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• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:49:10 -0700
  Hi listees, I fixed my propane mud flap several years ago and all is still well. I pulled the flap off the vehicle, breaking...
• One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:31:14 -0600
  All of the heater plenum rebuild information I've run across talks about the bottom flaps that run heat out into the cabin when...
• Re: SA mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Thu, 4 May 2006 08:02:08 -0500
  The GoWesty mud flaps are packaged with just screws no clips and are attached by at least three screws a piece. They mount directly...
• Re: Need Utility Service Flap Doors 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 09:33:41 -0400
  ...Does anyone have a less expensive solution as I only need the flap doors and the pin/spring for the flap door (I can...
• Re: 91-westy, new member w /questions!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:03:07 -0800
  my '90 westy had only one flap on the driver side. i removed the flap and had the kind folks at volks cafe (volks...
• Re: springs on utility flaps on side of westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 19:52:50 -0700
  Steve, never mind the springs, I am looking for ever for those flaps to get them separately. May be you or someone else can...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - lloyd
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:37:35 -0700
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Re: FLAPS, Re: Need city water inlet for Westy
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 15:18:57 -0500
  >The flap springs on my 82 westy are very old & rusty. I figure at >least one >will go this summer. I have lubed them...
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:27:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...What a coincidence - just >yesterday I stopped by a VW dealer because my mud flaps finally >wore out and the rubber split in half...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:01:34 -0800
  ...Whereas the flap is about 2" wide and the stock material covers the entire flap. Was the stuff you found in the weather-stripping...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 06:36:58 -0700
  ...And take care of the gasketing that help seal the flaps when the flaps are in the closed position. Can anyone recommend a good...
• Re: FLAPS? (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:09:05 -0700
  ...If so there are no FLAPS in Vancouver that I have found. > > > Richard Lynch > 85 Vanagon
• FLAPS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 12:57:00 -0600
  Please excuse my ignorance,What is FLAPS? Perhaps some one could clue me in to these anachronyms you all use. Dumbell(a word my...
• Re: Heater flaps (more)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 15:29:33 -0300
  ...Don't see how this > would work, since the flaps are actually flat sheets of foam. > > I don't have one in my hand...
• Pics of SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:12:57 EDT
  Go to http://www.vw.co.za/accessories/acc/ search for all and select the mud flaps. It lists the part numbers and the...
• Mud Flap Repair
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:29:30 -0500
  I'm trolling for suggestions on repairing a Westfalia mud flap (replacement cost $86!). The right front flap has a clean two inch horizontal...
• FLAPS meaning
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:29:00 -0400
  >Welcome to the list! FLAPS stands for "Friendly Local Auto Parts Store". I >emphasize "Friendly", cause I guess in some instances you might come...
• Re: mud flaps for busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 17:36:24 -0700
  >Hi, > >Would anyone know a source for mud flaps? I found a pair in the West Coast >Metric catalog for about $35, but they...
• Re: Help on Syncro hard to find Parts
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 19:08:47 -0400
  On Saturday, October 26, 2002, at 01:39 PM, David Marshall wrote: > Fender flaps - do you mean mud flaps or the plastic wheel arches...
• Water tank plate cover
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 00:00:38 -0330 (NST)
  ...Perhaps the "flap" is seized ? Although I have the impression this is maybe just a flap in disguise made this way so it looks...
• VW FLAPS in Portland, OR?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:03:40 -0400
  Hiya all, Anyone know of a VW FLAPS in Portland? I need some VW specific parts, also a VW friendly junkyard would be good...
• air vent repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:21:49 EST
  ...Sand-blasted the rusted, pitted flap and will prime/ paint it tonight. I noticed on the driver's side of the flap is a...
• flapping and blowin in the wind
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:58:47 -0800
  ...mud flaps I would like to put Vanagon mud flaps on Bruno but don't like the dealer price. Suggestions for alternate supply source...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:28:03 +0200
  ...None of the 100's I saw had any sign of anything other than huge aftermarket mud flaps. PerL
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:34:09 -0700
  ...Those look to be EV flaps... are they? I don't think the EV flaps are that long. They look like South African mudflaps...
• Re: Mud Flap Redo
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 23 May 1997 09:30:26 -0400
  ...http://www.bcit.bc.ca/~hyates/flap.htm Tom F.
• Driver side mud flap????
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Sun, 14 May 2000 16:52:12 -0900
  In search of a driver side mud flap for my 87 Westy. Any information as to where I may purchase one (new or used...
• WTB Vanagon Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:22:24 -0800
  I am looking for mud flaps for my 91. Let me know if you have any. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo...
• Re: Hanging flaps in heater box
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:46:16 -0400
  ...Hanging flaps in heater box > > Ok, I understand what the free-swinging flaps do in the heater box. They > matter... > > Heater box has three...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:01:34 -0700
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Re: anybody used these Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:26:40 -0700
  ...I have a vague recollection that the NA Mk3 had significantly shorter mud flaps (as in only 1" below the bottom of the wheel...
