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• needing Rear Fiberglass bumper mounts
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:03:44 -0400
  ...I needed to take the rear bumper off to repair rust underneath and the bumper mounts just crumbled off. Does anyone have any some...
• FS: bumper end caps and mounting hardware, fits all years
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:08:41 -0700
  ...Quantity Price Item Description ------------------------------ 2x $9.95 251 807 123A Bumper End 2x $9.95 251 807 124A Bumper End 4x $5.95 251...
• Re: Bumpers - VanCafe HeavyDuty ~or~ GoWesty PlateSteel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:44:32 -0700
  ...New ones had to be drilled and the bumper brackets don't quite pull tight to the body. We used some rubber washers to...
• FS: Lot of 2 Rear, 1 Front Repairable Fiberglass bumpers-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:07:07 -0700
  Hey Folks in Los Angeles Area-- I have three fiberglass bumpers from the later model Vanagons in need of repair I'm offering as...
• Re: Rear Bumper Alternatives? - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:43:56 -0500
  I just got some meaty tube bumpers from Volkscafe: http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html They are so cool! Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:21:01 -0400
  ------------------------ > We've been through 4 back bumpers over the years. The stock > version is real flimsy. One little tap and they bend like a...
• Re: Dennis Haynes Class 3 Tow Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:40:36 -0500
  ...For the fiberglass bumpers - Installation is basically removal of the bumper from the van - Detaching the fiberglass bumper from the stock mounts and mounting...
• Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 07:54:30 -0700
  ...Trying to mimic the stock steel bumper. Got one made well enough to powder coat and use. https://shufti.blog/2022/08/01/vanagon...
• bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 18:36:01 -0700
  Well I have more or less a bumper shaped bit of aluminum now. Still much work to be done but it is nice to...
• Re: needing Rear Fiberglass bumper mounts
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:36:47 -0400
  Thanks to everyone who answered my call for bumper parts. I think I have found some - I'm just waiting for the deal to...
• rear bumpers
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:31:48 -0600
  several years back (pre vanagon for me) i saw a vanagon with a rear bumper that was a flat shelf that was about 12...
• 90-91 vanagon fiberglass bumper colors....HELP PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 02:14:26 EDT
  ...90-91 vanagon fiberglass bumper colors: > > Graphite (gray) LT7B (no record of this found) > Cloud Gray Metallic LV7N (no record of this found) > Graphite...
• Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:08:18 -0700
  My 80 PU and my 78 Rabbit both have SOLID bumpers with no shock adsorbers. My 85 Cabrio did have em until I replaced...
• Re: body shop recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:18:06 -0700
  I have a set of the volkscafe Big Bumpers on my 84 Westy and I am pretty happy with them. Never have compared to...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 14 May 1999 11:21:02 -0400
  ...If you have the plastic bumpers you will find that the oddly-shaped ones match perfectly with the holes in your bumper that the...
• Re: Step bumper hitch
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:49:58 -0400
  I agree that you wouldn't want to hang anything on the bumper. We just installed a hitch on our '88 GL. It's...
• Re: Front Bumper (Syncros especially)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:59:53 -0400
  ...If you need to get up a steep hill or curb or rock, the bumper can make contact before your wheels start to lift...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:12:04 -0500
  ...Carats with fiberglass bumpers used a medium silver called cloud grey I think. If it isn't cloud grey, it's the lighter one...
• Split Window Truck Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 17:02:51 -0500
  I need a rear bumper for my '61 Single Cab *REAL BAD*. If anyone could point me to one I would be very appreciative...
• Search for a bumper!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Kate Oetjen
  Sun, 02 Mar 1997 18:11:51 -0800
  ...It needs a new or used rear bumper. It could be partial or whole. If you have one, or know of one, please contact...
• FS: Straight Chrome Bumper w/Rubber Strips
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 14:28:36 -0600
  Howdy From Texas, I just removed a good, straight, chrome front bumper from my 1987 GL. I am going to sell the bumper. I...
• Re: Difference between syncro & 2wd bumper connections for hitches?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 07:53:51 -0700
  ...There is NO DIFFERENCE between the rear bumper brackets or their mounting points, 2wd or 4wd. I move my hitch equipped bumpers between vans...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:55:11 -0400
  <<The Vanagon rear bumper is listed on the endangered species list, as it seems to be a favorite target of bumper poachers.� Mine looks...
• Re: Need Read Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:35:51 -0700
  BenT, I think perhaps you're giving too much of the blame for your bumper woes to your neighbors. If you could really attribute...
• Re: front aux. lights-clearance issue ???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:04:26 -0500
  I usually place the lights on top of the bumper to keep them from getting smashed. Mark the bumper. Then remove it. Install the...
• Re: Rear Fiberglass Bumper Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:04:51 EST
  New Rear bumpers are around $900 for the whole thing. The end caps are $250 each and the center section is around $400. It...
• Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 24 May 2002 09:22:35 -0700
  karl, by the same argument ("the energy of a collision has to be dissipated somewhere"), using the stock bumper will get you in just...
• Re: Aftermarket Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:14:06 -0700
  I've seen these box section bumpers on trailers. I'll ask my brother in law, who has one on a Coleman if he...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:54:07 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 2, 2009, 5:40 PM Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• Mounting Spare off of USA bumper on split
  Historical mailing list - Pat Wheaton
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:14:14 -0700
  ...Has anyone done any sort of mount using the bumper (I have the USA bumpers)? I figure I can rig something up to mount...
