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Re: German license plates
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 10:57:33 +0200
...German license plates Date: Monday, 17 Feb, 1997 9:22 I have been wanting for some time to put a German plate on the...
Re: can't register my Vanagon, Calif madness, LVC
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:34:36 -0700
For those non-Californians-- It's completely legal to drive in California with NO License plate on your vehicle. It's largely reserved for...
direct/reverse clutch varies from bentley 38.19
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Sun, 5 Jun 2016 13:38:52 -0700
btw, the direct/reverse clutch had 5 steel plates, with two together at the bottom of the stack. I wonder if that's why...
Re: Defeating Photo Radar "tricks"
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 01:38:28 +0200
...There were some plastic foil available, that made the license plate un-readable in photos, but looked normal in traffic. Illegal, too. And driving...
1st/reverse brake plate assembly
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Mon, 6 Jun 2016 12:24:41 -0700
...Should I put my extra pair of plates in? Should I use one of the old outer splined plates in place of the washer...
Re: failing engine mount?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 May 1996 13:27:02 -0400
...Shaped like a doughnut, these mount between the spring plate and the rear torsion bar. They could be possibly worn so much from movement...
Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:05:37 -0800
...I got a good used flex plate from a list member (thanks Zoran) and we pulled the transmission today. Sure enough the flex plate...
Re: German tags - group purchase?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sat, 3 Mar 2001 19:52:04 -0500
...The prices these guys are asking for licence plates seem a little high. In Germany, anyone can make a licence plate, it is the...
Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 21:45:42 -0500
>Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and >check the oil and hold the rag at the same...
Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:17 -0400
Those are not lock plates. They are thrust plates and the distribute the clamping load from the bolts. Without them, the bolt heads will...
Front License Plate nuts?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 7 Jan 2018 12:12:46 -0500
Hi all, I went to change license plates on my van and the plastic nuts in the front license plate holder crumbled to pieces...
sliding door cover plate-baywindows
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 23:55:07 -0500 (EST)
Above the sliding rails for the side door on the baywindows is a cover plate. It's held in place by two screws. My...
Re: Friday Floor Matt
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 02:30:19 EDT
<< Once you get your nuts plated, you might next want to invest in some good penetrating oil.>> Karl, If Matt F. ends up with...
FS: Syncro Rear Skid Plate
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:54:15 +0000
Would anybody be interested in a skid plate for $150.00 shipped in the continental U.S.? Just wondering. I see someone on ebay...
Re: Front license plate attachment 1984
Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:35 -0500
Does your '84 have small holes to hold a European plate? Our '89 had those holes and I found an adapter bracket for a...
odd steering column cover plate
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 2 May 2004 16:57:36 EDT
...The upper brown plastic cover plate on the steering column is different than the cover plate I have seen on other Vanagons . It has...
Re: European license plates
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 18:27:34 -0800
>Hey, >All the talk about the "D" stickers rekindled my interest in getting a >German license plate for the front of my van. Does...
Re: Speaking of vanity plates
Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
Thu, 09 Nov 1995 07:53:16 -0500
Hello, Just got my new vanity plates "H2OBOXER"
Wanted Volkswagen License Plate?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:17:30 -1000
Where can I get the white Volkswagen License Plate?
Re: Free to good homes, VW license plates and frames
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sat, 23 Sep 2000 17:04:47 -0400
Sorry, they went quick. (like 5 minutes!) Tune in next weekend for more freebies! Karl > Two license plate frames, black plastic, 'State of Fahrvergnugen...
Oil cooler project
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:39:53 -0500
I need a sump plate and an oil strainer plate for an oil cooler project. P-mail me with your price request. I plan...
(followup) Re: part numbers for link hardware?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:58:22 -0400
Also, does anybody have any idea how I can get these things by Friday? I need 1 sleeve, 1 lower plate, 2 bushings, and...
Re: License plate mount
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:31:34 EDT
...A trip to the FLAPS (TrakAuto in these parts) and I picked up an adapter plate. I still had to drill a couple of...
Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 14:32:15 -0700
...It was a plastic rod attached to 'u' shaped bracket which was attached to the lic plate door with one of the plate screws...
Re: Power steering rack leak
Historical mailing list - Ed
Sat, 1 Dec 2018 18:27:02 -0500
...Does the PS fluid behind the 2 bolt plate get there because the seal around the bottom of the pinion shaft fails and leaks...
Re: German license plates
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Sat, 15 Feb 1997 08:34:21 -0800
At 08:24 PM 2/14/97 -0600, you wrote: >I have been wanting for some time to put a German plate >on the...
Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:57 -0700
The Outfront adapter plate attaches to the motor, then the flywheel goes on - I'm thinking its the same with the Kennedy plate. Undo...
Re: can't register my Vanagon, Calif madness, LVC
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:19:52 -0700
No plates... yes. However, you must have some form of registration document on display. When a dealer sells a vehicle, they are required to...
Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:26:24 -0700
...If it is, > with prep, paint, and tack welds at plate edge to arm, > it should hold fine. > > > On Saturday, January 24, 2015, Dennis...
Re: lock license plate door?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:07:48 -0400
Mount a piece of steel plate to the rear hatch so that it covers the top of the license plate when the hatch is...
