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• Re: '84 compressor into an '86?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 15:46:02 -0500
  Thanks Joel, If I have all the brackets and such from the '86, could I fit the '84 compressor onto these to have the...
• The Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bergeson
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 15:28:27 -0500
  ...I did find out that I am missing two brackets for the pipe that goes to the converter, shaped like a "U". Does anyone...
• Re: Problems with switching back to non pwr steering?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:54:19 -0800
  ...might you be able to just go with a larger steering wheel, remove the pump, resevoir and brackets, plug off the pressure and return...
• Transporter Mirrors and Badges for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 03:41:32 EDT
  ...1 Set of Vanagon Transporter Mirrors (truck style) new in box $210 Vanagon Jail Bar set includes all 5 brackets but only 1 rod...
• Re: [vanagon] Replacing Seats With Non-Vanagon Seats
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:59:08 EST
  ...What's going on with the silver colored brackets that run from the jump seat mounting bracket and then continue out of the photo...
• Carat to Syncro interior swap
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:27:50 -0700
  ...If I make sure that I get all the special "Carat" brackets etal. , is there any special reason this would not fit into a...
• Re: Trans-awn 2000 mounting brackets source ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 01:17:19 EDT
  In a message dated 6/7/07 9:16:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM writes: > I picked up a used A...
• Re: Riv-nuts for light install
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:21:50 -0700
  ...genuine OEM VW Fog-Light Brackets! I'd sell my first-born for a set of emm Jim..... 8-) Try a Bicycle Shop. Think...
• Re: Spindles
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 13:07:25 -0700
  ...putting in pwr steering, could I use the brackets and pump off a Golf?? >> IIRC brackets are different unless you have an inline 4...
• Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:44:58 EST
  ...He said he could weld a 2" x 3" tube between the brackets, but was concerned about what might happen in a crash to...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:19:18 EST
  ...The rear brackets are side specific. The mounting stud is slightly off center. the floor brackets is not a simple tube. It's actually...
• Re: Fw: I'm missing some pieces
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:33:18 -0700
  ...for it and it's take too much works to fabricate brackets ... it would be nice if there are some pics so we can...
• re:Westy-ectomy...
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 13 Jun 1995 15:11:58 -0400
  ...by this i mean what new bolt holes, brackets, holes, connections etc. would need to be drilled, fabricated, cut, made, installed, etc. i'm...
• Save That exhaust! try POR-15
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 22:41:40 -0400
  ...A $12.00 can will do the exhaust, all brackets with some left over. I'll see how it works over the winter. Dennis
• Re: Flywheel
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Sat, 31 May 2003 13:10:27 -0400
  ...These brackets break, and cause a vibration problem. Paul Rogers wrote: > Is there anyway to confirm that the flywheel is seated correct? I've...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:04:32 -0700
  ...I would not have anything but crank-out and I found the gutter-mount brackets superior to others I had considered. More money but...
• Awning attachment question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 13 May 2006 17:45:18 -0700
  ...It is the full size dometic awning and there are bolts that help hold it to the van through the brackets at either end...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:09:50 -0500
  ...Searching through the miscellaneous boxes of parts from when I stripped the engine last year, I found two of the brackets. The etka image...
• Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:40:31 -0700
  Eric- The AC pump for the Vanagon or PS pump will not fit on the G-J brackets. You have to use G-J...
• Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:04:59 -0700
  That's a good idea to let you attach hold downs at don't fit under the coachman loop type stock brackets. I installed...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:46:11 -0600
  No this oven wasn't an after thought from VW---- It was a square box, with a latchable door on it--it had brackets...
• Re: Wanted : Vanagon Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:47:07 -0800
  ...Must be in good shape and come with all the brackets to install properly. I'm also looking to sell an Eurovan Paulchen rack...
• OEM calipers
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:20 -0400
  ...Presumably the brackets are different and thus I need to know what I am replacing? How do I tell what mine are? Cheers, -- mordo...
• Riv-nuts for light install
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:58:28 -0700
  I pulled the front bumper off expecting to just bolt my stock from VW fog light brackets on and found that we need to...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:51:29 -0800
  Hi Michael, Do you have part numbers for the bottom brackets? I went to the dealer and ordered all the brackets the parts guy...
• Stumper: Can you use a gas radiator in a diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:13:11 EDT
  ...The gas rad mounts with little feet that stick up into the body on the top and then rest on some mounting brackets on...
• Re: Not Exact Alt/PS Belts in a Pinch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2018 11:00:11 -0700
  ...for play at alternator where it attaches to the alt. brackets and alt. brackets where they attach to the engine. Neil. On 8/6...
• Re: A Westy awning (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:32:52 -0500
  ...When I finally decided to mount > the leg brackets to the van, I had the same problem > as you--the front leg is over...
• 1991 Carat Exterior Rocker Panel Piece Wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 29 May 2010 18:19:33 -0400
  ...It is held on by two plastic attachment brackets attached to the body, and was metallic silver, matching the bumper. I believe it is...
• Re: Eurospec update - weak muffler brackets!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 01:23:07 EDT
  In a message dated 8/8/99 5:29:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Blbachman@aol.com writes: > I mean, had the entire > muffler...
• Re: cargo net
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:51:49 -0500
  Bill, you asked <<<<Anyone know if those hooks will fit the tie down brackets in the luggage rack of a Westy.... just looking at...
