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• Advantage of a friend at the VW dealer parts counter...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:00:12 -0500
  ...After talking with the parts salesman, he went to bat for me to get ALL four replaced under warranty...:) Sometimes it is nice to...
• FS: Engine Parts from 91 2.1L - San Franciso
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:58:42 -0400
  ...Many good parts available AC Compressor (Sanden) working when pulled $100 Alternator $50 Throttle Body $50 Idle Contoller $75 ECU $125 All prices plus...
• 90 Westie A/C parts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
  Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:44:18 +0000
  Just removed my A/C unit. Happy to give away parts. Just pay packing and shipping. I'm in SW colorado.
• Phone Number's For Vw Parts Dealers?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:05:34 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, anyone have a list of VW parts dealers and phone numbers? thanks! jonathan '74 retrowestie 'in surgery'
• RE: need part suppliers numbers
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 11:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  anyone have a number for Transform? 1-800-508-7267 for expensive custom parts 1-310-435-2966 for real parts
• I-4 parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:56:00 EST
  I have all the parts needed to do an I-4 conversation from an 83' diesel for sale. Shaggy in NY
• FS: '86 Vanagon Syncro Transporter Parts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 06:45:04 EST
  I have finally got around to making a list of the parts available from the 1986 Vanagon Syncro Transporter that I am currently disassembling...
• Re: E-bay helps to restore vans!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 08:24:33 -0500
  ...But at least all the nice > parts can stay alive because of vendors selling used parts (on ebay or > anwhere else). > > I see it...
• EV Parts Hauler...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 17:28:13 -0500 (EST)
  To date the EV has hauled passengers, kids, furniture, a dining room set, etc., but today was its first mission as parts hauler. I...
• Looking for used front spoiler (87 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:55:26 EST
  ...Don Record York, Pa 87 Westi 79 Sunroof bus 74 Thing 73 Super convertible For Trade Lots of air cooled parts. Thing parts car...
• Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 20:03:16 -0800
  ...VW Parts Availability in the Future? > > In a message dated 2/1/02 1:32:56 PM, tomn@DSLEXTREME.COM writes: > > << How many years...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 17:17:58 -0400
  ...The books in the parts > places around here don't list the vanagon fuel filter other than the > bigger one. Maybe Utah is just...
• 1.9L engine parts FS in Illinois
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:01:31 -0600
  ...I am offering engine parts of all sorts at cheap prices (plus postage). I mostly want to avoid sending parts to the junkyard. A...
• Re: Old Vanagon parts and other makes source
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09:38 -0800
  Your Ford dealer is charging you a fee for running a parts locate? I never thought of doing that to our customers. I do...
• Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 9 May 2000 14:42:06 -0400
  'Doktor', I think your bashing of 'aftermarket' parts is totally uncalled for. What you seem to be forgetting is that a lot of the...
• Re: VW Parts Pricing
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:03:15 -0500
  ...Even has parts diagrams. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of >>> JRodgers >>> Sent: Friday, August...
• Re: Airhead Parts: Vanagon Parts Sale
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:23:53 -0700
  ...Airhead Parts: Vanagon Parts Sale > > Just got off the phone with Airhead Parts, ordering a couple of small > items for the Syncro. �They're...
• Re: lots of good parts going to the crusher..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 08:28:34 -0400
  ...lots of good > parts > going to the crusher.. > > > and around here there are no vanagons in junkyards anymore.. > > nothing i can do. > > it just...
• re: MOFOCO report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:50:05 -1000
  I just got off the phone with MOFOCO and they were quite pleasant.= They had recieved the parts I sent back and are sending...
• Re: Canadian Parts
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Wed, 2 May 2001 21:10:51 -0500
  As some of the parts prices from the dealer can be 400% more in Canada than the US, it can still be cheaper despite...
• Re: Ben Tan's Good used parts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 17:19:07 EDT
  ...The parts I sold recently were taken off your 88 GL when you weren't looking. TeresaKay... oops.... I mean the devil made me...
• Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 20:35:19 EST
  In a message dated 2/1/02 1:32:56 PM, tomn@DSLEXTREME.COM writes: << How many years are they likely to produce parts...
• 1.9L engine parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:00:36 -0600
  ...I am offering engine parts of all sorts at cheap prices (plus postage). I mostly want to avoid sending parts to the junkyard. A...
• Re: POR 15 on Vanagon parts #1
  Historical mailing list - -------------------------
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:56:32 -0500
  ...Can Por15 take engine temperatures? Sam Walters wrote: > Roger, > > Yeah, those parts look nice. > > But do the parts like the starter, fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: Richard Koerner van And some Dennis thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:49:56 -0700
  ...I have noticed quite different radii on > the corners of certain parts over the years. Also saw a restored vanagon > that used a rear...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 08:37:52 -0700
  ...It came in a Genuine VW Parts box, purchased from the VW dealer parts counter. I was a little surprised that along with all...
• Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:12:45 -0400
  ...And it's not unheard of for "new" parts to be defective out of the box -- and many Vanagon parts are not "new" they...
• Re: One Born Every Minute?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:22:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...Am I being a good friend or a sucker by > letting him feast for parts on this (now obviously) > parts-only bus? That would...
• parting out 5 Westy's-make your passenger van into a westy/parting 3 campers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:18:54 EST
  ...westy interior and poptop '67 bus parts wheels, body parts, engine '65 bug parts, fenders, wheels, engine plus many other parts chris allentown, pa
• Re: Are parts from the company Meyle any good?
