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• Re: Those bars over the spare tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:50:53 -0700
  ...I have the goofy "bars" in a box in the garage now... :-) Brent Christensen >From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> >Reply-To: 80...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:08 -0700
  Not quite hitting the mark Ben, but here is link to side by side pic of '83 up carrier bars, 2wd vs syncro. They...
• Re: length needed for thule/yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:55:54 -0400
  ...Puts the bars just under 6" beyond the Yakima 1A Hightowers and just about flush to the oudside of the body. Very easy to...
• Fitting Jail Bars
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 04:25:13 EST
  I've just acquired some jail bars, has anyone any hints or advice on fitting them? The base of the centre column is broken...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:06:56 -0400
  ...Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders What about exhaust pipe. Would this work? If so you get a muffler shop to do the bending.
• Re: Are Sway-bars all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:08:48 -0400
  ADDCO actually makes there own bars and supplies them to others. There mounting kits for the Vanagon is the pits. I use their bars...
• Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Fri, 15 May 1998 01:54:16 EDT
  ...plus the cost of the extender footers for the rain gutter plus bars.. hell I could get a new curtain kit for that money...
• Re: Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:03:02 -0500
  I hear of rear sway bars being avaliable. A simple bolt on , I believe. My late 85 has the solid cast iorn lower control...
• addco anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 00:21:02 +0000
  ...I'm looking for a source for addco sway bars, any one know who sells them , drop me a line. Thanks Dennis _________________________________________________________________ Enter for...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:00:52 -0800
  ...Roo Bars Closest to those here in the US are at http://www.van-cafe.com/ Ann at http://aircooled.net/ If the article...
• Vanagon sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:34:28 -0800
  I have spoken with John at Aircooled about these, they are Whiteline bars. www.aircooled.net: Front bar --> http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:55:39 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P><BR><BR></P></DIV> <P>Use Moroso, flush out the bars (if possible), nothing but moroso, speed...
• Re: Vanagon Jail Bars - Shameless Plug
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:13:34 -0800
  These "rare" jail bars are easily purchased from www.oeveedub.com (guy named Rich owns it, helluva nice guy) for $108.73. I have...
• Re: Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ??
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:43:27 -0800
  I have used Addco sway bars front and year on a couple of Vanagons I have owned with improved results, especially when using using...
• Re: Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:48:30 -0800
  ...Yakima have round cross bars - which I like, you can flip the attachments down and the bars are quite strong. I do find the...
• Re: FS: brush guard/bull bars for fiberglass bumpered vans..any interest?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:35:32 EST
  Sounds interesting -- any guess on price? And, what are you attaching it to on the vehicle? Do tell. (By the way, do brush bars...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:56:29 -0400
  ...those jail bars were an optional accessory. and you can/could order > them afterward and install them. they supposedly prevent luggage from banging > into...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 14:25:40 PDT
  On Wed, 5 Apr 1995 Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> responded: >Sagging torsion bars? About 4 years ago, one of those hot...
• Re: Thule roof racks for Westie-Help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:53:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Yakima cross bars are somewhat stronger than the Thule bars, from what I saw. Also the Yakima bars are round in profile, so if...
• Re: sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:01:22 -0600
  There isn't a lot of science in sway bars. Measure your frame and go to a wrecking yard and find one that will...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:05:02 -0800
  ...At this point even if it gets stuck on bars I’ll have a pretty good idea if I’m close to the desired...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:16:27 +0000
  ...on the other side of the pond... > > - how many bars you have? > - 4 > - 4 bars?.. and how many drinks? > :-) > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:35:05 -0700
  ...I am interested too and already believe that bull bars must enhance the safety of a vehicle. Does the $700 include a reinforced bumper...
• "bull bars"
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 11:26:52 -0800
  ...Custom Bull Bars/Push Bars > > You may have been exaggerating for effect but for less than half of what you said you have a...
• FS: BRAND NEW Jail Bars On eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:08:40 -0600
  ...I have a set of brand new, never used, original VW Vanagon jail bars for sale on eBay. If you are interested, please see...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:11:02 -0800
  ...the deck lid will not close over a cross flow motor, > right? My set-up with a 5sp rides on 83 bars.. > > Don Hanson
• WTB..Jail Bars
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:28:58 +1100
  I am doing a resto on a microbus and I need a set of rear window jail bars. Are there any out there? Are...
• Re: Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:35:58 -0500
  ...Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind ::: :::I'm thinking of adding sway bars.., saw some colored blue..., from a :::vendor (trying to...
• Re: Vanagon Jail Bars - Shameless Plug
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:16:11 -0600
  ...Vanagon Jail Bars - Shameless Plug >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:49:50 -0500 > >On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Mr. Polak wrote: > > > Do you...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:32:37 +0000
  Now I'm remembering that the rear ends of the bars served as the pintles for the spare tray hinges so you must remove...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 23:41:31 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:14:07 -0800 Baja Leo <bajaleo@COX.NET> writes: > I put in a bottle of Bars...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:19:33 -0500
  ...Jail Bars > It's amazing when considering that so many of our Vanagon rear windows grew > up on the street but so few have...
