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• vanagon trailer hitch For sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:59:06 EST
  ...fits all vanagons w/ steel or fiberglass bumpers 80-91. i have one of these on my vanagon and i use it for pulling...
• Re: more goofy mid year changes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:52:10 EDT
  ...hatch. > jason > 87 syncro westy > > > my 84 vanagon has power mirrors and fiberglass bumpers.. wierd stuff, huh?? :<) jason, someone swapped the back hatch.. chris
• Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:21:54 -0800
  ...4:08 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I was under the impression that no new vanagon bumpers were available > anywhere. > anyone ?
• Re: Fiberglass Bumpers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Montgomery Groff
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:45:05 -0800
  ...Fiberglass Bumpers In a message dated 2/4/08 11:23:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, grofmon@YAHOO.COM writes: > Hi Gang, > Does anyone...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:59:40 -0400
  ...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: YA YA YELLOW !!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:30:37 -0400
  ...Perhaps twice the weight of the stock bumpers. Sticker: had it made for me from vinyl (I've posted the artwork on the website...
• Help with receiver hitch: looking for one.
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:59:25 EDT
  I am looking for a receiver type hitch to fit my "91 westy (fiberglass bumpers) I dont want the typical ones that are common...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:53:01 -0700
  ...Ya, now we know the shipping charges but what about the cost of the bumpers? ;>) Matthew wrote: I'm sorry, did you say $700...
• Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and side moulding prices ..from the VW dealer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:00:48 +1300
  >Carbon is lighter and stronger but I'm not exactly sure if the benefits out >weigh the costs. The minimal mass-saving would be...
• Re: Sighting today (DC)
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:02:45 -0400
  ...Looked nice with 4 mudflaps and I think tube > bumpers. I waved, but barely saw it as I was absorbed with my own > driving...
• Re: FS: 4 TRAILER HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:12:56 -0400
  Support for both fiberglass and metal bumpers? Using metric parts and bolts or SAE? 4 bolts? Or 6 bolts? On Sep 10, 2007, at...
• Re: Difference between syncro & 2wd bumper connections for hitches?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:59:56 -0600
  I'm saving my pennies for the tubular bumpers at vanagain that has a 2" receiver built in, a bit spent but I like...
• Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 08:11:31 -0500
  ...I for one would like to see the manufacturers be required to keep ALL bumpers (except of course for industrial vehicles) at the same...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:41:08 -0700
  ...Those bumpers certainly touched at one time. And adjusting the hinges will only give you less clearance at the top where you already don...
• Re: Needed: Rear Chrome Bumper for 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:42:08 -0400
  ...They are brand new Vanagon rear bumpers for $150. I don't think I'll run them at that price again on the website...
• Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 19 May 1998 11:02:47 EDT
  ...Any opinions on that subject? Also had some interest in my father welding up some mock-Projectkzo bumpers. He took a look at the...
• Re: Comments, opinions, etc. appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:32:57 -0600
  The rear tail lights have been cut in to the 62-67 style, & the bumpers are late 65-67. YMMV, Mr. BZ On Sep...
• Re: Fender Bender, got lucky
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:54:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...parking lot > yesterday, a truck & my bus had a meeting of bumpers....... Yeah, but what tires were you using? :-) Regards, Jim Davis 87 GL...
• [Fwd: rear bumper]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:15:30 -0800
  ...The rear bumpers looked pretty good, nicely finished. I am thinking about them myself. BTW, they look better than the photo displays. http://www...
• VW Sticker Alert
  Historical mailing list - Les Ross
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 02:44:26 -0600
  Need a gift for a VW Bus Owner? Check out this new bumpersticker: Only $2ea http://homepages.infoseek.com/~volks3/vwsticker.html If I...
• Re: Installing Carat Rocker Panel Covers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:59:30 -0400
  ...in installing the rocker panel pieces (to match the > wrap around bumpers) on my '91 Westfalia. > > Included are pictures and a description on how...
• Re: An air dam is an air dam is an air dam...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:34:43 EDT
  ...to mount one of these air dams to a > non-plastic bumpers Vanagon? yep they fit all years. i put one on a '80...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 11 May 2003 16:51:30 -0400
  ...are >struggling by with while the buy Mag Wheels, Brush Bar bumpers and >install on board Computers with TV screens I'd say just...
• Re: carrying canoe on camper top
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 18:12:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...The very most important part we found was the ties down to the bumpers. Wind would get up under the canoe and try to...
• AT&T 800 #'s web site
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 14:15:30 CST6CDT
  ...a search for 'automobile AND parts' brings up several hundred #'s for everything from bumpers to salvage to parts warehouses. enjoy -dan
• Re: Fiberglass bumper Paint code
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:58:40 EDT
  ...the subject...does anybody have the paint codes for the > fiberglass > bumpers? > LON6V Jade green Metallic (yes, green) was used on the '87-89...
• Re: Vanagon weight
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:35:09 -0800
  ...5000lbs on the money, with me in it (200lbs) plus added weight of Volkscafe Big Bumpers, about another 100lbs, empty water tank, and the...
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 10:24:40 -0800
  ...heard that all 90 gl's should have fiberglas bumpers-mine has the chrome bumpers. I bought this car used from a dealer in...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:44:05 -0700
  ...Painting Fiberglass bumpers I agree re the POR 15 use. A decent Mastic compound to coat the fiberglass following by a decent, protective coat...
• Re: EV price/value - Seattle, Carter VW
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 07:14:13 +0000
  ...I don't think the red GLs had body-colored bumpers. I've seen two of these, and they both had the gray bumpers...