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:47:26 EDT
  We have been selling Meyle parts without any complaints // We also sell Febi without any problems // BUT BUT several months back I found in...
• Re: Manual Trans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 24 May 2007 09:42:08 -0500
  ...Now sporting a very unstylish > brown > > interior taken from the parts bus) > > 86' (We call this one Parts) > > 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected...
• Transporter parts
  Historical mailing list - wyman
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 07:09:39 -0800
  Does anyone know where I might find doublecab\singlecab body parts?? I'm looking for a rear engine lid for an '86 double\single...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:04:06 -0400
  ...redoing something requiring new > gaskets/parts. Plus I chose a "blanket" attack on the engine (didn't > see it running) and put in a...
• Re: Carlisle Import Show
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:53 -0400
  I have purchased a few Vanagon parts at the Bug In in Manassas, VA over the years but older air-vooled stuff is their...
• Re: Was. optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat Now Batteries in general
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:21:40 -0800
  ...Pretty useless as far as stocking many parts for my Vanagons unless the same parts happen to fit other vehicles. If I am going...
• Buying parts in England?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 13:24:58 -0500
  ...Say someone had the chance to travel to London and wanted to buy some manageable(easy to carry)parts for a vanagon. Mainly suspension...
• Long cold road trip: extra parts to carry? & good junk yard in SF Bay area?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:04:03 -0800
  Going on a long road trip around thanksgiving time to check out some grad schools (phd in chem...), and was wondering what extra parts...
• Re: exhaust for turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:31:10 -0800
  You may need to talk to the parts department supervisor to get the parts ordered. Usually takes a couple days and half the time...
• Re: Getting AT rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:12:19 -0500
  ...They will not let me supply any of the parts. I fear they will gouge me on the parts markup. So now I am...
• a/c parts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:46:26 -0400
  We have a member from CICCW looking for some A/C parts for a 85 westy a/c thermostat located in the left D...
• Re: Need some parts from Canada...
  Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:25:00 -0800
  ...I have tried, but so far have found >no Canadian dealer who will respond and ship parts down to the US. >Nor have I...
• Planning an I-4 Conversion - need parts ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:50:58 -0800
  FOR SALE Diesel Vanagon engine mounting parts : Engine Cradle Bars, 4-speed type - several sets Diesel Vanagon Aluminum Oil Pan . . . a couple available Diesel...
• Re: parts are parts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:55:44 -0400
  At 10:33 AM 10/9/98 -0700, YauMan Chan wrote: >That's right but not all parts are interchangeable between countries (or even...
• Parts availability
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:51:32 -0700
  ...Does everyone else have this problem with parts houses, and what happened to the fine dealer network that Volkswagen had for their beetles? I...
• Re: parting out '82 diesel vanagon.. want to put a inline 4 gas or diesel in ur van?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:03:23 -0500
  ...Both whole VW T3's have become more expensive over the past decade. (Assuming comparable shape), and parts more rare. Bringing a German car...
• Re: Honest question for the group
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:10:45 -0400
  ...You'll be able to get expensive VW OEM parts for it (your primary source for > engine and transmission parts) only as long as...
• Re: Head ache:, recomendations?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 10:02:05 -0500
  Get all the old parts that they supposedly replaced. If they are honest they will have already have given you the parts. Don't...
• Re: syncro parts, Jim Davis
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 03:02:18 EDT
  ...Another way to acquire a collection of spare Syncro parts is to buy a wrecked van and pull out the Syncro parts out of...
• Re: Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:44:00 -0800
  ...That gets you rust free California parts and if from 86+ the later improved front brakes are included too. This weekend was half price...
• Re: I May Move. Keep All Spares? Future of Vanagon Used Parts?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 31 May 2013 11:03:40 -0700
  Ha! Hard to say what the future holds but having certain NLA, (or NWA? Never Were Available) parts on hand seems worthwhile. OTOH, how...
• Bus, vanagon parts in Europe
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:54:13 +0200
  ...He seems to carry a mouth watering supply of parts for just about any type of bus or Westfalia camper. As owner of a...
• Ordering Parts from VAG
  Historical mailing list - Janet Andersen
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:32:40 -0700
  ...The rep here said they have an English line so this might be the way to go to get those South African parts we...
• Re: "The Parts Place"
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:44:58 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "The Parts Place" Dear List, I'm wondering what people think of The Parts Place in Auburn Hills, MI...
• VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 18:14:29 +0000
  Hi Clive, The current astronomical VW parts pricing includes the obscene cost of paying the "Royal" VW elite executives starting with their "Pope" or...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 07:53:06 +0200
  ...interchangeable parts? > Any vw or other parts fit our vanagons? > I have found widow and mirror switches, auto tranny interlocks, etc. from > small VW...
• Re: Are parts from the company Meyle any good?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:03:14 -0400
  ...Are parts from the company Meyle any good? Are the parts that Meyle make any good? Seems there suspension parts are much cheaper than...
• Rear hatch lock-2
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:21:15 EDT
  ...What I did not see is the parts that make up the latch that when you push the lock button, I need the picture...
• How much should parts cost?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:11:40 -0700
  This question goes out to all the working vanagon mechanics & shops out there...what would a reasonable and fair mark-up be on parts...
• Lubricating other parts at oil change time?
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:48:41 -0800 (PST)
  A few months ago there was a post or two about lubricating other parts , like door hinges. Someone, Bob Hoover, maybe said that good...
• WTB parts for 87 wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:25:08 EDT
  Hello I'm looking to find the following parts for my 87 Wolfsburg for a reasonable price. Please P mail me if you have...