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• Rust-oleum Trim and Bumper Paint---Niiiize.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 17:14:18 -0500
  ...years, but right now the rub strips on my 83 chrome bumpers look 30 years younger. Got it in the rattle can aisle at...
• Re: Parting out 1991 Carat/Multivan
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  06 Apr 1995 17:59:17 GMT
  ...Ground effect (fiberglass bumpers) . All parts except >>motor are >>available. What is your E-mail address? My mail gateway strips off the sender info...
• Re: cost of vanagon parts??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 02:55:34 EDT
  ...just the bumpers, and at the bottoms of the front doors. fiberglass rocker moulding started in '88 or '89. chris
• Bumper Painting question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:55:02 -0800
  ...If you are going to paint the fiberglass bumpers in the scheme that has two-colors. (With the darker color the raised portion of...
• FS 91 Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list - wayne marek
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 19:11:43 -0700
  ...rust,paint in super condition,some cracks in lower moulding and bumpers. Willing to sell much less than book at only 7400.00 also...
• rare '89 wolfsburg vanagon on ebay (w/ diagonal striped interior)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 14:45:54 EDT
  ...leather wrapped steering wheel, carpeted rear sofabed kickpanel, and body painted bumpers/trim.. hard to find and looks to be in great shape.. go...
• Re: Rear Bumper Alternatives? - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:43:56 -0500
  I just got some meaty tube bumpers from Volkscafe: http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html They are so cool! Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon...
• Re: FS: 86 Westfalia GL in Portland, OR.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:38:44 EDT
  ...if your van has the adjustable armrests on the grey front capt chairs and it's titian red w/ chrome bumpers then its a...
• Re: Friday Fish Rap
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 1 May 2004 14:12:21 EDT
  ...I could make chess pieces out of them but it would be more interesting to make Safari bumpers out of them instead. Cheers, BenT...
• VW Wreckers in Bay Area?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:11:53 -0800
  I'm looking for used body parts in the Bay Area California, for a 1985 Vanagon (F and R bumpers, any color) and a...
• Re: Bumpers, Chrome v. Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:11:55 -0500
  Hey Chris- Nope, it's a GL Weekender . . . armrests and the whole deal. Original paint, no holes. Also, no signs anywhere of any chopping...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:34:36 -0600
  Try Chris at JordonVW@aol.com. He usually has a bumper or two of the fiberglas persuasion. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Montgomery Groff...
• Re: Dennis Haynes Hitch with Fiberglass bumper?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 09:27:31 -0500
  ...sof the week on my 88 GL, which has the fiberglas bumpers. I will take pictures and send to you. If you get a...
• Re: are all after market bumpers created equal?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:33:09 -0400
  ...They can also be used to replace the chrome bumpers (if you like that look and/or are on a budget). We do sell...
• Re: 87 WOLFSBERG
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:12:24 EST
  ...LE CATALOG THAT SHOWES THE SLIVER WBLD VANAGON WITH > THE NEW BUMPERS AND REAR FACING SEATS ECT. BUT I NEVER KNEW THER WAS A...
• FS: New 15" Golf/Jetta alloys or trade for Vanagon stuff
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 9 May 2001 06:32:04 EDT
  ...I'm looking for plastic bumpers, jumpseats, SA grill, AC rear plastic housing, rebuildable core 2.1 engine, any doublecab & Syncro parts, etc., tell...
• Re: junkyard tales
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:54:53 +1300
  ...chrome bumpers & round headlights. Of course earlier ABS systems are worse than useless on gravel or dirt... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
• Re: abomination.. was home made bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:19:55 -0400
  If you had ever tried my mom's cooking, you'd assume that. I was once trying to sneak something from the table to...
• Re: wanted: good used chrome rear bumper... yes, i am actually serious :)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:32:31 -0400
  ...market all Vanagons with chrome bumpers had impact strips. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:17:11 -0400
  ...My Bentley shows instructions for removal of the later, > > fiberglass covered bumpers. Haynes shows how to remove bumpers without > the > > rubber trim strip. Looks...
• Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 22:00:31 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >Sorry guys I can't find the drawing for the rear bumpers > Mick Kabler has > >them for sure ...... I'll...
• sprung canyon at cleft mountain: the allurious white syncro misting floats by while I gaze and walk
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:25:00 -0700
  I was looking at a white syncro parked on the street with rhein wheels, black carat style bumpers, and 215 75 15 tires . . . it...
• Re: Frame mounted receiver hitch wanted
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:04:53 -0400
  ...would like to have it like SOON ! I have looked and the only thing I've found are bumpers with built in hitches. r
• Spare tire mounting
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:14:43 -0500
  ...between collapsing the entire front nose sheet metal or simply tapping bumpers. I've seen splits & bays with serious damage because the spare was...
• hitch question
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 20 May 2002 08:55:36 -0500
  ...the back of the van are exposed when you have fiberglass bumpers. I am interested in a tow hitch which mounts to those hooks...
• Re: White Face Gauge overlays
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 23:54:01 -0500
  You guys are so desparate to spend money on your Vans, I'm going to knock off those ProScrU bumpers for you guys. Stan...
• Re: No spying here, was: Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...i...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:15:21 EST
  ...I'd also be interested to know who had those California produced bull bumpers came about. BenT
• Re: THREE Vanagons sighted in NZ
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:54:34 -0800
  ...One was an older watercooled german camper; > one was an early Doka; one was a later type with rectangular lights & > plastic-composite bumpers. > Oh...
• Aftermarket Fog Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:43:28 -0500
  Hey volks- I've seen vans here and there with fog light configurations below the front bumpers. These were never OEM, were they? Has...
• Wow! Vanagon diesel in the lot at work!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:39:44 -0700
  ...and it's got a few dents and scrapes (and no bumpers), but it's licensed and inspected and apparently got here under its...
• Westie sighting..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:58:08 -0700
  ...plates, a Sun Shade awning, Bully-bar bumpers, Thule bike rack on top and a sun shower gathering heat on the luggage rack.. Anybody...
• Re: Rear Bumper Needed - 1987 GL non-Wolfsburg (regular chrome w/rubber strip)(Northern California)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:55:16 -0800
  ...in Roseville - > is > there a difference between the front and rear bumpers? > > toodle pip, > -- > Dug Smith Dug, The front bumper has more of a...
• Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:47:15 -0800
  Surviving un-injured is all about bumpers meeting at the same hight IMO. The vanagon has a great impact absorbing bumper+frame design But...
• Re: Air dam value
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 May 2016 12:43:26 -0400
  ...Would someone tell me how valuable the '90 air dam is? I'm considering R&Ring my OEM bumpers cladding with a GW set...
• FYI: FS: 88 Westy in NC for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 21:45:12 CDT
  ...White w/gray interior, full Westy, a/c, euro bumpers/headlights, new clutch, shocks, new factory cylinder heads, etc. Seller info: (Private party) Email...
• Vanagon rocker covers??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 11:37:16 -0300
  ...No ground effects airdam up front on the '87, regular square tin bumpers. Any takers? TIA, tim s.
• Mounting Spare off of USA bumper on split
  Historical mailing list - Pat Wheaton
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:14:14 -0700
  ...Has anyone done any sort of mount using the bumper (I have the USA bumpers)? I figure I can rig something up to mount...
• Re: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:57:20 -0800 (PST)
  And Maher, Steve thus wrote: > > and resistant to deformation (engine blocks, cyl heads, bumpers etc.). And > never for body panels, since it dents and...
• '91 Vanagon Carat For sale in Allentown, pa $5000 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:16:49 EDT
  for sale: '91 vanagon Carat orly blue grey fiberglass bumpers and side trim OEM alloy wheels AT, AC, Power window, power mirrors, power doorlocks...
