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• Re: minor accident PICS
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:42:13 -0400
  ...I'd take the opportunity to get a BRAND-NEW bumper AND brackets and get the whole front end done RIGHT. It's hard...
• Vanagon and headrests sold. Still have jumpseats/table and bra
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 16:50:02 EST
  ...brackets $100 Headrest insert cushions in gray as new $50 New dash carpet dash cover in gray $25 Front end bra for metal bumper...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:44:26 -0700
  ...Front grills look ok as does the front bumper. I > > > managed to save the mounting bracket from the pass side jumpseat and > > > after I...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 12:46:25 -0700
  ...My second van has GW steel bumpers, but the front one had no holes for a from License plate. >>>> >>>> I’d recommend two holes...
• got the rat by the tail (65 westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 01:24:33 -0400
  ...I guess I need a rear bumper tent pole bracket too, so any kind souls with a spare, please let me know. :) clara
• Various repair reportings
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:45:05 -0600
  ...Bumper brackets POR-15'd. I pulled the bumper off while doing the exhaust and rear-rust treatment. Man, those brackets were in sad...
• Parts FS Utah: Westy interior, I4 install pkg, '87 GL seats, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:46:06 -0600
  ...Engine cradle tubes with mounts, engine mount brackets, oil pan with pickup and fill tubes, waterpump outlet, starter, flywheel with nearly new Sachs clutch...
• 84 88 73 parting
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:52:56 -0700
  ...floor 73 84 hubs 73 84 rotors 73 84 axles rear bumpers brackets windows calipers brake booster gas tank filler neck there is alot...
• Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 24 May 2002 14:13:37 -0700
  ...the winning design used a redwood 2x6 mounted to the original bumper brackets, two rows of full beer (or soda pop) cans glued to...
• Re: Towing with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:23:23 -0700
  ...My van has a receiver that I made from square and rectangular tubings, welded to the existing bumper brackets. It all tucks up under...
• Re: SS header
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 21:48:39 -0700
  ...Would the tips clear the tow >hook bumper hitch? > >Ed Henckel >86 Westy >72 Bug >Mt Bethel, PA I thought that the Fuel Injection...
• 2-inch receiver hitch is the bomb for adding receiver racks, bike carriers etc
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 18:27:15 -0500
  ...chasis directly through large bolts....otherwise you will fatigue the stock bumper brackets as the weight of the rack bumps up and down.......trust...
• FS: 81 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:30:42 -0400
  ...New 3-window canvas & pop-top seals, stainless pop-top bolts, roof rack brackets. Engine rebuilt approximately 5,000 miles ago with Mahle Pistons...
• Re: Riv-nuts for light install
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:37:41 -0700
  ...Riv-nuts for light install >I pulled the front bumper off expecting to just bolt my stock from VW > fog light brackets on and...
• Calgary VW events this weekend
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:22:57 -0600
  ...Tonight (Friday) - Burger Meat at Peter's Drive-In (7 pm), then cruise to Race City Speedway at 9pm for some bracket racing Tomorrow...
• Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 24 May 2002 16:26:06 -0700
  ...the winning design > used a redwood 2x6 mounted to the original bumper brackets, two rows of full > beer (or soda pop) cans glued to...
• Re: Denver U-Pull-It Gigantic Bumper
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:37:59 +0000
  ...It has >>brackets >>that slide into the frame itself. >> >>So, if somebody wants a very cool, very unique bumper, grab a buddy (or >>two...
• fs parting 88 84 73
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 6 May 2001 18:01:59 -0700
  ...floor 73 84 hubs 73 84 rotors 73 84 axles rear bumpers brackets windows calipers brake booster gas tank filler neck there is alot...
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:39:48 -0500
  ...I have removed the alternator, and, lo and behold, the two studs that hold the bottom bracket to the engine block have broken off...
• KYB Shocks wont fit(rear).....Grind em down?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:18:38 -0700
  The rear KYB's"for vanagon" I ordered from Bus-depot wont fit inside the top and bottom brackets-(where they mount to the...
• Re: sport racks on Westys
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:19:48 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Marcus Doherr wrote: > I am using four Yakima 'wide body brackets' (adapters) screwed on(in)to the > corners of...
• Re: 1991 Multivan FS
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:51:15 -0500
  ...No rust, front bumper > appears bent (though it is fiberglass, might just be the brackets) 4spd > transmission. If it were an auto I might...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:39:09 +0000
  ...Wheeled out all paint, and touched up nicks .          Straightened rear bumper .          Replaced bumper end-cap .          Replace rear door weather seal .          Repaired front grill mount...
• Re: how to carry a boat & what oil
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:25:45 -0400
  ...RV'rs mount outboards to a bracket on the rear bumper (locked/secured i'm sure) but they are made to take the weather...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:16:40 -0700
  ...current plate on the passenger side of the bumper. There used to be a > bracket which I gather is NLA, suggestions? Currently it's...
• FS: Bluestar/Whitestar interior, leather steering wheel, factory subwoofer etc
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:45:43 EST
  ...i even cut off the rear sofabed side mount brackets. also have the original leather wrapped steering wheel, and this model also came with...
• Re: Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:41:22 -0500
  ...Either that or some creative rewelding of the mounting brackets. Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:30:46 -0700
  I use the ropes that attach the outer corners of the awning to the bumpers and have had no problems, even in heavy winds...
• Re: Denver U-Pull-It Gigantic Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:39:45 +0000
  ...It has >brackets >that slide into the frame itself. > >So, if somebody wants a very cool, very unique bumper, grab a buddy (or >two...
• Re: So... what is the answer for these poor lights?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:15:28 EDT
  ...bracket and let it droop Drop cover under the steering wheel remove the cover over the instrument cover. Drill 2 holes in bumper ( i...
