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• Re: OEM battery specs
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:14:06 -0400
  ...Can anyone tell > me the > specs for the OEM battery on an 87 Westy? I need to replace a non- > standard > "oversized" battery which...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:09:08 -0700
  OEM panel or aftermarket ABS panel?
• Re: solderless connectors
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:53:45 -0700
  ...does anyone know of a source for the OEM connectors >mentioned? From the general aviation/sport aviation world: http://www.bandc.biz/electrical-terminals...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:00:56 -0700
  ...In fact, from what I've seen on my two original tanks, the OEM are *very* nicely made inside - the pickup screen area also...
• Re: skylight replacemnt
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 19:06:19 -0400
  > Busdepot list two > 255070740COR > 255070740C > Ron is there any advantage with going with the OEM? Not all aftermarket skylights are the same, but the...
• Re: FYI Go Westy bumper
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:11:47 -0500
  ...what was it made of? the steel type OEM style '80-'87 wont fit a '88-'91 vanagon without trimming off the brackets that...
• Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:54:33 -0800
  ...2008 7:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting Try here: http://www.vintageconnections.com/ On...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:41:27 -0400
  ...I see various tents advertised as "OEM >> 3-window" >>> and wonder what this means. If the original tents had only one window, >> what's...
• Re: FTE Master Cylinder? Who are these guys?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:28:07 -0400
  ...They do a lot of OEM brake parts. Jason from my wireless leash. On 2011-06-29 6:14 PM, "Oxroad" <oxroad@gmail.com...
• <FS> Tires and Wheels
  Historical mailing list - David R. Paterson
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 16:52:39 -0400
  ...Mounted on OEM Rims. Used 1 short season. $350.00 obo Set #2- 5 205/70R14 Reinforced Bridgestone 407 Steel Belted Radials. Mounted on...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:52:53 -0400
  ...A true reproduction of the OEM valve would likely cost $100 or more. Maybe worth it, but it's stuff like this that keeps...
• BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Tue, 9 May 2000 20:04:14 EDT
  ...I've yet to find anything magical about Bosch this or OEM that. OEM fails and fails often. Please don't give me a...
• Re: OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:09:41 -0700
  ...and somewhere I seem to > remember 90 ft.lbs for the alloys. > These are the OEM 14" alloy wheels on a '90 Westy. > Any...
• Re: brake pads for 89 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 11:23:49 -0400
  ...They have been quiet, stopped well, and are about as dusty as OEM. I have no idea how they will wear, or wear rotors...
• Re: SA center alloy caps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:42:57 EDT
  ...I actually have a set of the OEM caps from VW. Have you mounted them on the SA Carat 2 wheels? Because as they...
• Re: Which Radiator The SA or German
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:32:03 -0700
  ...The OEM Rad. is plastic >and aluminum. Now if the german rads. are oem, what this mean is longer >life, and a lot lighter...
• Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 1 May 2015 09:48:35 -0700
  ...The new tank I have access to is purported to be a true OEM made in West Germany "dealership" part. We'll see. ;) Neil...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question / No Question for Me
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:16:05 -0500
  ...I was talking about OEM pipes, their longevity, and the low grade replacement factor. I'll use the OEM parts. Then I mentioned the...
• RE: OEM cupholders/Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 13:59:34 -0800
  ...A company spokesperson says VW >OEM style cupholders reflect on the past days in which VW campers >symbalized drug use and free thinking. Everyone...
• Re: syncro oem rims
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:23:44 EST
  ...stop sniffing fix-a-flat > and all will be OEM keen. > > benT > Ben, you never tried that? it boosts your mileage, seals up yer...
• Alternative roof vents?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:10:36 -0800
  I am looking for inexpensive alternative to the OEM skylight/roof vent on my 87 Westfalia which is in terrible shape. It's missing...
• OEM front Rubber floor covering SOLD
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 00:37:26 EDT
  folks, this sold within 5 minutes.. [text/html]
• rad hose vs. muffler pipe ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 09:41:20 -0300 (ADT)
  ...NA) Anyone see any corrosion/other probs using galvalume muffler pipe in stead of OEM or rubber? Reply ASAP, this will be a done...
• WTB Boge or VW OEM Springs
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:15:12 -0700
  Want to buy Boge or VW OEM Springs. Must be fairly new. Nothing lower that Boge performance springs please. THanks Phil84' Westy Tiico "Millenium...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 13:19:21 -0700
  ...All the others are welds in the OEM so I assume that was a weld also. It is harder to see since the wire...
• oem alloys for sale in hawaii
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 00:23:47 -1000
  I am upgrading to 15 inch wheels and will have a full set of almost perfect oem 14 inch alloys complete with center caps...
• Re: Choice of Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:54:30 EST
  ...By definition, "OE" cannot be used interchangeably with "OEM". The only thing that can be said of OEM parts compared to OE parts is...
• Re: OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:01:18 +0000
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• Re: Benefits of 15 " rims
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Thiessen
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 18:44:14 EST
  Have you priced a set of oem 14" alloy wheels?
