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• Re: FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:39:11 -0700
  ...I paid $75.00 > for it at the junkyard, and would like to sell it for the same amount. It > has a bent sliding...
• 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...
• Re: junkyard in colorado
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:05:48 -0800
  Easy one that. A Gazillion watts makes up a Jiggawatt. ref M. McFly David 1990 Caravelle --- Move to a better address --- + today freemail + http...
• FS: 1980 Camper, $850, near Birmingham, AL
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:05:06 -0500
  http://www.ep.com/js/mi/c0/1294580.html this is a guy who runs a vw repair/junkyard business. that's all i...
• Re: 27,000 orig miles?? / Car-Fax? Worthless.
  Historical mailing list - Lucas & Angie Boyer
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:28:30 -0600
  sounds to me like there's a good chance that puppy was in the junkyard, or had the vin switcharoo pulled around that time......?
• Re: SVX engine avaliable $150
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 12:06:23 -0400
  ...It may have been rained on.Sometimes wrecked cars take awhile to get to the junkyard.They are left open and rain gets in.
• Re: Used wheels, are they OK?
  Historical mailing list - Greg ZUKOWSKI
  Mon, 04 Mar 96 10:27:54 CST
  ...Just make sure you buy from a junkyard that will exchange stuff if its bad. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Used wheels, are they OK? Author...
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:47:09 -0500
  ...vanagons are rare....on the east coast >> >> ive been hitting up all the major junkyards in southeast PA recently >> looking for parts for my...
• Junk Yard Excursion Pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:05:23 -0500
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/Junkyard09042008# -- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'
• Re: sliding door vent window
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:04:55 -0500
  ...don't have it then you'll have to get it at a junkyard. >if I can find one in good shape. Also, has...
• Re: My Recent Tire Buying Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 21:30:54 +1200
  junkyard trip after junkyard trip I would keep encountering the >Ronal R8's on the Audi Turbo's. Slowly they grew on me. First...
• Re: salvage yard experiences?
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:14:10 -0700
  You gave away my secret junkyard! Last couple of years have been slow, in my experience - Vanagons get stripped almost immediately upon arrival. Anyway...
• Junkyard pictures
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?rogersisler=32=30=30=30_=28via_Flickr=29?=
  Fri, 11 May 2007 22:45:28 +0000
  Hi, I want you to see my "Junkyard" photos! They're on a cool website called Flickr. Just follow this link to my photos...
• Follow-up RE: testing 84 ECU into 85?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:16:24 -0600
  ...I found this ECU out of a local junkyard for $45. The junkyard said the going rate for all ECU's is $50. Hey...
• Re: [Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard]
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:30:08 -0700
  ...Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard] My '87 Adventurewagen has an aftermarket AC mounted inside the dash. The radio was relocated for the sake...
• Looking for miscellaneous parts
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:28:42 -0700
  ...are any list members in possession of, and willing to sell such an item? if no one has one, i humbly ask those junkyard...
• Re: FOR SALE: SA Goodies!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:10:26 EST
  ...If not, VW or junkyard should have the right part). >> FWIW - the emblem in the SA grille is a late Jetta/Golf 2 emblem...
• Re: Junkyard Wealth
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 10:28:03 -0800
  ...Thanks for the info on a local > junkyard that actually has Vanagon stuff. I > was just thinking about making a run someday > soon, and...
• Junkyard Parts - 1989 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:54:51 -0800
  ...The junkyard charges $19.95 for the grill and 15.95 for each headlight assembly. I didn't check the prices on the other...
• Re: Buying with a bill of sale only
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:14:30 -0400
  ...Well while it was sitting at the junkyard, the junkyard processed it to be shredded and "turned in the title". Thus when the current...
• '93 Eurovan found in s.e. penna. U-pull it junkyard..complete
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 May 2005 15:36:55 EDT
  ...this is a u-pull it junkyard.. in other words, you come, you pull yourself. they dont pull parts for you and they dont...
• Re: C4C Vanagons at junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:31:59 -0400
  ...Friday, August 21, 2009 9:33 AM Subject: [VANAGON] C4C Vanagons at junkyard > Last week 2 Cash for Clunker Vanagons appeared at a local...
• Re: [Syncro] WTB: Air-cooled parts
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:52:09 -0800
  ...42 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I would suggest a call to Absolute German in Seattle - a vw only junkyard. > >Scott http://absolutegerman.com/
• Tires for 71 Bus
  Historical mailing list - bus
  Mon, 29 May 1995 08:33:59 -0400
  ...71 bus in the way of tires? Stephen ******************************************************************************* \ / Stephen Schmidt \ / \ X / \ / \ / spschmid@interpath.net \/ \/ bus@blackhwk.interpath.net 1971 CAMPER junkyard@blackhwk.interpath.net *******************************************************************************
• Re: Westy in junkyard in Torrance, CA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:54:39 -0700
  The yards in SoCal tend to be clustered together. I know a place where there are several dozens (if not a hundred) within a...
• Junkyard Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 1995 17:26:44 -0800 (PST)
  Hit the junkyards today. Lots of westies, a bay-window panel (!) but no split windows. Got an early radio for the bus. It's...
• Vw junkyard near I77 and 70..Cambridge Ohio (name of it?)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 06:28:37 -0500
  ...Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:48 PM Subject: [T2] VW junkyards around Wheeling WV > Anyone know of any? I have to go up there...
• Junkyards in CT, MA and NY?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:46:13 -0500
  ...So if you know of any VW junkyards (with diesels or bus/vanagons), good parts stores or other interesting things along the way please...
• Re: I need help planning my trip to Germany in April
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:51:48 +0100
  ...Besides, junkyards are not very common here. Not every 50km a huge one...(which is a pity, IMHO). Don�t know how it is...
