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• stainless steel exhaust availability
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:38:58 PST
  Are there any stainless steel exhaust systems available for the Vanagon yet? I know Stebro has been promising delivery for over a year now...
• Re: Comprehensive Steel Wheel info! (RE: WTB: 15" Vanagon steel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:04:40 -0600
  Doug Fitz-Randolph......would you please post the website of the wheels again? Just at the moment I was going to save you e...
• Re: Alloy v. Steel - offset the same?
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Tue, 15 May 2001 22:03:52 -0700
  >The only info I have for Vanagon wheels is for the steel - 14x5.5, 35 >offset. Are the Carat alloys the same offset even...
• Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:07:54 -0700
  > These German made Stainless Steel replacements are actually a bit cheaper > than the non-stainless originals, at $133 (with your listmember discount). Heh. There...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 06:50:03 EST
  ...The <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler and J-pipe</A> and DANSK stainless steel header...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:22:02 -0500
  ...they are steel, if that's what you want. A lot >> of >> > people have swapped them out for plastic hatches because the steels are...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:55:57 -0700
  I wouldn't recommend main front-to-back hoses, and I'd think of the several vendors selling stainless steel pipes ... someone will have...
• Re: 15" steel wheels with tires for my 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:47:32 EDT
  ...may have to machine the centers, not sure on the steel wheels, tho. not a big deal. 10 bucks at your local machine shop...
• Re: Stainless Steel exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 12:37:14 -0500
  ...Your exhaust already *is* stainless steel. 2. If you buy a new exhaust at VW it coems with a lifetime free replacement policy, so...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 14:27:16 +0200
  ...The deck lid from my '80 is steel and the lid from my fathers '89 2.1L converted Transporter is also steel. The plastic...
• Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:16:16 -0800
  ...Torque, steel vs alloy My Bently is out in the van, to lazy to go get it. Does Bently provide different torque reference steel...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...The arm and its steel sleeve is held onto the steel bracket by a roll pin. One end of the roll pin is swaged...
• Stock steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:23:04 -0400
  Allen I'm in Syracuse, NY area (just north by Oneida Lake) and you can have a stock steel wheel if you make the...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:40:07 -0500
  ...not judge > operation on a dry window? > > Ian Steele > 83.5 Westy > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ian M. Steele Geophysics: 773-702-8109 > Department of the Geophysical Sciences...
• STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 06:10:12 EST
  There are still some of the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers for the 1.9 litre waterboxer engined Vanagons available at the introductory discounted...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:03:14 -0700
  ...My bet is that the steel > sleeves are at least pretty rusty. Those sleeves are NLA from VW. > > I sourced some DOM ROUND TUBE...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:24:55 -0400
  ...Just like when you're grinding a carbon steel tool or blade, it means that the steel is now much softer than before, for...
• Re: Vanagon Alloy wheels $300
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:23:55 -0700
  On 06/03/2012 08:31 PM, JRodgers wrote: > Do steelies bring a better price? I can't answer that but they do seem...
• Waterboxer Exhaust idea
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:37:45 EST
  Hey has anyone ever thought of getting the waterboxer exhaust system made from stainless steel or aluminized steel? The stainless would be more expensive...
• Steel Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:09:25 -0500
  ...I will have the steel wheel centers turned out as a last resort. Thanks, Ed Ed Shultz 1987 Syncro GL
• <FREE> steel rim in SF
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:48:03 EDT
  ...Nice unrusted 14" steel rim from my 87 GL. Pmail me. You pay shiping and it's yours. Either that or you come and...
• Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 13:59:12 -0400
  Does anyone know if installing steel braided fuel lines has been done by anyone, or this would be the end all best solution to...
• Free 14 inch steel wheels w poor tires Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:41:03 -0500
  Upgraded to 15 steel wheels and I should have had Costco bust these tires off and scrap them. There's very little left before...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 08:11:21 -0700
  ...Many people tell me not to use the stainless steel pipes in the coolant system because stainless steel has a high galvanic voltage and...
• Re: S&S headers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:51:08 EST
  Time for a plug for the <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System</A>. Stainless steel...
• Re: [vanagon] WTB: black painted steel rear bumper w/ trim strip holes...from...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:28:07 EDT
  ...Or even better, buy one of the steel SA bumpers. They wrap around > the sides w/o the plastic ends. > > ben, how far do...
• Re: 15" steel wheels ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:30:21 -0700
  I just picked up a set of 16" x 7" ET37 steel wheels from a Mercedes C240 complete with 205/55VR-16 Michelins. They...
• Re: MOUSE PROBLEMS
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:13:25 -0700
  ...Once they were out the pest control people advised us to seal all the holes with silicone and steel wool, the steel wool hurts...
• Re: Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:35:16 EST
  ...Now every part is available in stainless steel except for the cast iron collector on the 2.1. CAT's are Stainless Steel bodied...
• Re: 15" steel wheels ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:26:32 -0700
  Van-Cafe has 15 x 6 steelies too but they are WAAAY out of my price range. http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:38:23 -0500
  ...Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??) ok, which ones were wider that 5.5"? > Most (not all) of the stock 14" steel...
