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• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:02:00 EST
  In a message dated 98-11-17 22:44:10 EST, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: << The rear bumper on my Double Cab is made...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 25 May 2003 10:30:50 -0400
  How in the world do you hook onto the front bumper? I looked at this option a while ago & never could find a solution...
• Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:08:21 -0800
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Bumper1.jpg/Bumper1-full;init:.jpg Neil. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder...
• Re: wrap around metal bumpers.Was:Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and s....
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:33:03 -0800
  ...wrap around metal bumpers.Was:Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and > s.... >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 05:10:02 EST > >In a message dated...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:56:02 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink > end > caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . > > How's a girl to decide? > > > -- > Mike "Rocket...
• Re: fiberglass bumpers and rocker trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:22:40 EDT
  ...I like the look of the grey plastic bumpers and rocker pannels. Can I swap these onto a '87? >> yes, if you can find...
• Re: WTB: Good rear metal bumper for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:03:09 EST
  My rear bumper has 3 reasons for it's potato-chip-esque shape: -PO did one end -U-Haul bumper mount trailer hitch gave...
• towing with tow bar on newer Vans
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:24:07 -0600
  I was wondering if underneath the front fiberglass bumper on newer vans, there is still the structure where the older style bumpers bolted to...
• Re: Led back up lights inside bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:20:05 -0700
  ...But I will be wiring the bumper led lights to a dash switch so they don't come on in town. Alistair > On Mar...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:04:15 -0500
  ...I read > very good reviews on SEM Bumper Coater. There are many hues of grey and > black, and I am wondering if anyone know...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:40:33 -0700
  ...During the first 5 miles a noticeable bump, bump sound > >>> eminates from the rear of the vehicle. Not sure if it’s the CV...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper and Tire Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 18:10:26 -0400
  The front bumper has 2 front bolts, then there are 2 side wing mounts on the left and right. These two wing mounts and...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper and Tire Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 May 2011 15:34:15 -0700
  Vanagon Bentley pages 63.2 and 63.3 show some details for the fiberglass bumpers and air dam. It doesn't show the welded...
• Re: Re-Post- No Help! Front license plate attachment 1984
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:32:14 -0400
  At 11:10 PM 8/13/2009, Melissa Mourkas wrote: >attached to the bumper but it unclear how. Is there a special >bracket for...
• Wanted: Front bumper , '89
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:46:25 -0400
  A friend is searching for a silver fiberglass front bumper for her '89 Vanagon. Anyone have an extra? Preferably close to MD. Karl
• FS front chrome bumper, complete w/ strips and caps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:27:25 EST
  for sale: front vanagon chrome bumper, complete w/ rubber trim strips and endcaps. great shape. make offer chris
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:53 -0700
  ...Compared to the steel tube bumpers I used to have, which front by itself weighed about 120 lbs, and rear only slightly less, I...
• Needed: Rear Chrome Bumper for 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jenkins
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:40:25 -0400 (EDT)
  Someone backed into my the rear bumper of my 86 Syncro. There was enough damage that I had to remove it so the rear...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:29:18 +0200
  "David..M" wrote: > > What incredible planning by VW! To make the bumper absorb all the impact > and then make the bumper incredibly expensive. Oh...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:18:49 -0600
  ...tube bumpers > Anybody know any sources for tube bumpers for vanagons, preferably with > integral hitch? > > > -- > Harmon Seaver > CyberShamanix > http://www.cybershamanix.com > Hoka hey! >
• Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 15 May 2002 13:54:53 -0400
  ...bumpers and tables on vanagon questions Both vans listed below are listed on ebay as 1987 yet they have different bumpers. Was 1987 a...
• Early Bus Bumpers & Muffler Q?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 21:52:19 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I went to do a test fit of my new rear bumper on my bus, and it looks like its going to not fit...
• Bumper Mount Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 23:06:39 -0400 (EDT)
  Has anyone had any experience with the bumper mount bike racks? I see JCW sells them for around $38. I have thought about recomending...
• Re: Favorite Modifications 5000lb Capacity Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:50:06 -0700
  The Fabrication shop MIG welded the entire seam of the original bumper mounted. Added a extension to the end of the mount so that...
• Trailer Hitch Picture
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 07:54:36 -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: looking for a front reciever
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:42:40 +0000
  ...They sell a 2" receiver that bolts to a pick p truck bumper. I used one when fabricating my own custom rear bumper.     Jeff...
• Re: front aux. lights-clearance issue ???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:34:09 -0500
  ...Buy lights that have the aiming/adjustment screws or bolts on top of the bumper. My van came with lights that the previous owner...
• Re: South African bumpers fit 84?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:24:51 PDT
  I'd like to have a better idea what these bumpers look like - there different than the Carat bumpers aren't they..... Don't...
• Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:52:29 -0800
  What about running a flat plate between the two frame rail mounts and bit past them laterally and mounting the finished bumper to that...
• Re: Vanagon got smacked :-(
  Historical mailing list - John Franklin
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:00:29 +0000
  Sean, What a bummer! I just paid $200 to have my rear bumper straightened and re-chromed (the re-chrome is necessary because the...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:02:22 EDT
  In a message dated 6/23/07 10:18:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM writes: > >My '89 Westy has faded bumpers...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:09:21 -0500
  I've certainly notice that short bumps are very annoying. Speed bumps, raised road seams, they all seem to make the suspension "bang" hard...
