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• Re: Pop-up Roof & Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 21:35:31 -0700
  ...and now minor taps have bent both ends and the end caps are off, > I was thinking of installing a nice big board across...
• Re: Oversize wheels for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 21:10:24 -0100
  ...The catch, though, is that they require the center caps from the Carat-style alloy wheels (around $8.50 each), plus chrome lug bolts...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:45:19 -0600
  Ron, thanks for answering a simple question with a straightforward reply. Other replies have failed to clarify. Yours did. mcneely ---- The Bus Depot <vanagon...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:36:27 -0800
  On 3/3/08, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > I are cornfused -- is CA testing gas caps or fuel tanks? Seems like...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:57:45 -0500
  ...Even Autozone has these caps or can get them > in a day or two. New old stock and so far good quality. > > Dennis > > > -----Original...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:10:03 -0400
  ...While getting wires for my 84 I found out there are two different caps and wires. Some caps have a screw like thing in...
• Re: Gaskelet leak and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Jul 2024 21:06:40 +0000
  Possible.  But having those ancient plastic blue caps blow may have saved head gaskets sacrificially.  A lot of guys including myself have opted for...
• installing shock what all in the way of parts should also be ordered
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 14:32:15 -0800
  ...usually need to order the dust shield or rubber bushing nut caps etc do not want to find out I should have ordered other...
• Vanagon gas cap keys--more information
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:14:33 -0500
  ...There is no way to repair the caps. Once they are together they cannot be disassembled. Hope this explains. Steve Sandlin www.steveslockshop.com...
• FS still,mint tan middle carpet mat&more
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:40:45 EDT
  ...two black plastic bumper gaurds 3 hub caps rear hatch seal, perfect almost new rubber passenger side vanagon stock tan carpet mat
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 14:50:12 -0500
  ...I got tired of lost hub caps myself. However, some times. Most folks don't realize that hubcaps need to be fitted on in...
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:41:02 EST
  ...wheels? Do you need to spacer the rears to have the caps work? That > would mean longer studs as well, eh? Fronts are fine...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:55:16 -0700
  I think it's the all-caps font that worries me the most--no need to shout about it. Sounds like factory brand new...
• Re: Audi A4 Wheels for '83.5 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 06:21:34 -0500
  ...Anyone know if A4 15" alloys (after center drilling for grease caps) will > fit Cunegonde? They're 5x112. I know I'll need longer...
• Re: WTB Alloy Center Caps;
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:24:05 -0700
  Both Busdepot & Van Cafe sell em. $14-16 each IIRC. Pax, Mr. BZ-I carry an extra w/ moi to keep from exposing my...
• Re: Paint questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:58:39 -0800
  ...as practical >>> advice. >>> >>> Here is my first paint question. >>> >>> I'm keeping my original steel wheels and plan to use the >>> chrome hub caps.
• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 May 2011 18:57:23 -0700
  On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 14:19 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote: > How about heater/bypass caps? http://www.themainresource.com/?pogosty=shop.itemDetail...
• Re: BRMs for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:14:37 -0400
  ...Your best bet is a set of Mercedes CLK forged wheels with nice custom Wolfsburg center caps. I saved 6lb per wheel/tire going...
• Re: Water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:43:13 -0800
  ...one know a source for the later model water tank drain caps? The one > with the very large threads and the cap is slightly...
• Re: Front Bumper 1986 Westy ??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:53:38 -0400
  ...Unbolt and remove (of course, you'll also want to have unscrewed the side portions of the plastic end caps that screw into the...
• Re: Group-41 deep cycle gel-cel battery -payback
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Top terminals come with plastic caps and will stick up through the carpet (but not so high that the driver's seat won't...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:25:10 -0700
  ...Look at how much mass is between your knee caps and the other vehicle (bridge abutment, etc.). Any other vehicle has an entire engine...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:27:25 -0400
  ...I've been > successful at keep the hub caps on the other tires. > The dust cap is the same size (just compared) as the...
• Re: Rear over head speaker R/R W/AC Westi
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:43:53 -0500
  For access to the rear of the speakers (air conditioned '85) carefully pop the rubber caps off the screws which are all around the...
• changing thread subject titles to suit the content - What happened to class?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:06:06 EST
  ...walkingboss@COMMUNICOMM.COM writes: > Makes you wonder what kind of hub caps were on the "Deluxe Campmobile > Deathvan" the man from Moab was driving...
• Re: Let's See Now!
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 11:52:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...channel do you two listen in on? Lets start poking our heads in on #VW (Note Caps.) Cheers <sstones@io.org> SStones Toronto, Ontario.
• Hia all, I'm back.... ( address error got me removed, please read no vanagon content!!)
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:46:23 -0700
  ...If you posted a message to me mtngal@sierratel.com please don't use CAPS in my address. Check your address books please, (I...
• Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:07:37 -0400
  ...Where do the top snaps go? Facing down adjacent to the screw caps? Facing "out" above the rubber molding? How far back should the...
• Re: Has anyone seen plastic cap covers for 17mm lugnuts??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 06:27:35 -0500
  ...17mm caps for early rabbits. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Courtney Hook Sent: Sunday...
• Re: Curious Question (totallyNVC) Babbit bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:46:32 -0400
  ...The rod and main bearing caps are shimmed. As the bearings wear, you remove shims to tighten it up again. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Vanagon picture opinion please
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 May 2004 19:43:30 -0500
  S-class all the way!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver w/original 14" black, steel wheels and original hub caps. Still cool!! Chris S...
