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• Are Sway-bars all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:31:34 -0700
  Hi All! Being the cheap farrgin' bastidge icehole that I am, I went and bought a set of F/R sway-bars from P...
• Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:06:14 +0000
  ...because I couldn't figure out how to get those carrier bars clear of the bottom of the radiator, at least without stopping to...
• Re: Custom Bull Bars/Push Bars
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:16:32 -0800
  Those Tiico brush guard bumpers are really cute, they look like they could guard your grill from a love bug or two. Isnt there...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 10:46:04 -0500
  ...Busch wrote: > BTW, I've used BarsLeak in the past and my recollection is that it > didn't solve my problem (not a VW...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:21 -0500
  ...I have Addco bars on the front (1") and rear (7/8") of my '86 Subaru powered full Westy and they work great. Handling...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:30:50 -0700
  ...5" clearence from > the > > rain gutters and comes with load bearing bars: > > $49 (4 rain gutter feet, 2 load bars+S/H > > http://www...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:22:11 -0400
  ...BTDT On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > Start at the rearmost end of those bars...
• Re: Light Bars
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 10 Jul 2018 17:11:36 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > There was some discussion of these LED light bars a few days ago. Right > now there is an Amazon flash sale...
• Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 21:15:11 -0700
  ...syncro and I am interested in purchasing a pair of bull bars and I have seen them on some web sites like kens vanagain...
• Fw: F/Soap Misunderstanding (no vw content)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 31 Oct 1996 09:01:35 -0500
  ...Carmen, Who left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I...
• Re: 14,15,17 tires wheels my impressions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 19:28:17 +1200
  ...I am going with the >Koni specials here soon and a set of sway bars from >Aircooled.net (Yep, John I'm going to...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 01:00:34 -0700
  ...you if you want.. > Chris I have thought about building bull bars or brushguards for many years now. But I don't know how...
• Re: Light Bars
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:34:08 -0500
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > There was some discussion of these LED light bars a few days ago. Right > now there is an Amazon flash sale...
• Re: red rock (Found the map~DOH!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:45:58 -0700
  ...Does anyone know how long it takes to get to Red Rock from San Bernadino? Would it be better to go from Barstow to...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:05:54 -0400
  > >Well, I got those sway bars on my '77. I ended up just using I missed if you mentioned how much you paid. And...
• Custom Bull Bars/Push Bars
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:40:49 -0800
  Have any of you volks out there made one? I would like to find or have one welded for my Westy. Im not looking...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:22:20 -0500
  ADDCO makes bars for the Vanagon. http://www.addco.net/. You should exercise a little caution if you do this though. If you've...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:05 +0000
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• Re: cv-joints. a tale of sleezy bars for cv's.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 10:44:48 -0400
  just when i though i beat him ......
• Re: What would you do?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 15:52:24 PDT
  BarsLeak, yum...yum. It's kept me going for the last 50k. Steve
• Re: Vanagon front sheet metal--tie bars structural?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:16:12 -0800
  ...those little vertical bars don't look like they factor in much at all. still..........if you're working on someone's van or...
• adjusting torsion bars
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:37:29 MST
  ...I'm not sure what VW charges for the tool (you use it to adjust the torsion bars on the rear suspension), but I...
• vertical bars for bumpers almost ready to hit the road
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:07:06 -0700
  Does any one know of vertical bars for the stock bumpers Our 87 lives on the street here in Venice mucho traffic and I...
• brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 23:28:24 EDT
  im looking for a brush guard/bull bars for the vanagon. i liked the one MSDS made, but MSDS no longer makes ANY products...
• Re: Model changes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:05:10 -0800
  ...IIRC, it also had screened slider windows, jail bars on the hatch window, PS, tach... no top, no kitchen, or table. In 85-87...
• Re: correct load bearing bars lenght
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:34:44 -0700
  mine are 60" (Thule).. but they sell longer for you to custom cut.
• Stuck in Barstow with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 21:33:44 -0700
  Anyone Please suggest a mechanic Thanks. Gary Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:00:20 -0600
  ...seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO >>>Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these things, any...
• Re: Side window bars (seat belt anchors)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:54:17 +1000
  ...As for side window bars, which JordanVw also mentioned, those I have = never seen before. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Well I took some pics of mine so if...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:51:24 -0700
  Thing Guy wrote: > In a message dated 4/28/98 2:22:01 PM, felixm@TOTAL.NET wrote: > > <<64" bars and gutter replacement plates...