• Go Westy Steel Bumper Review
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:59:14 -0600
  These took about a little over an hour to put on, with no bumpers to take off .. I had already removed them.Very easy...
• rear bumper in NC
  Historical mailing list - sallad
  Sun, 19 May 1996 19:33:16 -0400 (EDT)
  I'm looking for a rear bumper, mine got a little bent by a school bus, and it needed to be repaired anyway, it...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:49:47 EST
  ...The gas charged KYBs were to stiff and the rear of the van bounced when I went over a bump. I heard the AC...
• Re: WTB: Good rear metal bumper for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:26:41 EST
  In a message dated 1/20/03 8:57:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG writes: > > There are two kinds of bumpers...
• Re: Need Parts...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 27 May 2006 04:52:32 -0700
  On 5/26/06, Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@aol.com> wrote: > > Sorry to hear about the mess. > > What are South African Bumpers? I may have...
• On Fridays your Vanagon needs ...
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:15:14 -0700
  ... a trailer hitch so you can mount one of these ... http://members.aol.com/bumperdmpr/bumper.htm (over from the Land Rover list)
• fiberglass bumpers, side moulding panels for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 May 2001 10:01:28 EDT
  have fiberglass front and rear bumpers for sale, lower side trim moulding panels for sale, email w/ needs chris [text/html]
• front fiberglass bumper FS. CHEAP!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:06:37 EST
  front vanagon fiberglass bumper for sale.. needs some repair. everything there, just needs to have some filler work, easy to do. $40. chris
• stock bumpers (chrome) from 87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:35:03 -0700
  Anyone need a set of bumpers? I need to clear these out of my garage. --Paul Thomson 87 syncro westy Hood River, Oregon
• wanted: painted metal rear vanagon bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:50:01 EDT
  wanted: metal painted rear bumper for vanagon.. new or like new cond only please.. email me with what you got.. thanks chris
• Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:05:54 -0400
  ...we both > came up with the idea of a metal bumper that looks exactly like the Vanagon > bumper, but is made of metal roughly...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:11:29 +0000
  lets just say i'm looking into them after seeing my rear bumper fold and take all the shock, i'm lucky i'm...
• Re: Color code for bumper
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:06:27 +0000
  I thought the bumper color was Wolfram Gray Metalic LH7V/X1 Check out http://www.paintscratch.com   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@GMAIL...
• Re: in need of new chrome bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Brian Workman
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:53:34 -0700
  ...in need of new chrome bumpers Brian, Where are you located? It helps to know in case someone has any good used ones. Mark...
• Re: Transport Q: 4 those familiar with GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:50:31 -0600
  I would not attach the bumpers to the roof of a Prius. The skin of the Prius is quite thin. mcneely ---- Richard Koerner <rjkinpb...
• Miller and SA spare tire bumper mounts, was Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:28:19 -0700
  ...No body mount, had members above and below bumper. Anyone have a pic of this? alistair On 2013-08-01, at 8:19 PM...
• Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:01:34 -0700
  My 84 has sheet metal bumpers fore and aft. These take stupid snap-on plastic ends, which after a few years fade to charcoal...
• Re: Help-Need Wolfsburg front bumper!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:22:16 EST
  ...Now I'm in need of a replacement bumper. Anyone out > there in Vanagon land know where I might find a replacement short of...
• Re: Black paint for bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:20:43 -0400
  Hi, which year? Big difference between older chrome bumper an later plastic one. anyway, for both i use Mar-Hyde Black Satin for everything...
• need a bumper for 88-91
  Historical mailing list - DOINKS99
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:26:29 EDT
  is anyone selling a bumper for less than the 400+ the dealer would charge? i don't need the two side pieces and i...
• FS: '88-'91 front bumper, 2.1 wbx ECUs and AFMs
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 00:02:22 -0700
  I have a repairable fiberglass / composite front bumper for an '88-'91 Vanagon, cracked in the center, PO attempted a repair but failed. $75...
• Re: Bush Bumper Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:28:01 -0700
  ...david, how about a brush guard/bull bar for those of us who have fiberglass bumpers and want to keep them? its prolly be...
• Re: 1991 Vangon GL
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 21:51:41 -0800
  ...Chrome bumpers on a '91 w/side trim panels My guess is that both front and rear bumpers got clobbered at some point, the...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Bumper Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:07:19 -0500
  ...gowesty.com/search-results.php?search_phrase=bumper > >> > >> https://www.vancafe.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=bumper&Submit= > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 10...
• Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Thu, 23 May 2002 22:37:23 -0400
  ...Volks Cafe Big Bumpers > I think the layman term for $1018.00 bumpers is *ripoff*. > > Stan Wilder > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:55...
• Re: anyone ever build their own bumpers? or who has them for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:50:13 -0500
  I saw a great looking redwood bumper on a westy in the REI parking lot in Brentwood, TN. No pictures though. Andrew on the...
• Re: Racks
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:27:23 -0500
  My 2" receiver is built into my bumper. Several manufacturers have this type of hitch bumper combination: http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumpers (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:55:23 EST
  ...So, does anyone else know where I can get a fiberglass bumper. I just > need the enter section so far. I would like to...