• The "return;" EV crunch; busfires
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 18:38:23 +0000
  ...Much to my surprise, the bumper brackets on the EV caused the damage to his bumper (the EV tupperware bumper was cracked pretty bad...
• Re: Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:06:51 -0500
  ...In the illustration in Bently, this bracket looks to > attach somewhere along the front edge of the bumper? > The drawback of buying an already...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon GL LOCATED IN FREMONT, CA,jump seats,large table/mount for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:00:46 EST
  ...brackets $100 Headrest insert cushions in gray as new $50 New dash carpet dash cover in gray $25 Front end bra for metal bumper...
• Re: euro licence plates aka . . . .
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 16:04:02 -0700
  ...I fashioned a bracket so that both the Euro Plate and the CA Plate were bracketed together on the bumper so that they were...
• Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:15 -0400
  ...current plate on the passenger side of the bumper. There used to be a bracket which I gather is NLA, suggestions? Currently it's...
• 86 Syncro FS (Last call before ebay)
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:57:28 -0400
  ...Van was backed in to something and the bumper damaged the license plate holder bracket. The end caps on the bumper are also damaged...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:58:50 -0700
  ...and match it with a piece of tube welded to the bumper bracket...and put a neoprene pad between the back of the carrier...
• Re: Eurovan Hitches
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:14:01 -0400
  ...It is a European made hitch which replaces your bumper brackets. Has proven a very popular item for Just Kampers in the UK, who...
• Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 06:29:57 EDT
  ...corners to my bumpers, & w/o the poles it allows the awning to bend down in the wind & bend the brackets on the roof...
• Re: Another Hitch Question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:28:17 -0700
  The tongue hitch I modified bolts between the bumper brackets up near where they emerge from the body. I've never trusted those tow...
• re:302 little 302...
  Historical mailing list
  7 Nov 95 23:52:00 -0600
  ...Then again I can't really recall the exact details, other than it was having the same problems with the US safety regulations (bumpers...
• Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:21:23 -0500
  ...Cheap and functional rack is to bolt rain gutter brackets to poptop. Back the bracket with a wide flat metal piece to spread the...
• Drastically reduced! FREE. FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:37:13 -0700
  ...I still have the damaged but repairable fiberglass front bumper for $50. I paid $100 for it a few years back but never got...
• Re: fan blowing fuse
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 9 May 2000 13:58:10 -0400
  ...I found one of those bumper brackets you sent me in my three year old's wagon, after searching for about 45 minutes. It...
• Re: 2-inch receiver hitch is the bomb for adding receiver racks, bike carriers etc
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:34:01 -0600
  ...chasis directly through large bolts....otherwise you will fatigue the stock > bumper brackets as the weight of the rack bumps up and down.......trust...
• Re: More On Me Getting My Westy Back...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 09:32:34 -0700
  ...But as I pointed out before, I know this van bumper to bumper, I know what it needs: power steering lines will have to...
• Re: gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:16:22 -0400
  ...dome-shaped rubber "bumpers" about the diameter of a quarter that are mounted on the tank brackets, fitting between the brackets and the tank...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon GL (non running), jump seats, large table/mount, headrests for sale
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:16:52 -0800
  ...brackets > $100 > > Headrest insert cushions in gray > as new $50 > > New dash carpet dash cover in gray > $25 > > Front end bra for metal bumper...
• Re: trailer conversion/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:46:43 -0400
  ...about it...weld up a bracket that would bolt into the existing mounts for the rear bumper brackets. The only drawbackis that you would...
• Re: Fw: Roof Racks on Raingutters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 12:50:41 -0700
  ...the vehicle bumpers front and back as well as to the rack for proper and safe transport. Consider the Yakima gunwale brackets too, they...
• Re: Class III Hitches; Skid Plates
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Dec 1995 18:24:30 -0500
  ...clearence hitch is fabricated excet for the extra brackets needed to support the late model bumpers, (plastic trim pieces). The person that is doing...
• Re: Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:21:06 -1000
  ...Excellent condition. > > >One pair factory rear mud flaps with brackets. Embossed with VW logo. > > >1.6 Diesel exhaust pipe, muffler, and tailpipe assembly. Also...
• anyone interested in a set of wolfsburg jumper seats with all mounts & seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:38:52 EST
  Hi, Is anyone interested in a set of Vanagon gray wolfsburgh jumper seats with all mounting brackets, bolts and seatbelts? They are in very...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:20:08 -0400
  ...A few months ago, my Vanagon mechanic had to lower engine to redo alternator bracket mounting. Is there any way one can see/feel...
• Re: FS: Bluestar/Whitestar interior, leather steering wheel, factory subwoofer etc
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:20:03 -0800
  ...i even cut off the rear sofabed side mount > brackets. also have the original leather wrapped steering wheel, and > this model > also came with...
• Re: sell or trady my 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:58:03 -0700
  ...Have large table and two > mounting brackets. Rear bench seat and rear trunk pad in very good shape. All > AC installed and working, just...
• Re: List Bumper Sticker?
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:35:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...Zippo (TM) lighters license plate brackets, and more , were all adorned with the "Geeky" logo... I STILL have my old pin! (though I don...
• Re: Looking for Trailer Hitches
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:54:08 -0700
  ...It's the kind that bolts between the bumper brackets. Would work fine for that light trailer. Looks like it was welded once, but...
• Re: Tow Bar for Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 02:59:35 -0600
  ...that the brackets that attach to your Vanagon are securely bolted to the box frame member that lurks behind the front bumper (which must...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 20:08:44 -0400
  ...Front grills look ok as does the front bumper. > > I > > > > managed to save the mounting bracket from the pass side jumpseat and > > > > after I...