• Re: Fuel/gas tank question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:53:02 -0500
  ...Was I wrong? To me, bare steel rusts, and coated steel is less likely to do so. But what do I know? mcneely ---- ralph...
• Re: fog light rocker switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:34:57 -0700
  ...Mark --- Stephen Steele <steeles@bright.net> wrote: > I did the same set up six years ago. These switches > were used in Jettas, > Golfs and...
• Re: 15" wheel and tire ?s
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:14:33 -0500
  Aren't these the same as the Eurovan steel wheels? Or are they? Chris. '85 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Stainless Steel Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 21:43:13 -0500 (EST)
  A fellow posted here saying he was thinking of producing a stainless steel exhaust system for the waterboxer. I think this is an excellent...
• wtb ev steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 06:29:43 -0700
  a friend o' mine is looking for a set of reasonably priced 15" ev steel wheels. please let me know if anyone has a...
• Another 15" Vanagon steel wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:39:51 -0500
  Hi There, When I bought my Syncro, the owner threw in a set of steel wheels from a Passat. He told me that they...
• Re: vanagon alloys, question re
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:06:12 -0500
  > So my question is, other than looks, are there actual advantages to alloys over the > steel wheels? Probably not, although IIRC the alloys can...
• FS-Full set of stock vanagon steel rims + disk style wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - JR Denton
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:42:57 -0400
  For Sale- Full set of 5 vanagon steel rims (no tires), 4 stock disc style wheel covers......make an offer. I have upgraded to...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:36:50 -0500
  . ....that's funny, most stock Porsche 911's have steel studs with aluminum alloy lugnuts! ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Hanson To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Steel coolant lines?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:38:09 -0600
  ...Steel coolant lines? > > Hi Volks! I'm currently prepping my engine swap and fuel tank and sending > unit replacement figuring with all that out...
• 15" steel wheels ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:20:00 -0700
  Are/were there any steel 15" wheels that would fit a regular 2wd ('84) vanagon? Want steel because I bend wheels, it seems. Have...
• re: Extra Gas
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 20:25:29 CST
  for anyone who is interested, here's the address of the folks who make a little 1.5 gallon STEEL gas can that fits...
• 15" alloy for sale. Re: WTB: 15" Vanagon steel wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:42:59 EST
  ...I have 4 SA alloys and I'm > hoping to find steel for the spare. If someone has upgraded from Passat, > Audi, Mercedes 15...
• Re: Steel Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:42:03 -0500
  ...I will have the steel wheel centers turned out as a last > resort. > > Thanks, > > Ed > Ed Shultz > 1987 Syncro GL >
• Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:05:32 -0700
  so these are all steel wheels,,,,, as far as alloys... VW never made a 16 inch alloy wheel??? >VW made 16" wheels for our...
• Re: Cleat for Luggage Rack; stainless steel - alternate source needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:12:19 -0400
  ...Look on the internet for footman loops ,tie dwons marine stainless steel ,ect. I have seen this identical tie down some place else before...
• Re: Stainless steel fuel injection hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:26:59 -0700
  ...How does that sound? Totally stainless steel . Not a steel screw > and stainless band. The kind that can, and should be transfered from > Vanagon...
• Re: Stainless steel fuel injection hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:06:32 -0400
  ...How does that sound? Totally stainless steel . Not a steel screw > and stainless band. The kind that can, and should be transfered from > Vanagon...
• Re: Which 15" steel wheels will fit a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:50:29 EDT
  ...TIA ! Karl >> get a set of audi turbo spares (they're 15" steel) or get some 15" steel wheels off of a '97 up...
• Re: Free steelies
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:53:51 -0400
  ...On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 11:31 AM Richard Koller <brvkoller@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I have 3 14inch steelies for anyone...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:22:36 -0500
  ...preserve the structures made of steel; simply when to different metals are together, the one that has more steel gets corroded. This same happens...
• Re: Negligent mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:09:18 EDT
  ...VERY good reason to install a complete Stainless Steel exhaust system with all stainless steel hardware. See my . . . >> I really have a problem with...
• Source for Stainless Steel Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:22:23 -0500
  ...What is a good source for stainles steel brake lines. I don't want cosmetic SS lines, the with a woven SS sheath but...
• Re: Fwd: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:20:42 -0700
  ...well they are not tuff steel & < $100 rim and hell gw has i think a smokin deal 799 with rubber :)
• Re: Front bumper(steel gaurds) on project two's page
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:51:01 -0800
  ...There's a steel rear bumper on the T2 in the pictures. I got tapped from behind and need a rear bumper as the...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:16:51 -0800
  ...not judge operation on a dry window? Ian Steele 83.5 Westy -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian M. Steele Geophysics: 773-702-8109 Department of the Geophysical Sciences...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:14:40 -0800
  ...Secret $15 steel wheel source > If you would like some new 16in steel wheels, in 16x7 et 37 size which > fit Vanagons without spacers...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:14:09 -0800
  Tom, My TriStar has OEM VW steel wheels. 14x6.0" ET30 with 205R14 tires on it. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:27:32 -0400
  Eh? I thought the OG stuff was mild steel. The replacement stuff from Frank Condelli is stainless and very pretty. Chris S. On Tue...