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• 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...
• Re: outside mirrors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 29 May 2006 15:32:16 -0700
  ...The base that bolts down seemed a little flimsier than the one on the OEM mirrors, but it it also felt like it might...
• FS - 2.1 WBXer <70k miles
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:35:44 -0400
  ...I will also throw in a new OEM cat, almost new OEM muffler, and new oxygen sensor for an additional 100 bucks. Less than...
• Re: How do you tell OEM German heads from the AMC's???
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 11:14:23 -0800
  I know nothing about AMC production???? At 10:57 AM 11/09/2003, you wrote: >could AMC be Spanish produced head as well?
• best price for OEM fender flares?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:48:13 EST
  those of you who have added the Tri-Star fender flares - what is the best price.. can you get a set for under $400...
• Re: Wiring help for replacement to OEM radio in 90 Carat.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:05:41 -0800
  ...Wiring help for replacement to OEM radio in 90 Carat. I need help or suggestions on how to wire my new stereo. The OEM...
• Re: trailer hitch for sale...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:51:54 -0400
  > Saw this on VWvortex (not mine, no relation, etc, etc.) > > http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/Forum33/HTML/000033.html > "OEM Trailer hitch for late...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 23:41:30 -0800
  ...Westy OEM fire extinguisher > My Westy didn't have the OEM extingusher when I bought it. I bought a > Halon extingusher and installed it...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 15:29:15 -0800
  ...Every year I see customers that have tried to put aftermarket hubcaps on OEM wheels, or OEM hubcaps on aftermarket wheels with little success...
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 11:46:42 -0700
  Hardly scientific or accurate, but judging by feel, the OEM Dometic propeller seemed to move more air than the computer case fan I hand...
• Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:32:38 -0700
  ...On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:01 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > Is this OEM? > > Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent...
• Upcoming Maint
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:12:09 -0400
  Ok, returned the stuff to my FLAPS, and I ordered all the OEM parts for a tuneup and oil change (less oil) from the...
• Re: Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:43:46 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/rear_heater.htm No need for silicon with a OEM o-ring..... Check the core for leaks.. Or remove that...
• Re: WTB: Ignition switch and camper sunroof (transparent)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:19:06 -0800
  ...http://www.theskylightguy.com/main.jsp?p2=shopping/catalog.jsp&catalog_id=1 or with any of the online vendor for OEM skylight parts
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:09:35 -0500
  I'm also looking for the OEM springy hose clamps. Some are missing on my van and have been replaced with the screw type...
• Re: speaker replacement, quiet muffler recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:35:26 -0700
  The OEM speakers screw in. There's a large threaded ring on the back of the panel. Unhook the wiring and unscrew the speaker...
• Re: oem faucet hard to turn on/off
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:55:08 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Are you sure you have a real OEM faucet? By this point I think most or all > of...
• Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:51:17 -0800
  ...stock large washer, rubber donut and OEM > spacer sleeve in place of the bumper portion of the OEM dust cover bumper > and installed the...
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:48:39 -0800
  ...I know busdepot carries the oem stuff: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N0180154 and at $3 per meter it's not too...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:38:24 -0700
  ...I haven't tried the OEM version, but, to be honest, I can't see how it'd be half as good again. On...
• High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:01:31 -0700
  ...Is this OEM? Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c_Gkr6UXuYE/T620qI85PTI/AAAAAAAAFww/NNFqEKSq0j8/s720/Hi%2520Pressure%2520Oil%2520Switch%2520Wire%25201988%2520Westy.jpg I thought...
• FRONT SWAY BAR---Connecting link bushings....NAPA alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:35:46 -0700
  ...I need to find new bushings for the VW-OEM connecting links, ya know--where they attach to the radius rod mounting hole. Is...
• Re: Lowering the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:38:39 EST
  ...Late 87 Wolfsburg/Carat OEM springs from what I'm told. BenT San Francisco
• OEM vw 3rd brakelight for vanagon...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:39:48 EDT
  i was perusing the South african website, and it appears they make a 3rd brakelight for the vanagon.... http://www.vw.co.za/no...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:22:17 -0500
  part number 025 251 509a exhaust gasket oem part part number 855 253 137a exhaust doughnut metal 10.00 for both parts still in...
• Re: ECU or O2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 27 May 2005 20:02:32 -0400
  Classic..O2 problem!! Buy a OEM or NGK if you're on a budget. Mechanic!!!! Pffffffffffffff... i still hate them, he he he.... Ben...
• Waterboxer engine Parts and accessories available
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:36:51 -0800
  I also have some miscellanous engine parts Collasable pushrod tubes New in Box OEM Koblenschmidt 95mm pistons come with rings Part # 90 264 620...
• Re: Mr Lube / Walmart oil changes OK? I have the 'Mahn' OEM Oil Filter....
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:19:20 -0700
  ...Mr Lube / Walmart oil changes OK? I have the 'Mahn' OEM Oil Filter.... > :::-----Original Message----- > :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
  Historical mailing list - lakersalex
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:10:27 -0700
  ...Exclusive Bus Depot production; so close OEM it's nearly indistinguishable. See details. View on www.busdepot.com Preview by Yahoo � It just arrived...
• Re: Napa does not make cooling hoses
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 23:33:21 -0500
  ...both Gates and Dayco have OEM > departments and both make hoses for VW... Check the specs ...OEM is not a > guarantee of quality... see...
