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• Re: Broken Catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:31:55 -0700
  ...The Tiico exhaust is not tuned correctly, and the brackets supplied with the kit are junk and cause way too much vibration in most...
• I-4 fuel rail info....2d attempt
  Historical mailing list - Arlen & Edie
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:51:27 -0700
  ...The biggest problem in doing this conversion is making your own mounting brackets to hold the rail solidly in place. I've done the...
• Re: Ideas on shipping/towing from Nova Scotia
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:09:51 -0400
  ...Don't buy >the brackets >>direct from Roadmaster. They will be discounted at their >dealers. I use >>these brackets and the Falcon 5200 tow...
• roof rack mounts on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:30:50 -0700
  I made some clumsy looking (but functional) brackets to mount roof rack to pop top http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/vanagon-roof...
• Re: gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:52:54 -0400
  ...The "bumpers" as I describe look as though they came with the brackets. The brackets look new and the bumpers are mounted onto the...
• Transport Q: 4 those familiar with GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:47:26 -0800
  ...Specifically, I'm fairly sure the bumpers have no brackets on the rear bumper or anything that make them larger than they appear. (I...
• Re: Homemade roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:59:12 -0400
  ...Homemade roof rack > > >> Does anyone have any links for what you are all talking about in >> regards to these brackets and unistrut channels? >> >> Thanks...
• Re: Westy rear shelf support
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:59:05 -0700
  ...The later cabinets with A/C are attached at the front the same way, but the rear has beefy brackets that go from the...
• Re: Water Pump Project 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:56:53 -1000
  ...Two brackets fit over it and a nut secures >>> them. How long should that stud be? I cannot mount both brackets to it >> and...
• Re: syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:33:33 -0700
  ...those brackets can get by with only 2 of the 3 bolts in place. or....'if I had to' I might weld just ONE...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 18 May 2004 20:40:44 -0400
  ...Daylight Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: > jeff, you dont need those brackets welded to the floor of the van. you have > a plywood subfloor...
• Armrests -89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:35:25 -0700
  I'm looking for 2 pr of gray adj armrests w/mounting brackets. Please email me your asking pice, location, telephone number and the...
• Re: roof rack brackets /yak saddles FS
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:07:48 -0500
  ...also have some other Yakima stuff including a pair of new side loader brackets and a set of 4 used ones that are like...
• Re: Awning mounts or brackets
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:36:24 -0800
  ...There are stainless trim strips that run along my rain gutters and I need to know if they will interfere with awning brackets or...
• Re: Wanted: Tips and Tricks - Muffler Removal - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:25:08 -0700
  ...In looking at the ETKA-7 parts blow-up - SG-51, illustration 35-08 - item 18 -  it appears as if my muffler brackets have...
• Re: Rear table leg holding bracket
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 17 May 2007 19:33:41 -0400
  I'm sure others will be chiming in -- but the brackets look standard to me --- like in my 84. Don't think the table...
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:44:41 +0100
  ...These are for the original brackets for aux. lights, like fogs or highs. I recently installed these brackets, and put a set of Hella...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 16 May 1999 08:43:12 -0400
  ...The hex nuts are for the bolts for the "brackets" that mount to the main unit. Cheers, MJS At 09:34 PM 5/15...
• 'FS: Carat molding and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:13:40 -0700
  ...The molding brackets mount on by pop rivets. The spoiler is in excellent condition. Both will come with instructions. I am asking $275.00...
• Re: FOG LIGHTS......if I use the brackets from Fast Forward.......whi ch fog lamps are reccommended......porsche 911?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:43:58 -0400
  ...I >don't know about FF's brackets, we didn't need anything additional. What Fast Forward is selling is a VW factory aux...
• Engine brackets...
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B�langer
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:58:51 -0400
  I own a 1980 Automatic transmission Vanagon and i want to convert to a Jetta engine. Can someone tell me where i can find...
• Re: Jump Seats-How to Mount to Floor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:55:39 -0700
  ...The brackets are welded in place. I compromised a bit and fabricated floor plates from bar stock that are welded to the floor on...
• Re: vibrating TIICO engine
  Historical mailing list - Dave Cromwell
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 06:31:14 -0800
  ...Basically the advice is what Matthew said, go to the corresponding VW Golf brackets. Dave Cromwell '82 Westy 1.9 diesel "la ballena azul...
• Re: Need a New Exhaust System, S&S Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:24:27 EDT
  ...The other problematic area is the muffler brackets. If your brackets are fine then replacing with a stock muffler is easy. If your brackets...
• Re: Canvas Cot Conundrum...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 17:30:54 -0300
  ...I've seen two versions, oldest is round tubing with welded on ends that fit into the brackets, newer are square tubes with a...
• Re: Rear Carat table installed in Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 9 May 1998 05:39:59 EDT
  ...what you have to do is grind off the rear seat backing brackets that are attached to the side. then just take your other...
• Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:57:00 -0800
  ...Has anyone rigged up gas struts to the poptop??? What about backing the sideloader brackets with some reinforcement- steel or fiberglas ? I need to...
• Wanted: Grey middle seat in BC
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:58:50 -0700
  Looking for a greay middle seat with the floor brackets. Anyone know of something left in a junk yard, or perhaps someone selling these...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:57:10 -0700
  ...The threaded holes in the tracks are provided by brackets that are installed with the tracks. Vans with stock floor tracks have these in...
• Re: 84 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:59:22 -0400
  ...It IS welded to the brackets, but the brackets are simply bolted to the underbody. Four bolts, and the propane connection, and it's...
