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• pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:34:18 -0700
  Hi all, just wondering if there is a supplier that I can get a new top from or if I should go the junkyard...
• Junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 6 May 2005 13:56:53 -0400
  ...Does anyone know of any junkyards that might have any Vanagons or Eurovans between these two states? This would be NY, OH, parts of...
• Good VW Junkyards near central Massacusetts
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:14:43 -0700
  ...I have come to the point in my VW enthusiast career when I would greatly benefit from finding one or two good junkyards in...
• Re: junkyard in colorado
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 01:18:20 -1000
  ...junkyard in colorado Any one know a good junkyard in the Denver or front range area with vanagons?
• Re: More Swivel Questions
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 23:07:57 +0900
  ...If I am you, I will run to junkyard soon.. I think you enviously. Because, I live in Japan. Japanese-junkyard doesn't have...
• Re: WTB Driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 19:25:01 -0700
  ...In defense of Bill, sometimes a Saturday in the junkyard is better than a good shrink. I go to junkyard "therapy" as often as...
• Re: Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:20:43 -0500
  ...The two plastic guide pieces that you found in the junkyard are also frequently found inside the door of the van on the bottommost...
• Re: junkyard in colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 06:11:56 -0600
  Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > The best junkyard in Colorado is: > > Blake's Small Car Salvage > 2559 Rd. 5 > Erie (Boulder County)80516 > 303-665-4312...
• Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 17 May 2000 17:06:57 -0700
  71 Westy in JunkyardMark, This sounds to me like a child cot. My '71 and '78 Westys both had on of these cots. The...
• Country Homes PopTop seen at junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 18:17:07 -0600 (CST)
  Hi everybody, Just came back from a local junkyard (St. Louis, MO) and I saw a vanagon with a Country Homes conversion, if anyone...
• Re: pictures at the pick-n-pull and an actual van question...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:43:03 EST
  ...Is this general junkyard practice? >> Just about every junkyard I've been to told me up front "no pictures". BenT
• Re: junkyard in colorado
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:51:14 -1000
  ...junkyard in colorado Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > The best junkyard in Colorado is: > > Blake's Small Car Salvage > 2559 Rd. 5 > Erie (Boulder County)80516...
• Re: WTB Stock Vanagon wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 15:10:13 EDT
  ...being that youre in cali, i KNOW you have buses at your local junkyard.. its the same wheel from '71-'91 chris
• Re: Two vans in local junkyard - Richmond VA
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:48:59 -0500
  What really makes me sad when I look at these is that those junkyard bodies look so much better than my daily driver! Living...
• Re: junkyard finds
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 17:41:29 EDT
  ...Forgot to check in all my excitement. >> so....where's the junkyard??? :<) (like you're gonna tell... LOL ;<) chris
• Re: Gas Smell: Flange to Filler Tube -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Flynn
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:43:18 -0400
  ...I am interested to know how you removed the 4" of tube at the junkyard. I know of a decent one about 30 miles...
• Re: Need center panel sheet metal from SF Bay Area junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:41:53 -0700
  ...Cut out 4 more similar shaped pieces from the junkyard panel and use those to fill the outlet and stove holes. I won't...
• Junkyard Wealth
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 01:51:15 -0500
  ...Thanks for the info on a local junkyard that actually has Vanagon stuff. I was just thinking about making a run someday soon, and...
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:13:30 -0700
  I found two in junkyards in the last year or so, and one of those used to live in my neighborhood.� Engine fire, sadly...
• Re: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 28 May 1998 11:31:18 -0400
  ...check junkyards for Audi 5000 rad fans, they _look_ identical, and >serial numbers match down to last position. Thats very interesting Tim. A note...
• vw junkyards in the Northwest
  Historical mailing list - Dave Benjamin
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:06:09 -0800
  ...I've heard that there is a VW specialty junkyard up around Longview or Kelso. The name might be Avery's? or something like...
• Re: junkyard in colorado
  Historical mailing list - John Clark
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:10:57 -0700
  ...Any one know a good junkyard in the Denver or front range area with vanagons?
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:52:48 -0400
  ...Im not sure about the junkyards but the last time I went none were in them, mostly see them here and there on the...
• Re: i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:48:01 -0500
  I called the Piedmont junkyard just days after they sold all their VW stuff. Opportunity missed. I would have partnered with another VW nut...
• Need help from Junkyard scourers
  Historical mailing list - Poor Richard
  Tue, 01 Aug 95 11:21:11 EDT
  Howdy, I need a favor from any of you who routinely find splits in junkyards. I have a '65 single cab, converted to 12v...
• Anyone know of New Beetle in junkyard?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:58:41 -0400
  ...But does anyone here happen to know of a New Beetle in a junkyard, with the tan (beige?) interior? If you do, or if...
• Re: Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:21:03 -0700
  ...so if the Vanagon has a high rollover TENDENCY, why don't we see more of them in the junkyard as rollovers? in 19...
• An alternative to the Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:43:51 -0700
  Not wanting to permanently wire into the ECU, I made up a breakout strip from a junkyard ECU Plug and Socket. This gets all...
• Two vans in local junkyard - Richmond VA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:30:11 -0800
  I found these while cruising around the neighborhood we'll soon be moving to. �Been meaning to go to this junkyard for a while...
