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• Re: Almost rear-ended by inattentive drive
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:21:33 -0700
  ...These bumpers will bend, but not collapse like the cheap aftermarket steel bumper I have. The most likely bump from behind will be in...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:03:38 -0600
  Carats with fiberglass bumpers used a medium silver called cloud grey I think. If it isn't cloud grey, it's the lighter one...
• Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:21:19 -0600
  ...Vanagon bumpers are simpler. > But them again these folks are asking $1300 each for the 914 bumpers. > Who knows? Maybe someone is in love...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:19:46 -0800
  How much do these GoWesty bumpers weigh? I get that pound for pound adding weight in a certain area obviously effects handling. The number...
• Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:27:38 -0700
  ...Prototype rear bumper painted. > > Thanks Adam, but I just tried as much as I could, to copy the stock steel bumper. So design credit...
• Re: Bumper Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:01:25 -0600
  ...They looked like PZ bumpers when viewed with my phone. > > For the record, RM bumpers might look very different but they are still > > inspired...
• Paging Chris Turner
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:31:53 +1200
  A listee passed this info on to me. >As far as bumpers go, I agree that the plastic bumper look so much more >attractive...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:30:39 -0500
  ...I am needing to freshen up my fiberglass bumpers on the 89 Westy. I read very good reviews on SEM Bumper Coater. There are...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Bumper Repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:53:41 -0700
  here? https://www.gowesty.com/search-results.php?search_phrase=bumper https://www.vancafe.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=bumper&Submit= On Thu, Jun 11...
• Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:56:27 -0700
  Hi all, I am needing to freshen up my fiberglass bumpers on the 89 Westy. I read very good reviews on SEM Bumper Coater...
• Rear Bumper recommendations wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:36:45 -0400
  Hi listers, My original rear bumper is pressed in and makes opening the license plate door hard to open enough to check fluids. I...
• rear bumper brackets fiberglass vs metal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 00:50:37 -0400 (EDT)
  anyone know for sure if the rear bumper brackets (things the towhooks are mounted on) are the same for metal as well as fiberglass...
• Bumper paint
  Historical mailing list - Sam Pacifico
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:34:14 -0700
  The front bumper on my '91 Carat is scratched and needs refinishing. Does anyone know the paint code for the silver clear coated plastic...
• bumper questions/specifics
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 17:02:58 EDT
  Hey all, OK, I've been doing some bumper research. I can go two ways here: get original bumper straightened or get new/used...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:56:32 -0800
  Hi Troy, That's my Titan Red Westy on the Van Caf�'s web site with the new Van Caf� BIG bumpers (aka Rocky...
• Re: Who needed early bus rear bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 8 May 1995 13:22:01 MST
  > I remember someone saying they needed an early (195?) bus bumper. Today in > the paper there was advertised a '63 bus rear bumper "with...
• Re: Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:03:46 -0600
  On 9/26/04 6:24 PM, "Nick Feickert" <thesuperflydisco@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I attempting to remove my banged up rear bumper to repair...
• Re: What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 14 May 2002 11:44:39 -0400
  ...What's the difference in front bumpers? stock crome What's the difference in bumpers being sold my list vendors right now? Rear Crome...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:34:08 -0700
  ...Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• Re: Help-Need Wolfsburg front bumper!
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:20:21 -0600
  I have some pics of my fiberglass bumper repair posted here: http://www.251.org/rust.html The damage was limited to a crack...
• Re: Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:08:37 -0400
  ...Take the hole bumper carrier off instead. On vanagons you can get at the bolts that hold the rear bumper carrier on, very easily...
• Re: rear bumper Like new FS
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:21:27 -0500
  Hi Wes, I have a rear bumper that I purchased for my 89 Westfalia. I sold it with the old bumper. I have the...
• Bumper repairs, fibreglass
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:17:23 -0700
  Reading about bumper repairs prompts me to share my repair experience working on the rear fibreglass bumper of the van I now have owned...
• Re: bumper swapping?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:30 -0400
  ...Front bumper is curved, rear is straight. > Are front and rear chrome bumpers interchangeable? > Happy Trails, Greg Potts www.pottsfamily.ca WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:34:20 -0700
  < But the question still remains...why did things fail after a bump in the road when entering alley?  Maybe we need Inspector Columbo!!...he...
• Re: FS: Aircooled.net Tube Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:58:57 -0600
  I don't find $1200 anywhere in this ad Miguel: *GoWesty Plate Steel Bumpers for Vanagon* If you are tired of flimsy factory bumpers...
• Re: Rear Bumper Needed - 1987 GL non-Wolfsburg (regular chrome w/rubber strip)(Northern California)
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:45:23 -0800
  > I managed to smash in my rear bumper yesterday! I have a chrome(ish) front bumper from my '85 in my garage in Roseville...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 14:47:21 -0500 (EST)
  ...Then Dave wrote back: > I believe you are wrong, the 86 wolsburg had black fiberglass bumpers, mags > and black non-power/non-heated mirrors...
• Re: FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:12:33 -0800
  Are these bumpers from the '87 in the Oceanside yard that Stuart mentioned last week? If so, I was wondering what other parts were...
• Re: bumpers and tables on vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 2002 12:12:07 EDT
  ...Was 1987 a split year > for the newer bumper? Also, is there anyway of > knowing when a particuliar van is designed with the > table...