• Pressure Tester/Adapter for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:31:49 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, their kit is only works on US-type radiator caps, not the screw-on VW type. The kid at AutoZone said they couldn...
• Re: Yakima cross bars alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:59:47 -0600
  ...Yakima bars rust when the end caps chip/crack, just like any plastic coated metal pipe. Ask me how I know :) Bob Stevens '87...
• Re: Looking for 14" steel rims
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 11:29:54 -0700
  ...Looking for 14" steel rims If that alloy is undamaged, I'll trade you 8 steelies for it.?? Center caps can always be repainted...
• Re: Flue Cap?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Iman
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:21:05 -0700
  I'm intrigued by the thread related to flue caps. I wonder if the lack of such caps is the reason that we have...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:01:41 -0700
  ...wheels along with this rig, but no > studs/nuts or center caps. Any ideas where I can get these? Are they > worth bothering with...
• Re: leaking coolant - reservoir cap failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:34:54 -0400
  ...do the reservoir caps >simply go bad and the two-way valve in the cap stops directing >coolant to the overflow tank behind the...
• Re: cap for fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:06:22 -0300
  ...I have not been able to keep those cheesey little > white caps on when I am driving. Do I do the ductape > thing? > regards...
• oem alloys for sale in hawaii
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 00:23:47 -1000
  I am upgrading to 15 inch wheels and will have a full set of almost perfect oem 14 inch alloys complete with center caps...
• Re: Has anyone ever seen alloy wheels like this? Ben? anyone?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 04:18:55 EST
  ...the center caps are dark grey too. this is not a > custom > > job - it came this way from the factory.. >> > > > just looked at the...
• Re: Any interest in group purchase of 15"
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:24:26 -0400
  ...Any interest in group purchase of 15" SA wheel center caps? > >I need 4 +1 spare. > >Warren Chapman
• Re: WTB 83 diesel heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:28:58 -0700
  ...The black plastic >floor space hog is only held in place by a few screws hidden by caps. >There is nice clean carpet under...
• Re: ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 17:34:09 -0500
  ...Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are safe. > > This is a good observation. > > I love my...
• FS: 3 used stock alloy wheels (Not mine)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:07:20 -0400
  ...Center caps are missing or discolored, no lug nuts. He is near Ithaca, NY, but can also deliver them to Buses By The Depot...
• Re: PDX Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:13:37 -0500
  ...com> wrote: > Gotta enlarge the centerbores to fit the front grease caps on Cunegonde's > new Audi rims. Before we mount the new Geolandar...
• Re: Let's See Now!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 1 Nov 94 9:04:20 PST
  ...in on? > Lets start poking our heads in on #VW (Note Caps.) IRC is not case sensitive, so #vw or #VW will be the...
• Re: Alloy Wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 02:43:55 -0400
  ...The price is $650 plus shipping for a set of four which includes the small hub caps in the center and the special lugs...
• Re: MICHELIN XCA
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:01:23 -0800
  ...members feel like >> they need to make an issue of the caps...The content >> of your mail is useful >> and important. Thank you >> Finn...
• Vanagon spark plug ignition wire set
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 06:23:46 -0800
  ...Conventional distributor caps have a small metal cup that the plug wire slides into. Thus they won't work for me. Got them from...
• FS: 16" alloys for vanagon ..with tires
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:44:36 EDT
  ...center hub hole clears all vanagon grease caps. centercaps are included. these fit all vanagons..2wd or 4wd. tires are goodyear wrangler Lt (2...
• Lift-Mate: Does it work with Vanagon wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:14:46 -0700
  ...strap through? Yes, I could go outside and pop the hub caps off my wheels, but I would still wonder if there are any...
• Re: OK, OK, new topic
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:28:09 -0400
  ...be lucky then, as I've never seen one of those caps rusted in the > slightest way. > So their purpose is to direct fire...
• FS-Porsche wheels,trans., VW bus engine
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jun 1996 21:43:45 GMT
  5 Porsche steel wheels, 5 bolt, late 356/early 911 edition, EC, all with VG Tiger tires and 4 original Porsche chrome caps. $450...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:07:16 -0700
  ...I sure someone out there will let you know that using "caps" is SHOUTING in e-mail lingo. So I'll let someone else...
• Re: Need help to identify this wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 23:30:09 +0900
  Ben said: > Can anyone help me identify this wheel? I am looking for two more of the same > wheel plus center caps if any...
• Re: Another center cap question... PAINT
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 May 2004 22:34:03 EDT
  ...m looking for a spray-can solution to painting my center caps. Since > the Original paint wore off of them, they don't last...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:27:23 -0500
  ...trashy > > looking plastic things when they had these good looking type caps on > early > > models" > > Because it was the 80's - everything was a...
• Re: plate armor bumpers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:27:50 -0700
  ...she'll never have to buy me any more plastic end caps (you break it--you buy it!). I know what's going on...
• Re: Armor All Substitute - 303 Protectant
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:07:45 -0600
  ...Inside, outside - on the pop top it worked better than 3M marine polish - tires, bumper end caps, rubber window seals... lasts well to. In...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:06:58 -0500
  I have a set of these I'll sell for $20. Here's the catch. Only one is in very good condition, Two have...