• Re: Rear half shafts
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 23:50:52 -0400
  ...While the balls on my mixture will fit both Lobro and OEM hubs and outers races on the CVs, when I put things together...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:26:46 -0800
  ...8:02 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m... In a...
• Re: luggage rack cleats
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:07:07 -0400
  ...Go westy has the only tie down available besides the OEM tie down(galvanized steel). It is the space between the two holes that...
• WTB chrome hubcap for vanagon oem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:18:17 -0400
  Need one all the usual sources are empty. thanks mike
• Re: Oil drain plug problems-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 May 2015 06:51:19 -0400
  ...Put back an OEM drain plug and you’re back to the way it should be and it works perfectly. The OEM drain plugs...
• FS: '87 Vanagon Syncro w/ low miles and brushguard and 15" alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 12:21:16 EDT
  ...Tons of tread left and great in the snow.) MSDS "Panzer" brush guard Front end mask Hella fog lamps w/OEM Vanagon switch Upgraded...
• oem faucet hard to turn on/off
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:15:18 -0500
  I replaced the original faucet on my 85 westy a few years back with a Bus Depot oem replacement. It was stiff to turn...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:13:33 -0700
  ...On 4/23/2013 1:55 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Just replaced my leaking OEM valve two weeks ago (200 miles) with one from...
• Re: Mud flap update (NOT the same as US OEM mud flaps)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 20:16:11 -0500
  > The Just Kampers mud flaps similar in shape but otherwise are not at all > like the OEM mud flaps installed on North American Westfalias...
• westy screens for sale (OEM)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:51:24 EDT
  ...anyway, you cannot get these new, and no vendors carry the OEM ones anymore. and, oh.. if you have a ripped or busted screen...
• stebro stainless exhaust
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 10:44:23 -0700
  ...otherwise it will bolt directly to the cat like the oem muffler. stebro will either supply new mounting brackets or make sure that 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
  JordanVW@AOL.COM says: >fwiw, i just looked at the pics of the mudflaps....theyre the same kind as the >OEM mudflap that was...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:14:34 -0700
  ...If a company decided to re make that part to an OE spec it would then be an OEM. > OE - original equipment. > OEM - original...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 05:33:50 -0500
  I replaced mine with the 399.00 OEM style 3 window that appears by the tag to be made by www.vwbusshop.com it...
• Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:22:02 -0400
  ...So I swapped it out to a New OEM Bosch spare I had. For some reason that one has acted up a bit. I...
• Re: Removing & replace OEM cup holders
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 00:17:14 EDT
  ...Hi Folks, I have a 1986 Westy Wolfy, which has 3 OEM plastic cup holders, with the coated metal O ring for holding cups...
• skylight replacemnt
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:50:44 -0700
  Busdepot list two 255070740COR 255070740C Ron is there any advantage with going with the OEM?
• Re: Replacement Carpet - OEM?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:40:57 EST
  i have some good used carpet, all years or colors. no wear.. chris
• Re: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:49:09 +0000
  ...I'm "T"-ing the >OEM >line over and into the rear bench by going in through the electrical hole >that was used to...
• Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:43:45 -0700
  You may not be able to find the OEM hose, but a large vacuum hose or standard, more flexible, low pressure fuel hose should...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 08:57:53 -0500
  ...Note that the connector on the liftgate side is a hole rather than a socket as per OEM. Causes chafing. Oooh that smarts. Also...
• for sale: white doors complete!! , grey velour door panels, Carat door spkrs & more!!!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 17:58:56 -0500
  ...seals.....no rust or dents.....Southern Cal vehicle---$200 each (2) OEM velour door panels from a 91 Carat w/ power windows and power...
• Re: Bun Warmer ---> Was Re: Seat heaters
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 18:18:20 -0500
  ...One of their products has a multi- >> dial switch, much like the OEM VW switch. Similar, but not identical. >> Those similarities are annoying. Physically...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:21:07 EST
  ...http://www.msdsinc.com/vanagon1.htm >>�OEM rotors, cross-drilled for excellent cooling and braking >>�OEM pads and shoes >>�Aircraft quality stainless steel brake...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 15:04:33 -0400
  On Sun, 6 Jun 1999 01:34:56 -0700 Alain Thibault <alain@INTERGATE.BC.CA> writes: >> What is the OEM equipment in terms of...
• VANAGON SYNCRO 15" S. AFRICA OEM WHEELS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Daniel
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:01:02 -0400
  ...AFRICA OEM WHEELS FOR SALE DESCRIPTION: After donating my '86 vanagon syncro to the Red Cross I have five 15"X6" VW S. Africa...
• Re: OEM Mercedes 16X8J 5 spoke alloy rims
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:57:50 +0000
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• model 165 035 180c
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:44:22 -0400
  model 165 035 180c radio cassette player for sale oem equipment for vanagon Darrel
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:35:47 -0700
  ...That brings me to the second thing I liked about the OEM seal--the luggage rack seal. In my opinion the OEM luggage rack...
• Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:10:48 +0000
  ...As a former owner of a 1967 Mustang, and having purchased both OEM Ford parts and foreign made repro parts for that car, the...
• Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:53:45 -0500
  ...source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps? ROFL... I thought you'd be the guy. JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > anyone know where to get...