• Re: GoWesty Plate Steel Bumper Set
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:40:28 -0700
  GO ahead and be a Guinea pig, I doubt anyone here on the list has a set of Go Westy bumpers. Stacy, On Tue...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:55:19 -0700
  Yup the Fastforward bumper defintly looks good. Question I have is... other then the Zillion dollar one from projeckt vw does anyone know of...
• Re: Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Marie Whitehead
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:53:16 -0500
  I have an '86 Vanagon and I also need a rear bumper and end caps. I backed into a lowlying boulder recently. Mine is...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:36:02 -0500
  ...The list price on the Projektwzo front bumper is $1250. The Winkler bumper is around $800-900. This is for the front bumper only...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:15:53 -0600
  I chose the wrong color once when I repainted my Carat's bumpers. I chose a shade too dark but you know what? It...
• Re: 1990 bumper
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:03:18 -0800
  ...1990 bumper I'm trying to determine how difficult it is going to be to locate a bumper for the 1990 Vanagon I may...
• Re: Rear Bumper recommendations wanted
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:21:00 -0700
  ...Rear Bumper recommendations wanted Hi listers, � � � � My original rear bumper is pressed in and �I'm told straightening it will result in a cracked...
• Re: Another bumper built update
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 3 Apr 2014 14:34:18 -0700
  ...I don't like the > heavy big bumper look. But you know, when you have the bumper made you > start > to see things you...
• Re: Step bumper hitch
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:51:37 EST
  No way would I attach anything to the bumper. I've had mine off to straighten it, and it is not much thicker than...
• Fw: Bush Bumper Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:29:37 -0700
  ...Bush Bumper Design Questions Good Morning David, Good to hear that you are working on the bush bumper. I have not bought one yet...
• Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:43:24 -0700
  I have one really good, near pristine, chrome original Vanagon Rear bumper for sale. minor rust surface rust on the backside which I will...
• Re: Bumpers and years
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:16:23 EST
  ...all '88 up GL pass vans and campers had the fiberglass bumpers, but 88-89 didnt have rocker skirts, and all westys came without...
• Re: Led back up lights inside bumper
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:13:37 -0400
  ...However, if you're backing into a dark campsite at night, the bumper ones could be helpful . . . Marc Perdue On Wed, Mar 25, 2015...
• Re: Blue Rocks campout in PA this past weekend.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:37 -0400
  >> I like the front bumper on the brown/grey? camper. << You mean that gold syncro with the giant bumper on the front? I inquired...
• ug back bumper
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:34:08 -0700
  I see a lot of Vanagon's with back bumpers who aren't so pretty. When I got my Westy its back bumper was...
• tube bumpers without the U ..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 07:29:10 -0700
  Regarding those tube bumpers sold at http://www.Aircooled.net What say you about the idea of getting the front bumper without the upside...
• Re: bumper repair was Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:41:47 -0600
  ...tube bumpers > >there's no telling what sort of crap >resin system VW used on those FG bumpers. It looks like a chopper >gun...
• Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:41:41 -0700
  Hello Folks, I'd like to elicit some advice on repairing and painting the fiberglass bumpers and side cladding from a 90 tintop. The...
• for sale: vanagon bodykits/ground effects fiberglass bumpers/sideskirts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:11:04 EST
  ...2 complete OEM factory wraparound bodykits (fiberglass bumpers, sideskirts, etc - like the vanagon carats) plus many misc front and rear fiberglass bumpers, and some...
• Re: Vanagon bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:34:27 EST
  ...Anybody out there know of a source for a Brushguard for the '84 Vanagon -- or some nasty alloy bumpers???
• Split US spec bumper bit wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Feb 92 18:02:03
  HELP! A friend in SSVC desperately needs a centre towel rail tube for a '66 Split so he can finish his US spec bumpets...
• Step bumper hitch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:18:13 -0400
  ...Has anyone ever drilled through the bumper of a Vanagon and bolted a step bumper towing hitch to it. Would this be safe? I...
• FS: vanagon custom steel rear bumper w/ hitch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:34:33 EST
  ...i have a custom steel vanagon rear bumper, with trailer hitch. uses stock bumper brackets.. heavy 1/4 inch thick steel. pity the fool...
• 85 to 86 bumpers
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 06:50:52 -0800
  does anyone know if a chrome bumper from an 86 van is the same bumper as on an 85 van? thanks ===== Scott Wilson 85...
• Black Bumper Paint Code ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:27:18 -0700
  ...but only found a reference to Grey Bumpers. Looking for the paint code for the Black Fiber Glass Bumper and side panels? Seems to...
• WANTED: westy poptop seal and LF or RR chrome bumper endcap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 2003 10:50:39 EDT
  anyone have a cheap good used LF or RR bumper endcap for chrome bumper vans? also looking for a poptop seal, if anyone has...
• Bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:58:15 -0800
  I�ve been so slow getting this rear bumper built. I posted some progress on my blog http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/02/12...
• Re: anyone ever build their own bumpers? or who has them for sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:36:04 -0700
  ...Bumpers Both volkscafe.com and gowesty.com are selling upgrade bumpers. Volks Cafe are massive (I'm running a set) and Go Westy has...
• Re: bumper swapping?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:02:58 -0700
  well, it's easy to find a used rear painted or chrome vanagon bumper .. I have lots of them. finding a GOOD used one...
• Re: question regarding bra for 1990 Vanagon with fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:24:40 -0500
  ...It doesn't seem to quite fit my 1990 Vanagon GL with >> fiberglass >> bumpers. Do the different bumpers require a different front end >> BRA...