• Re: Sway bars VS camber compensators
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Wed, 15 May 1996 10:38:33 +1200
  ...Sway bars and camber compensators are doing different things with your rear syspension. Try the camber compensator if you really want to see some...
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon >>source
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:20:57 +1200
  The $119 bars are STOCK-spec. For the performance bars (which come with "Polygraphite" bushings & link kits0 you pay $159.00 per end. These...
• Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:11:36 -0600
  Spoke with John at Addco about sway bars for the Vanagon. Below are the part numbers for the records. Bars are about $220 ea...
• interior luggage bars
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:02:37 -0500
  ...I noticed that a lot of the vans had interior luggage bars like the old split windows used to. Do any of the vendors...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:51:50 -0500
  ...seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO > Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these things, any...
• Re: Front end ?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 12 May 2007 12:51:18 -0400
  ...It will be affected by wind gusts. > I gotta say when I added some after market addco rear sway bars > that really picked the...
• Re: Front bumper, crash cage, Can you help me find a source?
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 05:28:47 -0600 (CST)
  Alan, I think they're also known as 'roo bars (kangaroo bars) - one of the few terms I know of imported from Australian English...
• Barss Cups and GVW
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 20 May 2004 22:32:30 -0700
  Ben, you should replace those barss cups with titanium and reduce your GPW. However, howmanyofus have had the opportunity to weigh our conveyances fully...
• Re: carrying canoe on camper top
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:03:05 -0500
  ...The best system is the Thule Super High Feet with 65" (or longer) inch bars. It's a safe, rain gutter mount system that...
• Re: Front end ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 12 May 2007 09:17:02 -0700
  ...I gotta say when I added some after market addco rear sway bars that really picked the handing up a few notches only good...
• Re: Question about Thule Load bars for 7passenger vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:47:16 -0400
  ...I think the minimum length of the bars is 48". HTH! Cheers, Harry On 08/21/2012 01:13 PM, T Collins wrote: > Hello...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:10:21 -0500
  On Jan 29, 2008, at 12:27 AM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Either treat it with Bars Leak, which is the ONLY stop leak...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:55:41 -0700
  ...a euro syncro version ...bars mount engine lower, there are tabs on the rear ends of the bars to mount the skid plate to...
• Syncro Handling/Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 1994 13:37:24 -0400
  ...In order to improve handling on my syncro, I added anti sway bars from JC Whtney. These double as extra skid plate type protection...
• AW: Update on my engine swap (very long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:05:10 -0700
  ...they are available use the '83 Diesel Vanagon side bars instead of the '82 bars. The mounts are about 2" farther back where you...
• FS: vanagon "jailbars" rear window protective/decorative bars
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:11:41 EDT
  i have two pairs of vanagon "jailbars" these are the polished aluminum bars that go in the rear hatch window as decorative protective trim...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:14:45 -0400
  ...5" clearence from the rain gutters and comes with load bearing bars: $49 (4 rain gutter feet, 2 load bars+S/H http://www...
• Re: red rock (Found the map~DOH!)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:55:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You definately want to go Barstow -> Four Corners -> Johannesburg ->RedRock. I think it would be much wiser to take 60 out of Phoenix up...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:29:32 -0400
  ...Having used both products the Subaru stuff seems nothing like Bars Leak in consistancy or color. Although I could be wrong - it has happened...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:41:10 +0000
  ...83 and newer diesel carrier bars 'Shot', how? You might also consider FAS's new mounting system that is said to work very well...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:18 -0700
  Ben, you should send a photo of your bars side by side and I can try to identify. There are more versions that you...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:26:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But it's slightly > lower than that. <wrinkled forehead> --Ralf Sagging torsion bars? About 4 years ago, one of those hot VW mags did...
• What are the aluminium bars across the rear hatch for?
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:52:17 -0000
  ...Two horizontal aluminium bars about 2" apart covering the bottom part of the windscreen. What are they for? Dogs? Luggage? Decoration? The PO said...
• Re: Kayak Rack For Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano/WA
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 16:44:26 -0400
  Marvin, I have installed 3 pair of Yakima artificial rain gutters and have three Thule cross bars on my roof. So far it works...
• Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:24:50 -0500
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Big Brakes (review) Whiteline swaybars
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:41:57 +1200
  ...Fortunately for us! Hansen Motorsport in Germany tried to get T�V approval for Addco bars (these failed because the bars were cracking at...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:22:48 -0700
  Hi Mark, Do you have a pic of the bars side by side? I have a few of these bars. Just trying to identify...
• Re: What are the aluminium bars across the rear hatch for?
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 12:47:04 +0100
  ...Two horizontal aluminium bars >about 2" apart covering the bottom part of the windscreen. > >What are they for? Dogs? Luggage? Decoration? The PO said...