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• Re: Motorcycle Hitch for 1985
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:43:45 -0700
  ...http://www.motojackrack.com/ My idea was as follows; Remove the bumper. Remove the old bumper mount brackets. Use new longer mounting brackets which...
• Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:07:09 +0000
  ...Apparently, in order to install the brackets, I have to remove the front bumper. My Bentley shows instructions for removal of the later, fiberglass...
• Re: License plate moutings
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:47:41 -0700
  I could be wrong, but I don't think the '88 and later fiberglass front bumper had any holes or bracket. My '90 Westy...
• Need 2 "Retainer" brackets that holds it to the rear & left side fiberglass corner bumpers on an 88 Wolfsburg . RE: "Retainer".
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:52:23 -0500
  So all this talk about fenders and bumpers reminded me that I too could use 2 "Retainer" brackets that holds it to the rear...
• Re: Fwd: '87 Vanagon front license bracket?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:30:06 -0500
  ...Do you have a recommendation for a replacement? Fasten the plate directly to the bumper, no bracket. Simple, clean. mcneely -- David McNeely
• WTB: Right rear bumper bracket for an '87
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:28:52 -0600
  Folks, I'd like to buy a right rear bumper bracket (the thing with the loop attached) for my '87 Westy. Would prefer white...
• f/S: Front Tow Bracket for A1 Rabbit(little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:47:31 EST
  ...I would like to sell the front towing bracket (no tow bar) for $45+frt. It works on chrome bumpered A1 Rabbit or P...
• for sale: aero fiberglass bumper upgrade package for vanagon - fits ALL vans
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:00:41 EDT
  ...has brackets also. update your early vanagon with a newer looking aero bumper $200 for bumper w/ trim chris
• 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...
• Early Rear Bumper Brackets cheap?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:00:56 -0600
  ...Any one have a pair of pre-fiberglass rear bumper brackets they'd sell and ship cheap to 50613? Prefer them to be in...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:02:17 -0400
  That's the size for the front and rear small bolts that bolt the bumper to the brackets. He asked about the bumper brackets...
• FS: fiberglass bodykit/ground effects/bumpers etc. for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:34:59 EST
  ...im asking $800 for the whole bodykit-bumpers, sideskirts, brackets, hardware and all.. or if i piece it out individually: front bumper 250 rear...
• vanagon fiberglass bumpers/bodykit/side mouldings for sale..add to any van
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:32:35 EDT
  ...kit includes front and rear fiberglass bumpers..with brackets, and all mounting hardware, both side sideskirts, and all brackets, and bolts, etc..everything you...
• Re: FYI Go Westy bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:07:32 EST
  ...other than that, all rear bumper brackets are the same. chris
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:18:01 -0800
  ...the 13mm bolts on the steel bumpers. That's the easiest part. The lower part of the glass bumper has a metal bracket that...
• WTB: foglight brackets
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:41:36 -0800
  Anyone know where I can get a set of OEM fog light brackets for an '87 (steel bumpers)? Thanks, Mark McCulley Seattle, WA
• another bumper question (was RE: anyone ever build their own bumpers? or who has them for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:03:43 -0700
  I banged up the right side piece of my rear bumper, and the bracket that holds it on is twisted and rusted. I've...
• Front bumper, homemade
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 11:15:58 -0700
  ...Mounted to stock sun bumper with stainless brackets. https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/vanagon-front-bumper-pics/ Alistair
• Re: CAn't take it off!! (removing fiberglass rear bumper)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:11:40 EST
  ...the easiest way to remove the fiberglass rear bumpers is to remove the 19mm bumper bracket bolts, then the bolts that hold the endcaps...
• Re: carat bumper caps and side panels for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:01:19 EST
  ...if you buy the fiberglass sideskirts/bumpers new, from the dealer, its almost $3000 for everything.. not including the brackets... if you are interested...
• FS: vanagon custom steel rear bumper w/ hitch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:34:33 EST
  ...i have a custom steel vanagon rear bumper, with trailer hitch. uses stock bumper brackets.. heavy 1/4 inch thick steel. pity the fool...
• Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 19 May 1998 11:02:47 EDT
  ...We would need your stock mounting brackets and then would weld the bumper to the brackets. This bumper could also include a tow hitch...
• Re: FYI Go Westy bumper
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:11:47 -0500
  ...other than that, all rear bumper brackets are the same. It's metal, available as chrome or black. Said to fit 80-91, even...
• fiberglass bumper pieces (joy, etc)(was Re: another bumper question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:03:58 EDT
  ...can replace the whole bumper, but is it possible to just replace > that part of the bumper and the bracket? It's about 18...
• Mounting Hella 500's
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:48:27 -0500
  ...500 Fog Lights above my bumper in the next few days. I would like to use the brackets that I have seen in a...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:20:29 -0700
  ...Apparently, in order to install the brackets, I have to remove the > front bumper. My Bentley shows instructions for removal of the later, > fiberglass...
• Re: Tow Loops
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:14:43 -0700
  Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > if you have a stock rear bumper ( painted on mellow yellow I know ) .. > and it's on stock bumper brackets...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:17:11 -0400
  ...Apparently, in order to install the brackets, I have to remove the > > front bumper. My Bentley shows instructions for removal of the later, > > fiberglass...
• Re: Front Licence Plate bracket
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 24 May 1999 19:42:37 EDT
  ...The thing is there are no holes in the bumper and I would rather > not drill it. Is there a bracket that I can...
