20:53:58 -0500
  Sorry guys I can't find the drawing for the rear bumpers Mick Kabler has them for sure ...... I'll explore. I'll post...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:50:13 -0500
  > > I have an 85, that I would like to install the bumpers & > trim on, from a 90 Carat parts bus that I have. How...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:52:47 -0700
  We offer a winch kit for our front bumpers, it's been in our catalog for a year. Unfortunately I have not had time...
• Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:36:20 -0500
  ...So, can these bumpers be fixed by a body shop that is familiar with fiberglass? Could the weak looking bumper mounting points be fixed...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 08:06:46 EST
  ...I have seen ads from body shops that claim that they can fix bumpers. Has anyone had experiance with something like that? Can doing...
• Re: 13 Busses in Ecology Junk Yard (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:21:28 -0500
  ...none Bumpers: rear ok Comments: none Row: 4 Date in Yard: 12-1-99 Year: 4/83 Vin: 3549 Color: lt/dk brown Vanagon...
• Re: '90 Bumper and cladding, removal time
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 00:36:42 -0700
  ...method, cladding should come off in less than 15-30 minutes. Bumpers will take about the same amount on each end. Rears will be...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:03:15 -0700
  ...Were your bumpers some kind of aftermarket material? -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group...
• Re: Many newbie questions.
  Historical mailing list
  20 Oct 94 24:28
  ...The price is about 70 pounds each, which is alot, but new Brazilian bumpers for a '77 will cost you about 60 pounds each...
• Highway paint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 09:06:55 -0400
  With all the speak around here of the correct paint code for the white on wheels and bumpers, I have a question. For a...
• Re: silver bumper color
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:10:28 EST
  ...MAILHOST.TCS.TULANE.EDU writes: << think the 2 colors for the bumpers are Wolfram grey and flash silver. > These are colors for the body...
• Re: Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re:
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:14:10 -0800
  ...Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re: Fiberglass bumper repair > > so a whole vanagon bodykit > > in CF...hmmm what would that run...
• Dead in Wash
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 20:45:07 -0500 (EST)
  Anyone see the shows this past weekend? Lots of sweet loafs, but a lot of splits with missing rear bumpers. Why is this? 2nd...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Mon, 30 May 2011 08:52:37 +0100
  ...immediately after painting i realized that i needed to protect the top of the bumpers where i stand on them to access the roof...
• Re: VW T3 T25 TYPE 25 FULL BODY KIT EURO STYLE BRAND NEWCARAT, CARAVELLE, VAN...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 May 2006 00:59:39 EDT
  ...fiberglass bumpers started in 87 on the wolfsburg pass vans. i have fiberglass bumpers if you need them or i can fix yours. chris
• Re: '86 Doublecab on samba
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:56:53 -0700
  ...Besides that, yours has non-stock bumpers which devalue the vehicle considerably. Probably worth CDN$3,000 less than you are asking. =) -- BenT
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:44:41 +0100
  ...These are for the small steel bumpers only, not for the plastic bumpers. PerL 88 Syncro
• Re: bumper swapping?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:09:04 -0700
  ...BenT On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET> wrote: > Are front and rear chrome bumpers interchangeable?
• Re: Need Parts...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 26 May 2006 21:58:34 EDT
  ...What are South African Bumpers? I may have a regular chrome metal front bumper available with the rubber strip. Jeff 83.5 Westy LA...
• Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:18:20 EST
  ...My understanding, the vanagon bumpers > aren't fiberglass. I went by what a respected bumper repair place told me > and they would not guarrantee...
• Re: ISO '90 or '91 Carat <MORE>
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:07:18 -0700
  ...One >> last question to hopefully satisfy my ongoing Vanagon curiosity. >> >> (1) Can the very visually appealing body moldings and matching bumpers be >> applied to...
• Re: Original bus paint questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:12:49 EDT
  ...Also, when I pulled the overriders from my bumpers, I found what I think is the original bumper paint-a very light silver/grey...