• Re: One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:29:15 -0800
  ...I'm just wondering about that upper set of > flaps, how you might get to the back side of the actual metal flap, > and...
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:46:21 EDT
  ...Alternately, the flap gaskets are available, for a price, from VW. Rich
• Re: Thermostat on aircooled - how dos it work?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 06:21:34 -0700
  There's a strong spring attached to the rod that connects the two flaps. This spring is located right where the small "arm" that...
• Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:34:41 -0700
  I once had an engine rebuilder tell me that he wouldn't guarantee the rebuild if the flaps were left installed. I found a...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 23:46:48 -0500
  Mark, Regarding your post on the mud flaps for the Vanagon. How are they holding up? Were they worth it? Your opinions would be...
• Re: any deals out there for vanagon mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:15:46 -0500
  ...looks or function simple but more effective mud flaps aren't hard to make. After looking at the stock flaps that came on the...
• Re: Mud flap update (NOT the same as US OEM mud flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley (Write Stuff)
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:32:45 -0800
  ...No drilling in the body panels is required to mount the mud flaps. For details see my posting in the archives: http://gerry.vanagon...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 18:03:20 -0400
  ...Cheers, MJS At 04:54 PM 4/17/99 -0500, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >Hi Everybody: > >I am trying to remove the mud flap that...
• mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 09:05:01 -0800
  ...mud flap options On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote: > I'm curious to know what...
• Re: FLAPS, Re: Need city water inlet for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:40:28 -0800
  The flap springs on my 82 westy are very old & rusty. I figure at least one will go this summer. I have lubed them...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:42:58 PST
  ...Mud flaps >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Anyone have any advice on decent, cheap mudflaps for my 85 westy? FLAPS ok? > > >Jonathan R. Cooper...
• Re: Re; SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:38:52 -0700
  ...Re; SA Mud Flaps > Brent and fellow Vanagonites; > I called SA VW, and the mud flaps, are available here! > The part number's are...
• Mud Flap replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:01:38 -0700
  My '84 Westy's mud flap on the right side (pass side) lower screw has come loose. How & the heck do you get to...
• Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:10:41 -0500
  Anyone have any advice on decent, cheap mudflaps for my 85 westy? FLAPS ok? Jonathan R. Cooper Martindale, Brzytwa & Quick 900 Skylight Office Tower...
• Help finding left front mudflap for 84 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:14:58 -0500
  Just lost the whole thing, flap, bracket, nuts & bolts, etc. Would appreciate any ideas for replacements. The flap served to protect the propane tank...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:00:31 -0700
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Hanging flaps in heater box
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 15:44:30 -0400
  Ok, I understand what the free-swinging flaps do in the heater box. They matter... Heater box has three functional parts: cold air inlet...
• Dash Frustration -- A Friday Vent
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:01:26 -0800
  ...fixed the leaky flapper vents, replaced the blower motor and the heater core, installed new MBC, took the wiper gear apart and re-greased...
• Re: screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:23:53 -0400
  ...For the flap we sewed velcro strips on the flap and the mating velcro strip on the pop-top canvas. Makes it very easy...
• heater flap seals
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:20:30 -0800
  ...What type of foam should I use for the flaps? I understand the flaps are about 1 1/4" wide. Do I use the...
• need a part
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:57:59 -0800
  ...All new flap seals & gaskets. There is a black plastic lever that operates one of the flaps. This is indexed so it only goes...
• re:air flap question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 22:08:52 -0700
  At 7:22 PM 5/5/96, Jared Roy wrote: >I have a n 82 vanagon and was wondering which way the flaps should...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:47:02 -0600
  ...Yes, that is what FLAPS means: "last resort" I point this out only because it is Friday now in the Orient.... ;-) Richard A. Jones...
• Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 16:05:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...I noticed that there is a mud flap on the drivers side front wheel, but there is none on the passengers side. There isn...
• Re: mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:19:53 -0500
  Patrick Bryson wrote: > Has anybody purchased the mud flaps from Bus Depot? > > "Mudflaps, Genuine VW, Black W/ logo on Rear, W/HW (set of...
• Re: LEAKING POWER STEERING LINE
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:08:54 -0500
  FLAPS - Friendly Local Automotive Parts Supplier Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Wallace wrote: >Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > > >>On the return...
• Re: vent flaps on 87 won't seal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:15:55 -0700
  ...vent flaps on 87 won't seal I have a problem with the fresh air, windshield ventilation flaps on our 87 Westy. The flaps...
• Re: Westy mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 02:36:10 EST
  In a message dated 98-04-01 00:05:10 EST, you write: > ALL had ONLY the driver's side mud > flap. I assume...
• FW: SA parts grille mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 20:09:34 -0700
  ...SA parts grille mud flaps I'm a little confused by the wide range people on the internet seem to be charging for grilles...