• Re: Thanks re Catalina 2500
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:37:20 -0600
  ...The straight brackets looked like they might interfere with the >operation of the top opening. > >The bottom brackets are placed as low as they...
• Re: Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:35:45 -0500
  ...Frank/Stebro sent the thicker brackets without any delay or problem, and I pulled the muffler myself and had it welded locally for $15...
• rear facing brackets + seatbelts = Sold
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:04:04 -0700
  BenT is the happy new owner...now he will be able to take even more customers in his van... :O) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Mudflaps, the cost effective solution, better than stock
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 16 May 1998 02:24:06 EDT
  ...The home made brackets were screwed into the inside body and then supporting the section of the new mud flaps where needed. The cost...
• Re: Can a 91 GL 7 Seater be Converted to Carat Interior?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:41:45 -0000
  ...You'll have to: -weld-in floor brackets that the jump seats fit into -rear jump seat mounting points on the back of the...
• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 11:43:08 -0500
  Any thoughts after permanently installing the Fiamma brackets can I move the awning forward or aft? That will allow me to position it centered...
• Gray Carat Jump Seats In The Midwest
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:25:15 -0500
  ...Driver's side is complete, but the >passenger side needs the brackets, belts, and floor >pegs fabricated. Includes side covers. Overall, a likely 9...
• Bosch DE headlights replaces DOT rectangulars, Vangon too
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:22:45 +0100
  ...It will go into the Audi frame and with some brackets it will replace the round Vanagon headlights. That's the plan. If the...
• hitch for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:10:56 -0700
  ...The hitch is slightly less > wide than the > distance between the two brackets. > Shims would fix this problem. The result is after > you torque...
• SA Quad Round Headlight Grille kits FS!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 00:24:49 EST
  ...This is not merely the grille, but also includes the inner driving lights for '80-'86 Vanagons, a plug-in wiring harness, mounting brackets...
• for sale: EUROVAN MV INTERIOR (jumpseats/bed/table fits eurovans '93 to present
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:20:23 EDT
  ...around windows and the flourescent light, also jumpseat brackets and seatbelts, and even the brackets that are welded to the body for the jumpseats...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:32:50 -0300
  ...mine's a Norseman Apollo...I abandoned the gutter brackets and made a couple of u-shaped ones that screw into the roof underneath...
• license plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 08:45:20 -0500
  Dear List, Does anyone have a set of license plate lights for an 83 V'gon? I bought new plastic brackets, only to find...
• mounting auxiliary lights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:13:30 -0400
  ...I "think" somebody mentioned that there are/were brackets available which mount to the existing bumper screws. Does anybody know more? Sources? -- Karl '81...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:34:00 -0400
  craig cowan wrote: > Isn't the 2.1 exhaust bracket different than the 1.9? Are they > interchangeable? The 2.1 exhaust brackets are...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:42:35 -0700
  ...If you are at 15 degrees, the DV aluminum brackets won't help you. If you are mounting at 15 degrees, and using Diesel...
• Re: roof racks for kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:50:11 -0500
  ...You have to get the gutter brackets that mount to the pop top. They have them. They seam to be a tough item to...
• RRe: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Mike Edwards
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:08:02 -0400
  ...Uses brackets to attach to rain gutter so no permanent mods to the van. You do have to bend the brackets to clear the...
• Rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 7 May 2000 21:04:15 -0500
  I have two factory rear speskers that came in a 85 GL for sale, with the little plastic hanger brackets to go to the...
• Subject: mod for removing those rear headrests when you fold the back
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:30:25 -0800
  If anyone has any rear seat headrests and corresponding attachment brackets for the seat, let me know. I'm very interested in adding them...
• CARAT table for sale
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:37:10 -0700
  I have a Carat folding table for sale complete with brackets and mounting hardware. Asking $25.00. Small chip (1/4") on the top...
• Re: Vanagon Awning
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:58:13 +0000
  ...a 40% price increase since I purchased in May 2019! I paid $307 for Awning I paid $82 for Brackets Inflation... ouch! -----Original Message...
• Re: wtb: PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets - my mistake
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:49:24 -0800
  ...PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets for 2.1 > The Syncro steering shaft is shorter, as Ben knows, that is why...
• Re: Looking fer trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 19:15:03 -0500
  ...You remove your bumper brackets and this hitch pushes deep into the holes in the frame rails where the brackets used to go - except...
• Heater Reviews just added to wiki
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:02:03 -0800
  ...But please don't change a section that ends with someone's name in brackets, like "[Mr Squirrel, January 2008]" because that's meant...
• rubber washers for mounting Westfalia luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:35:01 -0700
  ...specified as 8X25X4,5 in ETKA? These are used between the luggage rack and mounting brackets, seem to be no longer available. Thanks, Mark
• rubber luggage rack washer
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:38:42 -0500
  I'm looking for a source for the rubber washers used between the luggage rack and roof brackets. These have the approximate dimensions: inner...
• Re: Wanted: Tips and Tricks - Muffler Removal - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 18:27:49 -0400
  ...From the picture - if the brackets are > installed as shown - removal of the retaining strap should allow the > muffler to simply drop straight down...
• Re: 84 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 06:20:52 -0700
  The tanks are made with the brackets as a unit. One company, Manchester Tank, made all of the original tanks and still makes new...
• Re: Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:09:35 +0000
  ...Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4? >Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:34:31 -0800 > >Hi Folks...