• Re: Wow--150hp engine (snicker snicker)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:19:07 EST
  ...these ads. > > > > its a '81 but notice it has the fiberglas bumpers (can be retrofitted, it did it to my 84) and a interesting...
• Biodiesel retailers in USA (was User Friendly??)
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:18:34 -0500
  ...User Friendly?? (was " you fixed it with what?!") Entity Ryan Mark Shankland spoke thus: > and the biodiesel bumpersticker and use makes > me feel a...
• Re: Rare red '91 Carat-Wolfsburg on ebay...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:17:35 EDT
  ...red carats in 90-91? by all red - i mean the bumpers/sideskirts were red too.. anyone know? >> I've seen three of them...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:37:55 -0400
  ...on the front of cars, where it is typically applied to bumpers, fenders, and the leading edge of the hood. -- Michael Snow 1987 Syncro...
• Re: cost of vanagon parts??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 21:18:13 EDT
  ...new bumpers 3. new single seat 4. new upholstery 5. new seat belts >> the cost to do the above is prolly more than the...
• Paint colors (again/correction)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 10:00:11 -0700
  ...I mentioned that Pearl was not "correct" for the bumpers and the wheels with possible inclusion of the poptop section of a 65-67...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:42:24 -0400
  ...Or, like my van the fiberglass "bumpers".. It's all about looking good and they look good AB! By any chance is there a...
• Bumper rubbers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 09:59:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've just sandblasted and primed my bumpers, but before I reassemble them, I'd like to try and find some replacement rubbers (the...
• Re: FYI: FS: 88 Westy in NC for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 10:29:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...transmission > Description: > White w/gray interior, full Westy, a/c, euro > bumpers/headlights, new clutch, shocks, new > factory cylinder heads, etc. > Seller info: (Private...
• re: why we love out bricks so much
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Sat, 30 Dec 1995 18:14:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...I love shiny steel bumpers, the kind that say"go ahead and cut me off in your Korean Shit Box and die, maggot!" I...
• Bumper source?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:06:45 -0700
  ...the left rear bumper cap (It has the black/grey fiberglass bumpers) Then days later I managed to back into a wall and crack...
• Re: favorite bumper stickers
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 05:17:00 -0500
  As seen in the Vaterland: Bumpersticker on a flatbed tractor trailer on the Autobahn "Actung Damen: Mein ist fier und zwangig meter lange." Translation...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:31:31 -0700
  Thats actually a great idea, then you could just hot glue the PVC to your existing bumpers! In the end, 99% of the ppl...
• Re: 91 Automatic Silver Vanagon Project $800 in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:13:40 -0500
  ...It also has metal bumpers and no fiberglass side panels. Has rubber floor mats instead of carpet in the front. I am sure Chris...
• Re: Rear Bumper Needed - 1987 GL non-Wolfsburg (regular chrome w/rubber strip)(Northern California)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:41:06 -0800
  ...I was rather bewildered by the choices of > bumpers from Go Westy, Van Cafe, etc. > Anyway, if anyone has a decent stock rear bumper...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2022 20:13:37 -0600
  ...Jim On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:04 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > OK, Now I understand what plastic bumpers we...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Camper in local Craigslist
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:29:32 EST
  ...someone painted the grilles and bumpers white, and the vanagon orange, big deal..
• Bugs galore... :)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 19:58:26 -0800
  ...While driving home today, I saw three 60's beetles (with the thin chrome bumpers) in really nice shape within 30 seconds. Two were...
• Re: Front-End Squeek
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:19:55 -0500
  ...My 85 did the same thing, the shop put some oil on some rubber bumpers/stops under the front end and it stopped.
• Re; How Much Did You Pay For Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:48:01 -0500
  ...I quickly spent a fast $3000.00 on it to cause it to be in reasonably decent condition. ( tires, shocks, brakes, air bags, bumpers...
• Re: Crunch, I hit a deer
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 22:19:38 -0800
  ...Re-routed thru Santa Cruz on the way back to Washington and had Volks Caf� put on a set of the big bull bumpers...