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• Re: 1990 Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:25:15 -0600
  FWIW, I just did a search on 255807311H, a Vanagon bumper, and got a hit! That part locator service is GREAT! Marshall Ruskin >Todd...
• Re: Needed: Rear Chrome Bumper for 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:25:42 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Buy the plain painted one, and an 'in the bumper' class II hitch. You can knock down trees with this setup. Tim
• rear bumper
  Historical mailing list - Peter's Email
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 17:00:19 -1000
  I remeber seeing an article awhile back about a guy that built rear bumpers for vanagons out of steel tubing. Anyone remember who it...
• Help Me find San Diego Bumper guy!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:09:31 -0700
  i rem,eber a while back discussion about a guy in San Diego making tube style bumpers. Anyone else remeber this?? Anyone have a...
• 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...
• repair panel for area behind bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:38:23 -0400
  ...is there a repair panel section for the area right behind the front bumper? (The metal below the lower grill and in the corner...
• R Bumpers not same+Pwdr Coat Info
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 09:16:45 -0700
  ...Also look out for the subtle differences in methods used for attaching the bumper mounting brackets. Euro bumpers have two holes on the same...
• Re: bumper upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:21:04 -0500
  Tony, You must be at East. $3K for a 70K Vanagon? I checked the Wolfsburg fiberglass bumpers at VW dealer when I wracked my...
• Re: Vanagon sighting ... not again
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:14:08 -0500
  ...are you starting another polemic??? this van does not have any bumper??? last february i wrote the list that i was going down to...
• Re: Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:38:21 -0700
  ...Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest > > Lets see who can come with the most appropriate VW, Vanagon bumper > sticker. > Don't elaborate, just the few words...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:01:38 -0400
  ...Well, I reckon to need a couple sets of M10 bolts and nuts to mount the bumper to the hitch (steel/tinfoil bumper). I...
• Re: Cutting bumpstops on lowered 88 2wd Doka with H&R springs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:11:53 -0400
  ...The problem was the body bottomed out on every big bump. > I have to admit that > I was initially apprehensive that cutting about an...
• Re: Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:50:59 -0700
  ...Victor Montgomery <vmontgo32@JUNO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Bumper Stickers >Date: Thu, Feb 18, 1999, 11:26 Uhr > > I like mine...
• Re: Bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Kevin White
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:10:49 -0800
  ...I posted some progress on my blog > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/vanagon-rear-bumper-build-news/ > > still a ways to go...
• Re: Rantworthy '85 Westy ad?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:11:22 -0500
  ...Though the vehicle does not live in Texas, that assembly would work great as a "bump gate" bumper. For those who don't know...
• Re: '99 SA Vanagon pics
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:22:39 EST
  ...I also wonder if it would be cost efficient to import the fiberglass bumpers from SA. Even the SA metal bumpers off the later...
• Re: Class 2 Trailer Hitch for 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:59:08 -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...
• Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:19:45 -0600
  Lets see who can come with the most appropriate VW, Vanagon bumper sticker. Don't elaborate, just the few words you'd use on...
• WTB: '50s Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 13:47:13 MST
  Friends, I'm looking for a source for the proper bumpers for the '57 Deluxe. Right now it has 60's (w/uprights) on...
• Need Front Bumper Cover 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 06:23:36 -0400
  ...The last item is that I've got a need for a front bumper cover. I can repair one if you know of a...
• bumper mounts response
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:34:14 -0500
  Hey, I'm receiving an enthusiastic response to my bumper mount inquiry. This list is great! TJK -- Todd J. Kaderabek, Director of Production Lark...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:57:09 +0000
  ...bumpers that were black ? > > > > -john > > > > > >> On 7/14/17 12:03 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > >> I redid a whole set of carat bumpers back...
• Trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 00:39:14 -0800
  A while back I asked about bumpers. In addition to dressing up the van, the other reason for adding bumpers would be to get...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:52:30 -0700
  ...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: rear bumper removal steps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:19:35 -0800
  ...it does correspond to a hole in the bumper that didn't seem to have a purpose
• Re: Not for the squeamish..
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:05:21 -0800
  Didja notice it's a South African big window body with wrap around steel bumpers? Thinking the big windows were only on the 2...
• Re: Needed: Rear Chrome Bumper for 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:33:15 -0700
  ...At 11:19 AM -0700 4/16/1997, Andrew Jenkins wrote: >Someone backed into my the rear bumper of my 86 Syncro. There was...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:07:33 -0800
  ...At first I thought it was part of the bumper. It looks easy to remove. When I have a little time I'll go...
• Re: Repairing Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:12:24 EDT
  ...make sure you hold the bumper in a jig or clamps while your doing this.. chris who has fixed many vanagon fiberglass bumpers.. ************** Looking...
• tires and bumper '81 westie
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Wed, 05 Mar 1997 22:49:01 -0700
  ...It looks good, fits great, has a 2" receiver, is strong, and only cost me $150, which was much less than a new bumper...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:35:31 -0400
  Phil pipe is to heavy in my opinion, you want the bumper to be mostly sacrificial in impacts. my brother got into an accident...