• Kia beats up Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 21:28:23 -0500
  ...Kia went away with only a slight scuff on its rear vinyl bumper covering. The bumper on my Vanagon folded up like a straw...
• Re: Anyone towed a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:17:11 -0400
  ...The vanagon has no good means for support of this unit, unless you are not concerned about the condition of the front bumper. I...
• Re: bumper
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:33:14 -0500
  > Ordered a bumper today from the Bus Depot, they swear it will mount on a > 1990 westy without hacksawing the mounts. I'm hopeful...
• Do all bumpers (especially projektzwo) fit all vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 11:28:01 -0400
  I am still toying with the notion of Projektzwo / Volks Cafe bumper. But maybe having them built for me. If someone were test fitting...
• Bumpers FS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:32:23 -0500
  I'm changing out my bumpers and will have a near perfect set of front and rear chrome OEM bumpers with rubbers and caps...
• Re: What's the Carat bumper color paint code?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:52:37 EDT
  '87-88 Wolfsburg and '89 Carat fiberglass bumpers - Jade Green Met. LN6V 90-91 Carat/GL fiberglass bumpers - Pewter Met. LA7Y y'all might...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:27:05 -0500
  ...During the first 5 miles a noticeable bump, bump sound >>> eminates from the rear of the vehicle. Not sure if it’s the CV...
• Re: Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:55:53 -0700
  ...What has anyone done to replicate the metal front supports for the fiberglass bumper that do not exist with the metal bumper? These are...
• Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and side moulding prices
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 15:31:57 -0400
  ...My advise, if you have fiberglass bumpers and a hitch, leave the latter off the bumper. Because of the damage to my van, and...
• Re: rear bumpers
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 07:52:47 -0400
  Jim are you talking about the Projektzwo bumpers? I have just bought similar ones from Volks Cafe: http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html The Volks...
• Re: bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 02:17:13 -0700
  ...bumper build update Well I have more or less a bumper shaped bit of aluminum now. Still much work to be done but it...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper and Tire Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 May 2011 13:49:21 -0700
  I like the look of the bumpers too. Have them on my 87 Wolfsburg. and the right tire in 14 inch for the right...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 12:31:30 -0400
  I can reply on the rear bumper. First of all good luck trying to find a straight used one. Just the blade if it...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:56:39 -0700
  ...I need to do the same thing. > > Stephen > > > I am under the impression you are wanting to remove the steel chrome > bumpers on the...
• Re: Bumper/Fog lights...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:11:26 EST
  Tie dye; What you are looking at is a bumper in the sense that it resides in the usual bumper position. As for collision...
• Re: Another bumper built update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Apr 2014 20:39:10 -0700
  I can see that working, especially on the front because of the bumper substructure. On the rear there is no backing between the attachment...
• Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:33:27 -0700
  ...What would it cost to get the aftermarket bumper rechromed when they are still new? Same time ago, Overland was offering an aftermarket bumper...
• who knows the paint code for the '90-'91 vanagon bumpers?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:34:38 EDT
  the paint code for the '87-'89 fiberglass bumpers is Jade Green metallic (L0N6V) but does anyone know the code for the 90-91...
• Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:37:43 -0700
  I have seen post in that past that a older style full size SMITTYBILT tube bumper fit the rear bumper mounts for a van...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 22:44:14 +0000
  ...possibly a turn into an alley involved a bump and then several have speculated about what the bump did.  Speculations about the speculative bump.
• Re: Bostig Bumper open for Buy-In
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:14:38 -0500
  ...Bostig Bumper open for Buy-In > > Bostig has just opened for Buy-ins for their Bumper. I'm in. > > See the new video on...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:41:46 -0800
  The rear bumper on my Double Cab is made out of 1/4" walled drill caseing - it weighs about 50 lbs and it isn...
• Re: FIBERGLASS BUMPER PACKAGE QUESTION & bumpers FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:33:33 EST
  ...Front bumper, fiberglass - $546.00 Rear bumper, middle section, fiberglass - $423.00 Left Rear bumper end cap, fiberglass - $165.00 Right Rear bumper end...
• Re: Another bumper built update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 08:50:02 -0700
  I think that is a far better looking bumper than the big boxy Go Westy version! When will it go into production? ;-) Stuart -----Original...
• Need a rear bumper filler
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:41:53 -0800
  Hoping someone can help me find�a rear bumper filler for a 90 Westy.� It is about 1" inch wide and over a foot...
• Looking for rear fiberglass bumper, 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:27:21 -0800
  I am searching for a rear fiberglass bumper for my 90 Vanagon. It seems that these are very hard to find used and are...
• Re: Bumper build update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 04:05:20 -0800
  That looks just like the rear bumper setup I came up with but mine is steel. I made similar mounts on both ends of...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:35:18 -0500
  ...The second bolt on the front bumper is a 14mm > bolt and won't come off at all. It feels like there was a...
• (F) I'm having too much fun - TOTAL vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:32:42 -0700
  I was able to obtain a 'new' fiberglass/carbon-fiber rear bumper to replace the temporary steel bumper that's been on my 91...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:03:27 +0000
  Hi Dan;Don't fret.  This is not a problem.  Not surprising that the bolts from your OEM bumper don't fit, its flat...