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• Re: Deal on Bosch Coils & Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 22:29:29 EST
  ...Part number 255 807 311H. >> I guess I must have gotten a good deal on my rear bumper. Just last week, I paid $90...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:27:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...Fiberglass bumpers weren't introduced until '87, and then they were only on the Wolfsburg Ed. 7 passenger vans. Ditto with the alloy wheels...
• Re: What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Mon, 13 May 2002 13:22:11 -0700
  ...What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome What's the difference in bumpers being sold my list vendors right now? Rear Crome...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - John Mileham
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:58:01 -0600
  ...91 Carat Front Bumper > Can anyone advise where I might locate a 91 Carat from bumper? > > Thanks for your help. > > Steve
• Re: fiberglass rear bumper on a single/doublecab??
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:09:14 -0800
  On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:01:24 -0800 (PST), JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > so what kind of bumpers do tri...
• Re: Bumpers and years
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:03:03 -0500
  On Feb 1, 2008 5:16 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > all '88 up GL pass vans and campers had the fiberglass bumpers, but...
• Re: Go Westy plate steel bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:51:13 -0700
  I have a friend with those bumpers... he doesn't like them because they are very heavy... taxing the old 2.1 wbx to...
• Color code for bumper
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:04:25 -0700
  hi all, is there a color code for the fiberglass bumper? the color is about medium gray gun metallic.. I looked everywhere and found...
• Got Bumped Somehow...
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 20:22:56 -0400
  Don't know what happened, but apparently I got bumped from the list...all the while I thought Gerry was down again....hope I...
• 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...
• bumper guards; 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:03:18 -0500
  Hello friends; I ordered new bumper guards for my 85 Vanagon, any suggestions for the best hardware to attach them? (nylon, stainless, etc) Thanks...
• Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Holland
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:25:02 EDT
  I'm Looking for a stock, used front fiberglass (composite) bumper for my 90 Carat. The original color was metallic gray with the black...
• Re: Towing Hitch Solution
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:45:25 -0400
  ...The whole setup simply replaces your stock bumper mounts, then tucks inside your bumper (which bolts to it using the stock bumper mount holes...
• FS: Fiberglass Bumpers & 83 Westy Striped seat
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 22 May 2011 18:40:52 -0700
  I have 2 front and 2 rear fiberglass bumpers for sale for a Vanagon. One front repainted black in nice shape. Never hit or...
• Re: Paint code for gray fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:40:44 -0800
  ...Sincerely, Mark Keller 91' Carat "Lazarus" dave wrote: > Does anyone know the paint code for 87+ gray fiberglass bumpers? This > is on an 87...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:49 -0700
  ...I need to remove the bumper by removing the bumper brackets that are held to the frame by 2 bolts each side. >The problem...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:00:20 -0800
  ...Used a 2" x 4" tube of 1/4" wall, welded it to the stock bumper brackets in a way that would let it...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:45:17 +0000
  ...If only the paint were as easy to use and forgiving! Yes, also looks a lot like rustoleum's bumper and trim spray. Jim...
• 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...
• FS: fibeglass bumper set
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:10:36 -0800
  I have a set of stock fiberglass bumpers from an 88 Vanagon for sale. The rear is in excellent shape with no damage. The...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:58 -0600
  ...i'd recommend putting fog lights on top of the bumper (take the bumper off first, and drill the mounting hole far enough forward...
• Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:50 -0700
  Yes, these prices do seem exhorbitant when you compare them to a Smittybilt bumper for a Chevy truck. The big difference is the cost...
• Re: bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:55:57 EST
  In a message dated 3/23/00 2:42:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, todd@LARKBOOKS.COM writes: << Ordered a bumper today from the...
• Re: Can't drop the spare tire....bolt freewheels
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:21:04 -0400
  If you need to remove the bumper,it is held on by precious, little. The hardest part is removing the plastic plug on the...
• Re: '90 Bumper and cladding, removal time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:05:03 +0000
  If you want to protect the plastic body mount strips, you can easily get to the 10mm nuts from below, then the bumpers just...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:52 -0700
  ...Was the original color a Satin Black on the bumpers that were black ? -john On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote...
• Re: '90 Bumper and cladding, removal time
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 00:36:42 -0700
  ...Rears will be easier, if you are dismounting the brackets with the bumper. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Jul 6, 2016, at...
• NON-DELIVERY of: RE: List Bumper Sticker?
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:59 EST
  ...List Bumper Sticker? Delivery Failure Report Your document: RE: List Bumper Sticker? could not be delivered to: CN=Brian Gapco/O=Federal-Mogul @ Federal...
• Vanagon Rear Chrome Bumper Blowout!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:21:58 EST
  ...Now for the rest of us with Vanagons with dented, bent, destroyed, or missing rear chrome bumpers on our Vanagons I have some great...
• '91 Front Bumper.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:35:59 -0500
  My 91 carat font bumper got crunched beyond repair. Anyone know of a potential parts place in the southeast where I might get one...
• complete front bumper for sale (chrome, w/ endcaps and strips)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:14:57 EST
  complete vanagon front chrome bumper for sale, great shape, w/ rubber trim strips and black plastic endcaps. p-mail me if interested- chris
• Re: Funny VW Bumper Stickers...anybody know website?