• 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: in need of new chrome bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:18:45 -0500
  I, too, have created some pretty decent-looking bumpers with no more than some newspaper padding, various lengths of 2x4 and some pliers (with...
• Re: Winkler's website
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:05:10 -0500
  ...rear Carat bumper replacement or an extension for the rear Carat bumper (attaching to the bottom of the Carat fiberglass bumper)? Thanks in advance...
• Anyone towed a Vanagon with a towbar?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:41:45 -0400
  ...Supposedly these things clamp around the bumper. Will this work on a '87 GL Vanagon bumper? The U-Haul place says it won't...
• Great Fiberglass Product
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 2000 11:24:22 -0700
  Previous owner of my van turned me on to a great product for removing the white oxidatiion that appears on fiberglass pop-tops, bumpers...
• Re: <F> Westy Appearance Package aka help for the sedate
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:27:36 -0700
  The best bumper sticker to offend everyone is: Nuke the gay whales for Jesus. Or, you could do what one of my students once...
• Yes Thurston, TRUUUUly awfull.
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:13:17 -0800
  ...However, if you are into aesthetics, the front bumper has to go. > The actual bumper looks good, but the thing sticking up in the...
• Re: fiberglass bumper - any vendor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:29:52 -0400
  > Is there any vendor that carries the stock > fiberglass bumper (late-model)? The stock fiberglass bumpers were never sold aftermarket, only by Volkswagen. While...
• Fwd: [vanagon] WTB: black painted steel rear bumper w/ trim strip holes...from...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:52:40 -0700
  On 9/14/06, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > > ben, how far do the SA rear steel bumpers wrap around and go...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:37:13 -0800
  Hi Gang, Another good paint for plastic is the stuff sold for bumpers, usually some sort of "vinyl" paint. I've used it for...
• Re: start of a rear bumper build
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 22:19:56 -0400
  At 09:38 PM 8/1/2013, Alistair Bell wrote: >It's only a bumper David. The stainless bolts will be going into >plain...
• Bumper bracket for '71 Westy
  Historical mailing list - J. Anton Elmquist
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 15:34:30 UT
  ...I'm still looking for a rear bumper bracket for Millie ('71 Westy). I may end up making one, but if you've got...
• Looking for bumper part
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:35:53 PDT
  I am trying to find the left rear bumper part for my 90 Carat. Its the piece that rus down the left rear quater...
• wanted- rear bumper for 86 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Tue, 15 May 2001 16:11:35 -0400
  need another chrome rear bumper due to poor backing technique ouch I'm located near Dayton, Ohio on the Indiana side of the border...
• Bumpers and years
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:33:36 -0500
  Did all non-westy Vanagons have the large fiberglass bumpers and side skirts after '87 or was that the GL and Carats only? -- Thanks...
• Re: tube bumpers/GoWesty Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:18:16 -0700
  ...I've collected a number of photos of bumpers on Vanagons (mostly on Syncros). Some have hitches. Take a look in the Bumpers album...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:15:53 -0500
  The PO of my van painted the bumpers, air dam, and the plastic trim panels on the sides with Plasti-Kote "Bumper Color" black...
• "Hankerin' for fiberglass Carat Trim & Bumpers"
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:46:07 EST
  ...1) Does anyone have the bumpers and trim from a Carat/Wolfsburg for sale. 2) Has anyone had any experience with the Winkler Kit...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 08:15:17 -0600
  ...He's located here in Salt Lake and sells the bull bumpers that he and his wife developed from the basic bumper from the...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:41:26 -0700
  ...Rear Bumper removal > Those captive nuts are not attached to the frame. They are attached to > the inside of the removable bumper mount. You...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:50:25 EDT
  ...When I planned the paint color, I had in > mind the fiberglass bumpers from my Wolfsburg, now RIP. If my memory serves > me right...
• Re: front bumper mounted bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:46:37 -0700
  ...front bumper mounted bike rack I hope someone might know where to look for one of those front bumper mounted bike racks you see...
• Re: DIY trailer hitch - $22.00
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:53:29 -0700
  ...DIY trailer hitch - $22.00 > Nice work Frank, > It looks like you have the fiberglass bumpers. Would the location > of these parts still work...
• Re: fender parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:40:14 -0700
  Boats bump into fenders, but Joy bumped her fender. Does that make Matilda a boat? Aargh, Cap'n Joy. Karl > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• GoWesty Plate Steel Bumper Set
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:46:09 -0400
  ...I plan to have these put on my 1991 Vanagon GL instead of the stock bumpers. Does anyone have a used set they would...
• Ideal Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:11:31 -0700
  The ideal bumper would have air bad water outlets at all four corners. This would allow you to add air to your tires with...
• bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:14:57 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/vanagon-bumper-build-part-2/ alistair
• Re: bumper sticker wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:23:25 -0700
  ...http://www.cafepress.com/make/custom-stickers Stuart > At SyncroFest I saw a bumper sticker that I want for my friend who's a...
• ghia for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 10:30:05 EDT
  ...panels, rubber, etc lots of chrome, new non stock chrome bumpers (stock bumpers available w/purchase) no engine problems solid body excellent condition asking...