• Vanaru / Subagon XT6...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 13:05:08 -0400 (EDT)
  I have located a Subaru XT6 in a junkyard w/ a good engine, and the price is reasonable. Has anyone else attempted this swap...
• Re: Need center panel sheet metal from SF Bay Area junkyard
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:56:25 +0000
  ...Anyone know of a good donor in a Bay Area junkyard? > > Jeff / San Anselmo
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:16:41 -0700
  ...vanagons are rare....on the east coast > > ive been hitting up all the major junkyards in southeast PA recently > looking for parts for my...
• junkyard expedition II
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 20:41:01 -0800 (PST)
  I took the afternoon off and headed back out to the junkyard again, to get more stuff off the '67 bus they have out...
• Small boneyard score, and pics of an A/C unit I haven't seen before.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:59:20 -0700
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/JunkyardAC# <http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/JunkyardAC> Is this one of those dealer-installed aftermarket dealios? Do they fit...
• Re: Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:39:33 -0800
  ...The two plastic guide pieces that you found in the > junkyard are also frequently found inside the door of the van on the > bottommost...
• Junkyard find, 71 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:14:48 EST
  Hello List, I was just at a junkyard here in Pomona, CA looking for Vanagon parts and ran across a 71 bus minus engine...
• Re: Westy Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:58:19 -0800
  ...A Westy in a junkyard is a sign that something went terribly, terribly wrong in someone's life. To me, they are almost like...
• Junkyard @ I77/70 in OH?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:22:03 -0400
  I recently passed what appears to be a junkyard very close to the intersection of I-77 and I-70 in Ohio...and I...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...Any suggestions? > You ought to be able to find a pad at a junkyard, that's where I found mine. Also, try Sorin Benjenaru...
• Bus on JUNKYARD WARS?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:20:21 EST
  I'm sure a lot of you guys are Junkyard Wars fans! Next week the challenge is; build a SUV that you can fit...
• FS: 63 Single cab pickup ... $5000!!! :(
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 Jun 96 15:51:14 CDT
  ...seller is a junkyard/repair shop ... and has been reading too many HOT VWs ads! it really does look nice, though. oh, yeah: new...
• Water Drain Cap
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:53:45 -0500
  I am again asking anyone going to the junkyard on a parts trip to keep a eye for a 1982-84 Westy and snag...
• Re: 84 westy mirror
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 02:40:29 EDT
  In a message dated 7/10/01 11:54:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: > Unfortunately, only a junkyard, if...
• Vanagons off to the graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:00:23 -0600
  ...I sure hate to hear of Vanagons heading to the junkyard. The local junkyard crushes Vanagons fairly quickly because the lack of demand for...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:49:44 -0400
  On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, ian Butler wrote: > I've kept it in mind, and remember that junkyards are my > friend if the dealer...
• Re: WTB: Headlight Adjuster
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:58:54 -0500
  On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Leon Korkin wrote: > By the time someone finds part in Junkyard, removes it, > brings it home, packs it(provided...
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:38:46 -0700
  ...vanagons are rare....on the east coast > Yeah, same story in Florida. > 10 years ago there was always a vannie in the junkyard, and...
• junkyard lady w/shotgun & barndoor bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 12:13:41 -0400
  ...on the way to Anacortes, just north of Everett, I remember a friend saying he had been to a junkyard about five years ago...
• Re: Used wheels, are they OK?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:27:15 -0500
  i get used wheels and tires cheep at a local junkyard. I wouldn't pay more than 5 or 10 bucks for a rim...
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:45:10 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I found two in junkyards in the last year or so, and one of those used to...
• Canadian 1980 Westfalia in junkyard-- pictures !!
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:13:27 -0500
  ...Canadian 1980 Westfalia in junkyard-- pictures !! To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com In a message dated 1/20/07 3:52:41 PM Eastern Standard...
• Re: pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:47:54 EST
  ...get a new top from or > if I should go the junkyard route and what a reasonable price is... > > this is for an '87...
• RE: Broken Speedo
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 95 18:02:26 PST
  ...I saw lots of VW wabbit, jedda, golf, bug and old vans in you pick kind of junkyards. There may be a chance these...
• Re: looking for junk yards VA and OH
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:04:10 -0400
  To echo Jeff's comments, the Washington DC area isn't the greatest for junkyard finds. The best is probably Brandywine Auto Parts (multiple...
• Re: dashboard clock
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:39:13 -0700
  Well, you can try the junkyard, or just get one of those stick on types. I didn't find any clocks that worked in...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 18:13:23 -0600
  I've been buying from junkyards all my life. The first part I ever bought was a trunk lid for a 39 Ford Coupe...
• Re: junkyard tales
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:06:31 +1000
  ...junkyard tales, change those fuel lines! The major self serve junkyards in SoCal had their half price sales this weekend. I made it to...
• Re: dashboard clock
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:42:21 -0700
  ...It is the same, can be found in junkyards. I even have a few spares, will sell for less than $30.00 dollars. If...
• re: my windshield washer gizmo
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 May 95 15:22:51 CDT
  ...only available on NA buses. :( what we need is a euro-junkyard over here!! which brings up a thought: do they have junkyards in...
• Tues. junkyard field trip
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:24:16 -0700
  Barf-face Prunehead and I are going to make a field trip tomorrow to a VW-only junkyard in the east bay. If anyone...