• Some A/C Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:35:07 -0700
  ...You can get a size that is approximate (Maybe even bigger to improve cooling) to the OEM size. You will need to get an...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:07:08 -0800
  ...Typical OEM gauges use far less accurate methods of displaying temperature. > Yes, oh yes, as anyone who's ever opened up an OEM gauge...
• FS: OEM rear 3 pt. shoulderbelts for the vanagon and westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:39:07 EDT
  folks i have some OEM VW Vanagon rear 3 pt. mont shoulderbelts for the vanagon and westy. these will fit ALL vanagons and westys...
• OEM muffler
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:19:58 -0400
  Hi, I got one from Bus Depot for my 89 Westfalia Syncro with a 99 Subaru EJ22. I find it very noisy. If you...
• Re: What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 21:02:41 -0700
  Also, if the OP has a Westy with the OEM extinguisher, replace it asap! Neil. On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 8:52 PM...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:24:57 -0400
  At 06:14 PM 7/15/2013, ralph meyermann wrote: >OEM or aftermarket bushings?? Shouldn't make any difference, there's a steel sleeve...
• Re: WTB chrome hubcap for vanagon oem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:26:23 -0700
  have one or two original ones slightly rusty, may clean up. On 6/22/2013 7:18 PM, Mike Riley wrote: > Need one all...
• Radiator
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:55:56 -0700
  ...Price seems good.�� Thanks Gary Radiator OEM Volkswagen/South Africa, same as sold by the Dealer but for hundreds less! 1983-up Vanagon.
• FS vanagon OEM wheelcovers/hubcaps on samba..cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:18:45 EST
  not mine.. cheap price if anyone is looking for them... _http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=916970_ (http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: what is that?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:51:01 -0700
  ...looks like the oem cat and a shorty supertrapp. must make a nice raucous(sp?) sound :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing...
• Re: Front Heater Core in Dash
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:52:04 -0700
  ...one know if there are compatiable front heater cores from any other vw like the jetta or what ever or sone other oem source ?
• Re: re-use WBX Coolant Hose Spring Clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:50:38 -0400
  Neil, IMHO the OEM spring clamps are superior in every way. I always reuse them as long as they do not look distorted from...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:08:40 EDT
  ...All the parts I sell are now made by LEV-FAB in Terrebonne, QC and they fit as well as the OEM ones do...
• Dear vendors
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:38:38 -0700
  ...Do any of you (or would you) offer an OEM wiring kit from the Weekender (correct terminology?). I mean the camper that is represented...
• Re: OEM Vanagon alloy torque spec>??
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:12:16 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: Re: OEM Vanagon alloy torque spec>?? On 6/23/05, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:29:17 -0600
  ...Rusty clamps, OEM type of collar that > "permanently" connects the fuel hose to the injector. This could > indicate original hoses (I doubt these were...
• Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:55:27 -0800
  ...The sleeves that fit into the top of each bumper are ok as is the internal metal part in the OEM bumper portion itself...
• Re: Radiator bleeder thread
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 28 May 2010 22:36:44 -0400
  ...Not cut with slot like the OEM was. I couldn't find the OEM one of course after installing the new radiator so I...
• new skylight & seal
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:25:22 -0700
  ...This is a heavy-duty skylight, twice the thickness of the OEM. The seal is the aftermarket type with the bulb on the outside...
• Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:07:36 -0800
  ...Comparing the cylinder head casting to a set of AMC and original OEM German cylinder heads (spares that I have), they sure look like...
• Ball Seat vs Cone Seat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:26:12 -0600
  To WhomEver knows the answer,, Is it OK to use OEM Vanagon Ball Seat Lug Nuts on Cone Seat Cast Aluminum Wheels (In this...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:31:43 -0400
  ...wrote: >It is the OEM Lug remover that is worthless!!! Hey, it works great until it splits! Some people are never happy. ;-) d
• Re: Replacing Propane tank - how to cut and flange tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:06:29 -0400
  If your replacement job is exactly like OEM, I suggest just using the old copper piping from an old Westy. Bending that stuff correctly...
• Re: Non OEM VW Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 13:55:58 -0600 (CST)
  Speaking of mufflers, WALKER located in nearby (to me anyway) Racine makes a muffler for the wasserboxers. Lifetime warranty, also slightly smaller than stock...
• diesel trannies
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 22:26:54 -0700
  I was hoping you folks who have a non oem diesel ie engine upgraded van, could tell me what your using for a transmission...
• Found a Brake Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:59:36 -0400
  Looks like a good deal, anybody have any bad experiences with these? *http://tinyurl.com/etdqj* ** The brand is Bietrix, its not OEM. BTW...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:28:55 -0500
  ...Just >> ordered OEM valve from VW, $60. You get what you pay for. > > I got a NAPA front heater valve two years ago. No...
• Decision Time
  Historical mailing list - Michael Garrett
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 21:05:38 -0400
  ...100 All OEM Exhaust $1200/1500 OEM Tires $500 Mich MX4'S Belts $100 defroster $600 pull out replace with OEM AC conversion $130...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:09:37 -0400
  ...The perimeter zipper as the OEM canvas has is way, way better ! AND, the side window zippers are Barbie zippers ! The pull tabs need...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 17:39:25 PST
  ...The dealer askd around $140 for the OEM parts which was actually made by ATE (the brake parts manufacturer). I found the exact same...