• Re: Drivinlights
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:24:54 -0300
  ...then through the little predrilled holes in the inner bumper and through the bracket predrilled holes 5. put the nut on top of allen...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:32:21 -0400
  ...Guess I'll leave it on. > > >> > The mounting brackets are less substantial than stock >> > This means to me that the bumper is even less...
• Re: HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 02:13:42 ADT
  ...Make sure your bumper is attached firmly, all 4 big bolts on bumper brackets to frame, and good bolts holding bumper to brackets, as...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 14 May 1999 11:21:02 -0400
  ...Installing the main unit itself is obvious; you just remove the bumper brackets and slide it into the holes the brackets slid into, then...
• Re: fender parts (rear fiberglass bumper endcap bracket)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:23:59 EST
  ...the end piece for the fiberglas bumper is called > a "Protective End" (not bumper end cap). The bracket that holds it to the > rear...
• ISO front license plant bracket
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:34:00 EDT
  ...plate bracket for my '86. The front end was munched when I bought it, a deer I think. I bought a used bumper from...
• Re: random questions
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:28:14 -0500
  Both the 84 Westy and the 84 Vanagon that we own have the front license plate brackets on the (chrome) bumper. In both cases...
• Re: Difference between syncro & 2wd bumper connections for hitches?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 07:53:51 -0700
  ...There is NO DIFFERENCE between the rear bumper brackets or their mounting points, 2wd or 4wd. I move my hitch equipped bumpers between vans...
• Help! Inaccessible nut in fiberglass sidepanel bracket...
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:08:58 -0400
  Greetings all, I was happily removing the rear bumper from my '91 Carat in order to install the super-beefy South African hitch (thanks...
• My Solution to Ron's Hitch Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:03:14 EDT
  ...My '82 Westy has the chrome bumper with rubber bumper strips. I used the two curved brackets supplied by Ron with a subtle modification...
• Re: Class 2 Trailer Hitch for 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:14:32 -0500
  ...The hitch actually has Vanagon bumper brackets integrated into it. You simply remove your bumper brackets and bolt this hitch directly to the bumper...
• Re: fiberglass bumper - any vendor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:15:29 -0400
  <snip> >i have like 4 whole body kits for sale and misc fiberglass trim > pieces/bumpers/brackets... <snip> Chris, how much do you want...
• Re: Any tow bar advice?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 03:32:51 -0500
  ...You can mount the tow bar brackets either on top (preferred) or below the bumper bracket, depending upon the height of your tow ball...
• Re: Front license plate attachment 1984
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:40:16 -0500
  ...Is there a special >> bracket for this? Do I have to drill holes into my bumper ? :-( >> >> Melissa Mourkas >> 84 Westy >> Sacramento, CA >> > > >
• Re: Front lic plate bracket for '84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:13:22 -0500
  At 8:13 AM -0600 2/10/2000, Steve Manning wrote: >Looking for a front lic plate bracket for an '84 vanagon. Anybody have...
• Re: Front license plate attachment 1984
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:35 -0500
  ...Is there a special > bracket for this? Do I have to drill holes into my bumper ? :-( > > Melissa Mourkas > 84 Westy > Sacramento, CA >
• Re: hellas fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 14:01:52 -0400
  Pull the front bumper completely, you'll the be able to see the 6 pre- drilled factory bracket holes on the top of the...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:21:22 -0700
  ...there are no bolts through the top of the bumper. the rear bumper is a different story ..same bolt thread though, to the brackets...
• Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 15 May 2006 01:29:15 EDT
  ...extension" of the front bumper to the bottom of the front doors) is mounted from the factory with the 'bracket for trim protection" riveted...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 10:08:14 -0300
  ...To go backwards from plastic to metal you will also need are the bumper brackets that screw into the frame. Mine looks OK . Good...
• Re: looking for a front reciever
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:13:21 -0700
  ...Harbor freight has a step bumper 2" receiver that can be bolted to a piece of channel spanning the two brackets. A bit pricy...
• Re: Where does front license plate hang?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:08:22 EDT
  There's a should be a small strip screwed into the middle of the front bumper. If this mounting bracket is missing, there should...
• Re: Transport Q: 4 those familiar with GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:03:36 -0700
  ...bumpers that will > obviously make my trip up there worthless. > Specifically, I'm fairly sure the bumpers have no brackets on the rear > bumper...
• Re: Tow Loops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:17:15 -0700
  ...and it's on stock bumper brackets.. there are two loops built into the bumper brackets.. can't imagine someone cut yours off. they...
• Re: wrap around metal bumpers.Was:Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and s....
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:03:23 EST
  Jeff, The SA wrap-around metal bumpers has been imported commercially and are now in the distributors catalog. I tried to order one but...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:37:38 EST
  ...that would fit between the brackets the bumper bolts to, and would fit inside of the current flimsy bumper. He said he could weld...
• Rear Fiberglass Bumper Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:40:41 CST
  ...Can someone tell me which year van bumpers are identical to mine? Do all fiberglass bumpers use the same mounting hardware/brackets and will...
• Re: Front bumper, homemade
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 14:36:50 -0400
  ...Mounted to stock sun bumper with stainless brackets. > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/vanagon-front-bumper-pics/ > > Alistair
• Re: Front bumper, homemade
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 12:34:15 -0700
  ...Mounted to stock sun bumper with stainless brackets. > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/vanagon-front-bumper-pics/ > > Alistair
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:14:53 -0800
  I have the factory brackets that are used to mount the fog / driving lights above the bumper. These do not require drilling any holes...
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:14:53 -0800
  I have the factory brackets that are used to mount the fog / driving lights above the bumper. These do not require drilling any holes...