  Historical mailing list - Ron L
  Wed, 25 May 2005 17:21:02 -0400
  ...I have purchased so general bumper/window stickers from them. www.donnellycolt.com/catalog/comgensticker.html http://www.bus-boys.com/
• Re: Difference between syncro & 2wd bumper connections for hitches?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:49:53 -0400
  ...My syncro bumper has a notch out in the bottom > of > > the bumper where a hitch might have been installed at 1 time, & this...
• Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 19:47:02 -0500
  ...Here are the front bumper drawings, I'm looking for the rear bumper drawings. Nobody but pokey will get this drawing. Take the drawings...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 May 2006 19:46:12 -0500
  The nut for the bolt is not welded to the frame but to the bumper bracket. Cut/grind off the bolt head to remove...
• Help-Need Wolfsburg front bumper!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:10:21 EST
  Thanks to a recent snow storm and a few seconds of inattention, I recently tested the strength of my white fiberglass front bumper against...
• Re: Making a rear bumper??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:30:25 EST
  ...it was a nice bumper, made of wide "U" channel steel beam and had a trailer hitch on it too. it was welded to...
• Re: Friday - Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:53:51 -0700
  If you want a bumper sticker that will offend everyone, try: Nuke the gay whales for Jesus! Or, you could do what my son...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:40 -0700
  ...had to remove 2 bolts for half of the bumper. 2 bolts to remove front bumper completely. mounted 2 new caps up front. they...
• 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
  ...installed nylon protectors on the top surface of the bumper - protects paint from scratches and gives better traction when bumper is wet and slippery...
• Crunch! - Body part needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 15:20:00 +0000
  ...How is the front bumper attached (plastic aero bumper)? Also what is the small moulding with the rub strip on it separate from the...
• Re: REPOST Do all bumpers (especially projektzwo) fit all vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:03:48 -0500
  ...The later models sometimes have fiberglass bumpers but the frame appears to be the same. So 80-91 should all be the same. Stan...
• Re: cheap chrome bumper wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 02:00:12 -0400
  On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, Sudhir Desai wrote: > anyone know where i can get a cheap chrome bumper for an 84 vanagon? > it diesnt...
• Re: Camping Toilet....BUMPERDUMPER
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:07:56 -0600
  Sounds like I should come out with a necessary accessory for the bumper dumper ............... the official bumper dumper Bail Bond. Stan On Sat, 23...
• Re: simple-minded like me?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:08:57 +1300
  ...But the bumpers are purely cosmetic, as they are in most modern cars. >Looks like someone forgot that bumpers on modern cars are not...
• Re: anyone ever build their own bumpers? or who has them for sale
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:37:53 -0700
  I made a rear bumper for my old '80 ex-Westy farm truck, out of a treated 4"x4" post. I attached a rubber...
• Re: FOG LIGHTS......if I use the brackets from Fast Forward.......whi ch fog lamps are reccommended......porsche 911?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:43:58 -0400
  >We've had Hella Rallye 1000's mounted above the bumper for several years. I >don't know about FF's brackets, we didn...
• Re: finding auto parts on the side of the road..wasRe: Also Cheap Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:20:57 +1200
  ...it was a vanagon fiberglass rear bumper endcap (with half of the >cracked center bumper section still attached).. no kidding.. any lister >with a...
• Re: Paint for black fiberglass bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:44:44 EDT
  ...2 rattle cans per bumper. same as black oem 88-91 westy fiberglass bumper color. i do it all the time and it looks...
• still cleaning my garage...some stuff for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:59:54 -0700
  ...Excellent condition. -Fiberglass rear bumper sides. Not the actual bumper, but the rear side sections. Needs some attention....10$ each. -3 Westfalia cabinets - rear...
• Re: Dead in Wash
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 08:44:31 MST
  > Anyone see the shows this past weekend? Lots of sweet loafs, > but a lot of splits with missing rear bumpers. Why is this? > 2nd...
• Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:55:29 -0500
  Folks, Does anyone have these bumpers? http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html According to Volks Cafe, they were designed based on the Projektwo bumpers, but...
• FiberGlass Rear Bumper End Cap?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Apr 2018 15:51:18 -0600
  Does anyone on the List have a FiberGlass Rear Bumper DriversSide End Cap they might wish to part with ? If Yes, How many $s...
• Bumper end cap how to?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 15:45:03 -0800
  Does anyone have a handy how to for the front bumper end caps? I can't seem to figure out how to get to...
• bumper sticker wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:30:19 -0700
  At SyncroFest I saw a bumper sticker that I want for my friend who's a caddy fanatic: Volkswagen Making owners into mechanics for...
• 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?
• F/Bumper Stickers on Beetles, Unknown model years
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:16:38 -0500
  Bumper stickers seen on 2 diffrerent really rough bodied Type I's: Horn Broken Watch for Finger Sit down, buckle up, hang on, shut...
• 89 vanagon rear bumper wanted
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:54:20 -0700
  i need all 3 pieces, the main bumper and the two side pieces....i gladly will buy any one piece. steve 89 syncro westy...
• '91 syncro Van rear bumper needed.
  Historical mailing list - Ashford, William L
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:28:50 -0600
  I need a rear bumper for a '91 syncro van. It appears to be painted metal, not molded plastic or fiberglass. Any help? Thanks...
• 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...