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• More Junkyard Bugs (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 11 Jun 1995 07:39:55 -0500 (CDT)
  Sliding cargo doors on splittys? Somebody go get 'em and bring 'em to the swap meet section at the June Bug Jamboree (Saturday, June...
• Re: Needed: Sheet Metal around key on back hatch??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:01:03 -0500
  >IMHO Doug >Buy a rear hatch from a junkyard, should'nt be that expensive. You may be >able to match the color if you...
• Re: Survey--Merkur seats
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 00:45:15 EST
  ...were a sales failure here, and the powertrains were pretty fragile,crude, and expen$ive), let alone one in a junkyard with intact seats?
• Subaru Gurus...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:36:30 -0800
  Hey Subaru Gurus, Whilst wandering the junkyard this weekend, I noticed almost all the Subarus were missing their cylinder heads. Are the heads a...
• SoCal junkyards with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:48:41 -0400
  I'll be taking a trip to Southern California (San Diego and LA and points in between) this June and thought I'd look...
• Re: VW bus in railroad museum
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:02:52 -0500
  ...I think it was a bay and they has it placed in the junkyard of the little model village. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover...
• Re: Strange Bus Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Tue, 23 Apr 96 13:42:00 PDT
  ...I have no idea what it was doing in that junkyard. I think the P.O. of the bus had a long-drug induced...
• Re: Field trip to M&M Salvage, RuckersvilleVA (short)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:14:04 +0000
  There is nothing worse than a junkyard on a rainy day! OK, maybe finding a Bus/Vanagon in a junkyard during the summer months...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:29:07 EST
  ...and when it comes time to move, ill give the local junkyard a call and they haul everything away :<) either that or i'll...
• Re: Seatbelts and Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Feb 1995 11:16:13 -0500
  ...I don't have a price, but you might be able to find suitable seats in a junkyard. My brother's 1972 has seats...
• need a speedo console, too
  Historical mailing list - Christine Castigliano
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 15:33:00 -0700
  ...If you've got one, write me, or anybody in Seattle know of a good junkyard with newer vans lying around? christine soon to...
• Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:48:25 EDT
  ...check your junkyards. i have 4 swivel mechanisms, but im selling them with the camper interiors that im parting out. chris
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Onelist unsubscribe info ?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 12:28:23 -0800
  ...down. >steve Does this list use the correct bolt pattern? Can I find it in a junkyard? What kind of filter should I use?
• Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 05:46:24 GMT
  ...parts, repair, junkyards, whatever. Any Chico folks out there? Also, I now have extra parking in a pleasant neighborhood, so let me know if...
• Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 07:09:49 -0500
  ...Would appreciate my list friends' advice on.... -Front bolts and rear studs (changeout, replacement, etc) -Offset (spacers needed?) -Machining (hub clearance) -Typical junkyard pricing...
• Re: Westy in junkyard in Torrance, CA
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 00:01:41 -0700
  Chris, There are several of those here near Torrance. Can you be specific? Leon 85 Subwagen Westy JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > theres a U...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:49:42 -0700
  ...So being a little concerned about flammability I went to a junkyard and BOUGHT a "plastic" lid and experimented with it. Which explains why...
• Re: gas tanks FS...Re: Where to buy a replacement gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:19:53 -0700
  ...from '88-'91 vanagons.. > > > theyre not crushed because i dont own a forklift. > > try finding a used one in a junkyard thats not crushed...
• Olga and locking hood latches
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 95 12:47:46 PDT
  ...Would those work if I found >one at a junkyard (or bought one new). Thanks for any input. Yes, they're available at the...
• Re: #99 intermittant programmable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000
  Last time I went junkyarding there were about a dozen VW's, I looked at each one, kept seeing 19,19,19....last one...
• Re: Change the Stats/Keying Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 08:39:03 EST
  ...a van at a broker, >> breaker....or for us Americans - a junkyard... :<) actually, i just took my doorhandles (easy to remove, one screw) and...
• For Sale: swiveling seat bases (2)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:38:16 -0700
  I found these at the junkyard yesterday. It took several hours to remove them with basic hand tools, long story, I'm exhausted. What...
• AW: AW: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:32:34 -0700
  <<So, perhaps the best muffler would incorporate a junkyard turbo, compressor removed and with the shaft driving an alternator!>> Frank, What do you know...
• Re: Vanagon OEM tire report Yes, I am still using a 22 year old tire
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:21:12 -0800
  ...One after the other, the Michelins blew out.One at a blistering 65mph on rt 95( heading home from a junkyard,full of booty...
• Re: junkyard gems
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:38:26 +0200
  ...Here are the fotos. > > http://dave-bowers.com/vw/junkyard/ > > > I've provided the number above in case anyone wants to contact them. I...
• Re: "Pick & Pay Ecotour Vacation"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:44:35 -0800
  Yes, but they would be east coast vanagons ( rust ) The West is where it's at for pick-n-pull junkyards. AND ..........in Oregon...
• Re: online air-cooled junkyard?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 00:48:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...It has occured to me that an on-line > junkyard might be a viable side-line business. Fenders and such would be > out of...
• Re: junk yards for Vanagon parts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:07:17 -0800
  ...Scott mini vanagon 'junkyard' and restoration facility with many parts, all of them clean, and stored in a dry environment too. no 'junk' here...