• Re: New Steel Bumper and Syncro Bumper Maker
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:06:04 -0700
  ...Westy's bumpers...... � http://www.rockymountainwesty.com/VanagonBumpersandSkidplates.htm Danny '84 Westy (Vanny) � --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote...
• Re: Most Expensive part for its size?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 18:42:38 -0800
  ...You know, those 1/2" nails with brown rubber bumpers that hold the westie shelves in place? My local dealer wanted $9 apiece. GOOD...
• Re: $200 '89 vanagon GL posted on craigslist in san jose CA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:13:34 EDT
  ...writes: > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/442458446.html > > > > the fiberglass bumpers alone are worth more than the $200 asking price.. sounds like a...
• Wrong color I painted
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 15:13:16 -0800
  ...LA7Y is not the color for the gray bumpers on a carat. And the other one LT7B was not on the computer. I still...
• Re: Touching up GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:57:47 -0700
  ...I contacted >>> them for tips on touch up for my bumpers and they recommended a Krylon with >>> a crinkle finish. BUT they also said...
• Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:37:23 -0700
  ...just finished installing my shadyboy awning >> I use the ropes that attach the outer corners of the awning to the >> bumpers >> and have had...
• Re: bumper swapping?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:05:43 -0400
  ...bumper swapping? > Are front and rear chrome bumpers interchangeable? >
• ' 84 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:50:53 EDT
  Have a customer with an ' 84 Westy for sale- Excellent mechanically, and interior, body good with a few minor scrapes, has straight bumpers, white...
• size of 87 vs 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 19:39:20 EDT
  ...but I'm not sure if it's just the different bumpers and the fiberglass racker pannels that make it look that way. Does...
• Dumb question #127...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:45:05 -0700
  Pertaining to an '87 Westfalia with chrome bumpers: Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to first remove the bumper in order to...
• Re: WTB: OEM Rubber floor mats from NON-GL Vanagon or T3 Transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:02:25 EDT
  ...parting out a '90-'91 NON-GL with the black metal bumpers and grey tweed weekender interior, they all had rubber mats thruout.. chris
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:22:10 EST
  ...early model 90 prior to the switch over to > fiberglass. > ALL US-Spec '88's and '89 vanagons had the fiberglass bumpers also. chris
• Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:08:33 EDT
  ...I kinda like it better than the ones with rubber bumpers. benT
• Re: Repainting Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:36:42 -0800
  ...Especially the little things, like removing door handles, trim, bumpers, mirrors and, if you're really serious, all the windows. You simply cannot get...
• Beige Syncro on I-95 in Maryland
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:18:07 -0400
  ...Missing the grill up front and it had black steel bumpers. Forgot to note the state on the tag. (no I wasn't driving...
• Re: Bush Bumper Design Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:31:40 EST
  ...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: fiberglass bumper - any vendor?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:34:36 EDT
  ...4 whole body kits for sale and misc fiberglass trim pieces/bumpers/brackets... ron, i thought you were sending folks my way for stuff...
• Re: '86 Doublecab on samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:50:19 -0700
  ...Besides that, yours has non-stock bumpers which devalue the vehicle considerably. Probably worth CDN$3,000 less than you are asking. =) -- BenT
• Re: crash damage, Van front end
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:28:53 -0600
  ...The impact mashed the bumpers, buckled the rear panel below the tailgate and destroyed my driving lights but only minor damage to the front...
• fiberglass bumper pieces (joy, etc)(was Re: another bumper question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:03:58 EDT
  ...i do have a bunch of fiberglass bumpers and bodykit pieces, but im all out of spare single RR bumper endcaps (the RR gets...
• Re: '86 Doublecab on samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:09:02 -0700
  ...Yea the bumpers on mine arn't stock, but if it is a deal > maker, I can certainly get "real" vanagon bumpers for it...
• FS: 91 Camper GL
  Historical mailing list - Steve Beyer
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:50:54 -0400
  ...White with black bumpers/air dam. $13,500. Send email to me and I will pass to her. Thanks. Steve Beyer skypilot@coastalnet.com
• For Sale: '89 Vanagon Carat $4500 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:39:53 EDT
  ...mirrors, cruise, AT, cold AC, rear facing jumpseats, weekender sofabed, fiberglass bumpers/rocker panels, alloy wheels (5 of them) 136k mi, no leaks, started...
• Re: spray painting black plastic exterior parts?
  Historical mailing list - The Henrys
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:13:12 +0000
  ...Works very well on rubber trim like the strip on the bumpers. jim henry Durham, NC '84 westy Leif Paulsen wrote: > Has anyone painted...
• Bumpers, Heavy Duty
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 21:36:46 -0500
  http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/projektzwo.html http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/vanagon2_detail.html http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/vanagon3...
• FS: fiberglass front bumper $45
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:51:23 EDT
  ...i also have nice fiberglass front bumpers that are in perfect shape for more $ . also have misc fiberglass side pieces/rocker trim/ ground effects...
• FS: carat interior, westy interior, poptop, capt. chairs etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:13:48 EST
  ...fiberglass bumpers, bodykits etc... plus 12 other vans and campers for parts if anyone needs anything.. chris se PA
• Re: Example of Glossy Painted Vanagon Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:11:54 -0500
  Did you notice that it's a "SOHC" ? Larry A. On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:50:13 -0400
  ...fiberglass bumpers? painted westy poptop supports? brown upholstery? Mr. BZ
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Wed, 25 May 2011 16:21:01 -0700
  ...I know the bumpers on the Vanagon are not strong enough to use to mount shackles to for unstucking purposes. So are there sufficiently...