• length needed for thule/yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:11:46 -0400
  Hi All, Anyone know the minimum/maximum length of rooftop crossbars? Cheers, Harry
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 15:37:09 -0400
  ...i use three bars on my > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or canoes... these bars take > five minutes to take off..but...
• Re: Deer and Bull Bar Availability in the USA
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 10:52:52 -0500
  ...For years I have desired to have a set of good bull bars to protect the front of the Van from possible Deer Damage...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:14:39 -0700
  ...To get the light in behind the bars they have to be that far apart and that high. I'll post a pic of...
• Re: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 11:05:41 -0500
  ...The Thule bars I have extend out to the sides (can't remember the length, but the bars are model #300), so my guess...
• Raised Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:07:56 -0500
  ...While their, I added 2" longer springs in back and had the front torsion bars adjusted to level the vehicle. So far so good...
• Re: Jail Bars Q
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:18:14 EDT
  ...Is there anything special as far as curves or finish or whatever about the NLA VW bars that complete the kit or can I...
• Re: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 09:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
  So stevie@tekgen.bv.tek.com says: > > > I have used BarsLeak for the last 50k plus with excellent results in my > '85. I've...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:57:03 -0400
  ...As for Bars Leak - I'm not for or against - I've never used it in a Vanagon. You are going to get both...
• WTB engine mount bars for 83 & newer diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:55:11 -0600
  ...have decided to try to find some 83 & up engine mount bars to do it the factory way. (For any who might not be...
• Syncro skid plate and longitudinal bars needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:52:44 -0500
  Anyone have a complete extra set lying around? Email me if you do. Karl Mullendore
• Vanagon Christmas Presents?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:49:53 -0500
  ...And, slightly related, more magnet bars for my shop, used to hold items during projects from getting away from me. My goal is to...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:48:42 -0400
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:37:43 +0000
  ...bob -------------- Original message -------------- > Maybe I'm just week, but even with just the roof top bars on, it's much > harder to raise the...
• Re: Nervous about heads (correction)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 18:54:43 +0000
  ...There's been no more leaks. > > Oops! I meant to put "Barsleak: in where those xxx's were cause I couldn't > remember Barsleak...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 15:03:37 +1300
  >Check out the following link for addco sway bars > >http://www.addco.net/Toyota-Yugo_AntiSwaybars.htm#Volkswagen > >1" in front, 0.875" in...
• Question about engine carriers - 4WD v. 2WD - Fast Forward kit
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:32:48 -0400
  ...Also, wondering if these carrier bars are sold individually, or if there are sources for "upright" engine mounting hardware aside from Fast Forward, which...
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:29:27 -0700
  ...i use three bars on my > > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or canoes... these bars take > > five minutes to take off..but...
• Re: Rear anti sway bar on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:26:33 -0700
  There are a number of places you can get front and rear anti-sway bars for the vanagon. In my notes I have 1...
• Re: Roof rack length
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:08:52 -0500
  ...58 bars are too short or it will barely make it (I think > Thule has 50,53,58 and 70 inches bars, (and smaller...
• Jail Bars - Shameless Plug
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:35:21 -0600
  Howdy All, One last shameless plug for my eBay auction of one BRAND NEW pair of original, VW Vanagon jail bars (please see eBay...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:26:39 -0800
  ...Whenever the leak occurred, I would add a unit of Bars Leak and it would stop for several months, then we would repeat the...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:14:17 -0400
  ...brush guard/bull bars for vanagon??? im looking for a brush guard/bull bars for the vanagon. i liked the one MSDS made, but...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:35:31 -0800
  ...Sounds like 'roo bars. In California I believe they're illegal. (If not, they shoudl be IMNSHO.) Reason is twofold: 1) We have no...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 00:53:15 +0000
  ...Looking at the brush guard/bull bars on some of those at junkyards makes me think it would be easier to adapt the frame...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:17:46 -0600
  ...I tried it with the early door > & bars and needed a hydraulic jack to close it. > > Jim > > > On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:37...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 13:08:14 -0600
  ...I get asked about making bush bars/bull bars fairly regularly. Frankly, I don't see how this can be made for the vanagon...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:52:58 -0400
  I've had success on a 91 BMW 325i, using Bars Leak Head Gasket repair. For $10, I saved it from a rebuild, and...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:50:14 -0400
  I've had success on a 91 BMW 325i, using Bars Leak Head Gasket repair. For $10, I saved it from a rebuild, and...
• RE: Should it stay or Should it go?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 08:09:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm > speaking in general terms here... > > You might try the BarsLeak treatment and nurse your engine through a few > thousand more miles while...