• Re: Power Mirror Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:06:28 -0500
  ...Hmmm, makes me wish I pulled the mirrors and harness off that 87 westie in the junkyard. Guy wanted 30 bucks for everything. Hindsight...
• WANTED: Audi part
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 04:15:22 EST
  just thought i'd throw this on the list, see if any of youve seen one of these in a junkyard, or would know...
• 87 inst cluster $50!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:17:53 -0600
  I passed up on an 87 insturment cluster at a junkyard recently because they wanted $35 and I thought that was too much to...
• SA grill availability in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:34:58 -0500
  ...GTI work for the inner lights? If not, is there any type of junkyard vehicle that would have suitable brackets? Thanks. Greg 82 Westy
• Need rebuildable 1.9l core in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:29:10 -0400
  ...I feel really bad because I had one a couple weeks ago and I sent it to the junkyard. Now I need one. Can...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:31:33 EST
  In a message dated 3/9/04 12:23:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > Start buying these Vanagons and we...
• Re: Just in Case: where to get a wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:40:25 -0400
  ...Rather than have one made, I'd try junkyards first, then Samba. Also, I'm wondering if those lucky souls who do Subaru, etc...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:11:25 -0800
  ...To: JordanVw@AOL.COM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Junkyards are to blame Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:33:31 EST...
• syncro part
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:13:34 -0400
  ...Any thoughts other than junkyard searches? Thanks Rick Koller
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:57:57 EST
  In a message dated 3/10/04 2:59:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > It was done in the...
• Westfalia and AC
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 07:04:13 -0700
  Hello I'm considering getting a poptop from the junkyard, to put on my '87 Syncro. What should I do about all the AC...
• Tires/wheels for 90 Jetta (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:38:27 -0400
  ...Since this one will be needing tires, which year/model VW can I go to the junkyard to get some nice 14" wheels. What...
• Re: Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 10:17:25 -0700
  ...t damage them. >> > > I wouldn't use old brake hoses from a junkyard myself. New ones are > not that expensive. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > >
• Re: Urgent Bus SOS!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 02:56:43 -0400
  ...There is a place called Ovals in Tacoma that sells vw bits, I'm not sure about junkyards for FI - check the phone book...
• 15" steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:41:13 -0800
  ...I just got lucky & found a set of 4 one day at the Benz junkyard. I have been going without a spare for over...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:52:00 -0700
  ...hopefully make your way over to a Vanagon hulk in a junkyard and start looking, and then you simply can't believe that no...
• Re: 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 14:48:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...So now, without a speedometer OR odometer, I headed to the junkyard. I almost fainted when the guy told me $200 for a used...
• Re: lights dim since 6 volt conversion
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 14:11:33 -0500
  ...The same junkyard that has brass-era headlights should also have a few hand-cranks lying around; open a hole in the rear bumper...
• Re: Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 20:59:37 -0800
  ...The two plastic guide pieces that you >> found in the >>> junkyard are also frequently found inside the door of the van on >> the >>> bottommost...
• Re: fiberglass bumper - any vendor?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:34:36 EDT
  ...vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: > Your only economical alternative would be a > junkyard. > > or me, as i have like 4 whole body kits for sale...
• Re: Need Alternator Bracket--87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:58:04 EDT
  ...area where there ain't many Westy's lying around in junkyards ;-) Has Chris recovered from his surgery yet? James in Houston 87 Westy
• Re: POR 15 on Vanagon parts #1
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:07:56 -0500
  ...Even the worst junkyards use there name when advertising? JFF On Nov 20, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Roger Sisler wrote: POR 15 on...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:40:35 -0800
  ...To: JordanVw@AOL.COM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Junkyards are to blame >Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:57:57 EST...
• Re: Cheapest Vanagon gas tank on the planet?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:48:12 -0400
  ...Cheapest Vanagon gas tank on the planet? I'd want to make sure they are not just pulled from the junkyard, cleaned, and painted...
• Extra(?) holes in rear engine tin
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:52:11 -0800
  ...My '70 needed one, and ECI didn't ship it so equipped, so we scavanged from the junkyard. I'll bet the SECOND extra...
• for TX folks near San Antonio/Laredo ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 21:31:13 CDT
  ...if any of you know of a junkyard with an 83-85 vanagon please call this guy and let him know: Frank Diaz (210...
• Re: V6anagon hmmmm...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >My Dad actually found a '38 Caddy V-16 5-passenger Coupe in a junkyard in >Arkansas (about 20+ years ago). Burned up in...
• Re: Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - janetda
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:43:40 -0700
  ...Chet -- Chet Douglas - CRD Consulting - Peripheral FW,SW,and Drivers (541) 754 - 1817 Saw a burnt out Westi at a junkyard and it had...
• wiper relay?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:19:24 EDT
  Hey all, I'll probably be junkyard scrounging the next few days and I wanted to know the part number for the programmable intermittant...
• Re: WBX into Thing and VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:39:34 EST
  ...I am keeping my eye open at the junkyards for a supercharged T-bird to snatch the Eaton supercharger off of. I bet one...
• Late-model 120A alternator fit on wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:17:43 -0400
  ...from 1997 Jetta) will fit without a problem on a wasserboxer? There are plently of them in the junkyards. Cheers, Michael J. Sullivan IPS...
• used parts places in Utah or MT or ID?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:26:57 -0700
  ...I am getting ready to drive from Billings, MT to Salt Lake City, UT via Idaho and am hoping to find some junkyards with...