• Re: Speaking of Just Kampers/ sill skirts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:03:31 -0500
  ...The kit includes the black all metal wrap around South > African bumpers, both front and rear, a chin spoiler, and something > they call "sill...
• Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:08:09 -0700
  ...Volks Cafe Big Bumpers <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:02:05 -0500 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;We bought...
• "show us your rack"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:35:44 EDT
  ...as a request maybe you could show me your great looking bumpers and > roof racks made of square to rectangular tubing. > >
• Re: don't wanna replace your fuel hoses??
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:08:25 -0700
  My '90 has painted black steel bumpers and had two jumper seats before sold them. -Dana- Mark Drillock wrote: > > I see a part I...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:25:27 -0400
  ...Those bumpers certainly touched at one time. And adjusting the hinges will only give you less clearance at the top where you already don...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Plastic/Fibreglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 14:16:30 -0400
  Suggest you have a look at the classifieds on theSamba.com You may also want to post a "Wanted" ad in the Vanagon Parts...
• Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:15:44 -0700
  ...I am thinking about getting an "I can't drive 55;)" bumpersticker
• FS: fiberglass side moulding for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:16:21 EST
  ...completes the "wraparound look" of the front fiberglass bumpers. chris [text/html]
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:48:27 -0400
  Just to give you some more ideas about what is possible. This is the bumper I made for about $150 in materials: http://members...
• Re: WTB: Good rear metal bumper for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:44:45 -0800
  There are two kinds of bumpers, front and rear, on Vanagons: Full of bumps and bends or the new ones you put on yesterday...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:52:40 -0400
  >>If I'd a given my first wife this much attention, I still might be married to her :-) LOL --- but would you want to...
• Dennis Haynes Hitch with Fiberglass bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 09:37:14 -0400
  Has anyone installed a Dennis Haynes trailer hitch on a Carat or similar Vanagon with fiberglass bumpers? If so, can you send me photos...
• Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:16:54 -0400
  ...Try one of Gary Lee's bumpers. Mounts pretty deep into the frame and is rock solid. john
• Re: Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off"
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:51:25 -0800
  ...Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off" > But the real point of this is about shipping bumpers. Even > thought they have been heavily dissed in...
• Check behind those bumpers! (Rust :(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:38:48 -0800
  Those of you with '88 & newer vans exposed to salty roads may want to pull your bumpers off & check for rust. I pulled the...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:57:09 +0000
  ...bumpers that were black ? > > > > -john > > > > > >> On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > >> I redid a whole set of carat bumpers back...
• Re: Your going to love this!
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:22:03 -0600
  ...B/C these bumpers >are...Very big, Very hard, and Very legal. > >DougJ
• Re: Trailer Hitch Picture
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:21:45 -0400
  ...It is shown on a later model Vanagon > with plastic bumpers (image courtesy of a customer) but looks/works the same > on one with...
• re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:35:09 GMT
  When I had my 1974 Fiat X1/9 it had very interesting bumpers. Each bumper, front and rear, had two tubular collapsible buffers. They...
• Re: 91 Automatic Silver Vanagon Project $800 in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:59:48 EST
  ...It also has metal > bumpers and no fiberglass side panels. Has rubber floor mats instead of > carpet in the front. I am sure Chris...
• Re: abomination.. was home made bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:51:03 -0600
  ...was home made bumpers > >> I believe it's still being used to haul organic veggies > > I assume that there is such a thing as...
• Re: help with mounting driving lights on 84 GL /w metal bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 22:43:14 -0500
  ...help with mounting driving lights on 84 GL /w metal bumpers bought some driving lights, so that the road in front of me might...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:36:13 -0700
  > If one has melted bumpers, the best KISS solution I've read of, is a > dish towel or two between the Rattle-Pan and...
• Re: Bumper Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:53:56 -0800
  Hey Jim, Are those gussied up GoWesty bumpers? Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...