Re: Wanted Blanking plate for wasserboxer head
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:28:11 -0400
Maybe a fuel pump cover plate will fit.
Re: Question about driving into Canada with missing license plate
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 21:51:14 -0300
>Volks, > I went out to the bus this morning, and the front license plate >is missing. :( It was beaten up pretty bad from offroading...
Go Westy plate steel bumpers
Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:34:09 -0400
Does anyone have experience with the Go Westy plate steel bumpers ( https://www.gowesty.com/product/made-in-usa/23578/gowesty-plate-steel-bumper...
Re: Frig fixed but...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:02:28 -0500
...Well > for an > hour at least. > > Next question: > > I have the exterior cover, a metal plate with screw holes in it, a > rubber > gasket...
forward clutch assembly end-play
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Sun, 5 Jun 2016 11:49:24 -0700
...Swapping two f-plates out lets me get the circlip seated, but the steels and f-plates are bound and don't move... that...
Re: vanagon License plate brackets?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:34:42 EDT
i have some vanagon lisc plate brackets for sale. $15 ea
early pressure plates vrs. later ones
Historical mailing list - Flat Four
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 02:17:40 -0400
I am tempted to use the earlier stock pressure plates that use release levers instead of the diaphragm spring type. I figured VW stoped...
Re: What does your VANITY PLATE say?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sat, 14 Oct 2000 08:17:32 -0500
Since, to my amazement, "LUV BOX" was not available, my '85 Westy now sports "GO CAMPN" on its plate. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim McDermott...
front backing plates needed
Historical mailing list - Shaggy
Sat, 24 May 2003 09:11:45 -0700
anyone have some good used front backing plates laying around that they want to sell? mine are shot, and I can only get one...
Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:15:54 -0700
...holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques? > Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and > check the...
Re: retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 20 May 2004 18:23:29 -0600
...retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd? > Howdy, > > I'm curious if it's possible to install the rear syncro skid plate on a > 2wd...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:03:51 -0700
...what I meant to say is that "the Weber DFAV/DFEV needs an adapater plate to mate the Weber the VW air intake manifold...
Re: Vanity Plates
Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:41:13 -0500
Hello, The plates on my 1985 Camper ar H2OBOXER. Tim McDermott Bay Shore NY
Fwd: Re: And the Schmoo Award winner is........
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:27:13 -0400
...Probably attached to the lower set of plate screws(I >will make an offset adaptor so that the plate doesn't get bent further...
part numbers for link hardware?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:39:45 -0400
Hi all, Does anybody have the part number for the plate that fits above the bushing at the bottom of the stabilizer link? I...
Re: euro licence plates aka . . . .
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:04:25 -0700
...Vehicle Code Display of License Plates 5200. (a) When two license plates are issued by the department for use upon a vehicle, they shall...
Re: truck nut plate
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:16:09 -0400
...But now, as >> > I look further into the matter, the nut plate itself does not appear to >> be >> > locked into one place. Could it...
Re: R&R Clutch
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:50:46 -0800
Both pressure plate and flywheel fit only one way. If the dowels are missing from the flywheel, that the pressure plate fits over, then...
lock license plate door?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:54:41 -0700
Has anyone figured a way to lock the license plate access door??? Thanks, Bill
Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:43:49 -0500
Ken, Our best friends 90's Westy had a catastrophic flex plate failure with less than 100k on the van/transmission. We were following...
Re: Mouse Plate (front bumper)
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:29:01 -0800
I can't use a plate but I'd buy a frame for a plate. It does sounds like a cool idea, but Ontario...
Oil cooler project (correction)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:42:43 -0500
...I need a sump plate and an oil strainer plate for an oil cooler project. P-mail me with your price request. I plan...
Re: Front License Plate nuts?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Jan 2018 13:33:43 -0500
...Front License Plate nuts? Hi all, I went to change license plates on my van and the plastic nuts in the front license plate...
Re: (contest) I need Ideas for my personalized license plates
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 07:36:42 EDT
...Here are my submissions for you vanity plate contest: 1. THOR-4x4 2. 4x4-THOR 3. THOR4X4 4. 4X4THOR 5. SYNOD = THUNDER RUNNER 6...
Re: Front Licence Plate bracket
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sat, 22 May 1999 18:00:17 +0200
Shortlidge D Joel wrote: > I live in New York, we have front plates and I need to mount it on my > Syncro. The thing...
diesel bar/diesel bar mounts?
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:45:45 -0800
...I bought a set of bars from a junkyard but the yard didn't ship the mounting plates for these (I assume older style...
Re: VW MicroBus Concept - Detroit Auto Show
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:59:00 EST
...The front California plate has a lower number than plates I got last year. Either this things been running around or they cut and...
Re: Personalized Plates - Cast Your Vote!
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:18:48 -0700
...Butternut has a Michigan�vanity plate of "2POINT2" in the rear, and a plate of my own making on the front with a painted...
Re: Diesel motor carrier mounting points
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:18:11 -0800
...The diesel also had a small reinforcing plate for the mounting points on each side of the license plate door. The 2 threaded holes...
Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:44:54 -0700
...If it is, > with prep, paint, and tack welds at plate edge to arm, > it should hold fine. > > > On Saturday, January 24, 2015, Dennis...