• Re: Charging or not?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:34:33 -0400
  ...I didn't see >anything different in the brackets. Your alternator should be good and solid. Be sure the two bolts that hold the...
• Replacing Vent Window frame - how?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:00:36 -0700
  I've had the unfortunate experience of having one of the brackets that the vent window screws into, is stripped - so it seem my...
• Bumpers, Chrome v. Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:47:51 -0500
  ...Am I correct in the assumption that the mounting brackets for the fiberglass are different than the steel? In other words, I can't...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Jul 2024 10:58:07 -0400
  Hi Dennis, This would be for my 85 that has currently the 2.1 exhaust and the brackets from GW. Would this VW muffler...
• Re: Vanagon Awning, now Inflation/greed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:22:20 +0000
  ...a 40% price increase since I purchased in May 2019! I paid $307 for Awning I paid $82 for Brackets Inflation... ouch! -----Original Message...
• Re: Walker Super Turbo Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:09:55 -0400
  ...The muffler brackets on the engine do need to modified some. I cut the last few inches off of these brackets (which eliminated the...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 21 May 1997 16:53:54 -0400 (EDT)
  Is this the price of just the awning? or does it include the mounting brackets as well? My Carefree of Colorado Freedom Awning was...
• 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:10:47 -0700
  ...What wattage bulbs do you run in it? I know that I need to buy the round headlight brackets, but hopefully I can pick...
• wolfsburg seating
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 2 Sep 1998 11:08:47 -0400
  ...Is there anyone out there that might know the proper location in which to weld the floor brackets? i.e. inches from wall and...
• Another Eurospec Location
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:27:04 -0700
  ...He did mention that some of the brackets for mounting the alt, power steering and AC need a little more work from Eurospec. FWIW...
• Re: Your going to love this!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:35:06 EST
  ...Just welded caps on the ends and then mounted it to the stock bumper brackets. Spray painted black and looks sweet. No more rear...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:07:27 -0400
  ...The threaded holes in the tracks are provided by brackets that are installed with the tracks. Vans with stock floor tracks have these in...
• Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:29:44 -0700
  ...I installed the mounting brackets for the pins with a series of steel (not aluminum) 3/16 pop rivets. The original is often held...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:03:53 EDT
  ...I live in sunny South Carolina so rusty brackets are not a question. My brackets were in perfect condition. I bolted the cat to...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:41:35 -0700
  ...kits lacked factory alternator > and AC compressor brackets, and harmonic crank > pulley. > > The use of substandard brackets and pulleys > allowed natural vibrations from the...
• Re: Pop-Top Lift Assist
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:13:10 -0400
  ...I like how his uses the existing roof brackets as mounting points for the sheet metal connection. I have never undone those rear brackets...
• Re: headlight covers; side door screen; awning
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:11:01 -0800
  ...The model is the "Catalina" and you can order brackets that fit the rain gutter. No drilling or cutting of the Vanagon is required...
• Re: Questions about EV Jump seats for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 14:19:06 -0400
  ...No they wont....you will need to weld in the mounting brackets for the floor as well as purchase/fabricate a mount for behind...
• Re: Vanagon roof racks
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 24 May 1999 17:23:32 -0700
  I made my own roof racks using some Quick 'N Easy gutter brackets that I bought at a boat store. They are very convenient...
• FS: SA Quad Grill with lights, New.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 14:04:59 -0700
  ...This comes complete with center emblem, driving lights with brackets, H4 Head lamps, & instructions for mounting the driving lights. I paid $295+shipping but...
• Re: Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 31 May 2003 22:41:36 EDT
  ...it is easier to buy doors that have the correct brackets for the mounts. but you can easily fabricate them in your existing doors...
• FS: vanagon factory "jailbars" rear window trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:04:24 EST
  i have 2 pairs of vanagon factory "jailbars" (email me for pics) these are highly polished aluminum trim bars and brackets that go over...
• Re: AC question 1.9 compressor on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:48:08 -0400
  The AC brackets and drive belts are the same. Mike Jack R. wrote: > My motor was changed from a 1.9L to a 2...
• out of sight
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 13:01:28 -0400
  ...The PVC pipe is threaded into the edges of the cloth and connected with corner brackets. The contraption straddles the matress, making a large...
• re:Searching for VanBondo, help in Phoenix
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 22:32:42 -0800
  ...read your column in dirt rag with envy...if you can rebuild hubs and bottom brackets, you can fix your bus. david ruppe '88...
• Is "Paul Chen' racks still in business?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Sat, 19 Jun 1999 16:18:31 PDT
  ...buying has two black 3"x4" retangular black "Paul Chen' metal brackets mounted at top left and right corners of the hatch (from the...
• Jumpseats for sale...put one in your westy!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:23:27 EDT
  ...jumpseats come complete w/ all hardware and mounting brackets and seatbelts. jumpseats come out easy with the pull of a knob, when you dont...
• Re: Checked you fuel lines lately?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:57:00 -0500
  ...If you want to build your own platform and save money, use QuickN Easy cast aluminum brackets Much more weight bearing capacity than Yakima...
• Paulchen bike rack info needed
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:54:13 -0400
  About 15 years ago I purchased a Paulchen rear hatch rack but I didn't buy the bike mounting adapter brackets. Does anyone have...