• Re: Instrument cluster - 87
  Historical mailing list - Dar Crammond
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:48:22 EDT
  ...They got me for 129 bucks, but the junkyard wanted $100 for a used ( and crumbling ) one. DAR
• Used Parts in Bend, Ore?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:50:55 EDT
  ...Anyone know of any junkyards, etc?
• Anyone in the NJ area?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:40:33 -0400
  I'm looking for good junkyards and a good VW mechanic... Thanks, David / NJ Former owner of a 76 Westy (sniff, miss ya Wanda...
• Re: pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:10:45 EST
  In a message dated 3/10/04 12:56:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, George.Wietor@spectrum-health.org writes: > Hmm Sexist BS, I...
• Re: i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:09:08 -0600
  I know the junkyard in Piedmont Tom is talking about. All the VW stuff is gone. It seems to me that more than any...
• Favorite used car part lots (junkyards)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:14:27 -0400
  I think a list of good lots would be great. I do a lot of traveling and would like to explore these lots and...
• Re: junkyard svx engine worth it? or should I rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:44:35 -0400
  ...4/12/2006, Sudhir Desai wrote: > >I just picked up a junkyard svx engine for $150 sight unseen. > >would it be in my best...
• Re: V6anagon hmmmm...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:17:41 -0500 (CDT)
  My Dad actually found a '38 Caddy V-16 5-passenger Coupe in a junkyard in Arkansas (about 20+ years ago). Burned up in...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 07:34:23 -0500
  Could one of these front mounted air conditioning units be used in a Westy?? Sounds like a better location to start with. Bob, 84...
• Re: pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:55:42 -0500
  Hmm Sexist BS, I think. George -----Original Message----- From: JordanVw@AOL.COM [mailto:JordanVw@AOL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:48 PM...
• Re: SUB EJ22
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:26:52 -0700
  If you are going the junkyard route, avoid ej22s manufactured before mid 1990 (door plate will have manufacturing year. I blew one of these...
• Re: Regarding purchase of engine (car-part.com)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:03:33 -0400
  ...One difference as compared to Ebay is that you are dealing with commercial junkyards, not some guy with a Vanagon in his backyard. Then...
• Re: idiots for clunkers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:12:42 EDT
  just stopped by my local junkyard yesterday... and saw this firsthand. incoming lot was FILLED with rows of cars in perfect condition...with dealerships...
• Re: '86 ECU (digifant) needed!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - K Miller
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 11:38:32 -0800
  ...But since junkyard ECU's were only $150, even though they were non-exhangable I figured I could chance it & go through up to...
• Re: Quick freeze, wipers on...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:47:23 -0500
  ...wiper arms to see that they are tight ,first.Use this junkyard part for your van.Moter, and transmission assembely(thats what they call...
• Wanted to buy! Transmision mount for '85 Van/standard
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:44:39 -0500
  ...Anybody? I'm kind of tired to scrounging in the junkyards, and making ones from Diesel Bunny motor mounts... They just don't last...
• Re: 7-passenger curtain rods?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:20:56 -0400
  ...Most often these are at a good price.Go to -Ebay-ebay moters-parts and accessories- vanagon.Also junkyard westys have em too.
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:51:11 -0400
  ...There's a Napa in Yreka, and there's a junkyard with several Vanagons there too, right off I5.
• Re: Help! My Bus is Braindead!
  Historical mailing list - leo mulvihill
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 21:39:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I understand a new brain from VW costs almost $600 > U.S.! Any suggestions? How reliable are junkyard brains, and how much > should I...
• Re: Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Farris
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:33:15 -0500
  ...I tried a junkyard one from Russ' Recycling but I still had the same problems so I returned it. I bought a used one...
• Re: Canadian 1980 Westfalia in junkyard-- pictures !!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:57:16 EST
  ...i'll be down at Crazy Ray's U-pull it Junkyard in Jessup, MD first thing tomorrow with my van and trailer... that...
• Re: Favorite VW Junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 08:43:18 -0700 (PDT)
  > I think the list would appreciate a comprehensive report about the VW > junkyard in Longview, Washington. (I know I would!) I've seen their...
• window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:24:26 -0400
  I've replaced my cracked window crank handles several times from junkyard vanagons only to have them crack shortly after. You can buy them...
• Need headrests for Wolfsburg/Carat
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 17:29:10 -0400
  ...Or, does anyone know of a junkyard with one of these model Vanagons? Thanks - David.
• Re: idiots for clunkers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:43:20 -0700
  ...Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 1:12 PM just stopped by my local junkyard yesterday... and saw this firsthand. incoming lot was FILLED with rows...
• Need a junkyard in Durham North Carolina that may have a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:10:25 -0700
  Hello all, I have a buyer for one of my ebay sales that cant find a junkyard vanagon . He says he is new to...
• Vanagon stuff at junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:08:21 -0700
  I recently made a quick pass through 2 junkyards in Rockville, MD and saw the following: a blue 85? Mark III conversion vanagon: interior...
• Re: wanted:hubcaps in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 03:03:08 EDT
  There are 2 junkyards in SoCal where I have seen vanagon hubcaps. They are both in Irwindale, one is Russ's Recycling and the...
• Re: Deheler-Profi hightop in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:01:54 -0700
  If anyone is interested in the Deheler-Profi conversion, there is one somewhere in the Eugene, Oregon area in a junkyard. But I don...
• Re: Steering Locks
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But that bus was "swept off the floor" as they say-- I found one receipt for the engine from a junkyard, another receipt for...
• Any SW Idaho Area Vanagons off to the graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:58:07 -0800
  ...I sure hate to hear of Vanagons heading to the junkyard. > The local junkyard crushes Vanagons fairly quickly because the lack of > demand for...