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Vanagon Power Window and Door Lock Kits!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:53:04 EDT
I am working on getting some kits together for the Vanagon to take a regular Vanagon and make it power. Power windows, power door...
Big Brake Kits are Back!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:57:02 EST
Just wanted to let the list know that I again have the big front brake kits for the Vanagon. These offer larger, vented, rotors...
Snorkel Kit (Fording a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
Sun, 6 Aug 2000 00:46:15 -0400
My kit is not a snorkel kit, rather a somewhat less comprehensive 'fording' kit. Just for clarifications: http://members.tripod.com/~wetwesties/Journeys/28...
Differences in SA Big Brake Kit
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:19:38 -0500
My new syncro's front brakes are shot and I would like to replace them with my SA Big Brake Kit... but the kit...
Rotors on SA Big Brake Kit, 2WD vs Syncro
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 07:00:46 -0500
I purchased a South African Big Brake kit as part of the group purchase a few years back. However when I purchased the kit...
Re: LUK Clutch Kits available!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 07:45:57 -0500
> I have just started carrying the LUK brand clutch kits for the > Vanagon. These are the kits that are more heavy duty for the...
Re: LUK Clutch Kits available!
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:09:39 -0800
...Very good kit, and perhaps heavier duty >than the Sachs kit. But not the fabled "syncro" kit. While there is a >"heavy duty" version...
Re: Need curtains, "KIT"
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Tue, 12 May 1998 10:00:27 EDT
My wife and I are making just such a "kit" for our '84 GL. Let me know how much any kits you find are...
Re: A "Clutching" question
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:34:25 -0400
...I too prefer the LuK kit over the Sachs. Also, the LuK disk and pressure plate are still German made, whereas the Sachs kits...
Shifter Rebuild Kit
Historical mailing list - James V
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:16:11 -0700
I want to R&R the shift linkage/bushings on my 86 Syncro, and am not sure what kit to get. Does anybody know...
Re: Has anyone heard about Overland's Audi big brakes for Vanagons 2wd & Syncro? I have this set....
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:38:36 -0800
...When I > got the SA big brake kits, one came with the shims. The other didn't > (note that I got two kits). > > Overland...
price diff. between 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:11:37 EDT
why is there a $200+ price difference between the 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits? the few vendors which still carry them (2...
fs: paulchen bike attachment kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:57:04 -0700
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
FS: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 08:34:29 -0800
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
Revell Vanagon model kits
Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:36:58 +0200
Hi folks, I'm collecting the 1:25/1:24 scale Bus/Vanagon/T25 Revell model kits. I've made a list with all...
FS: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:27:14 -0800
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
FS: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:20:17 -0700
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
FS: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:44:10 -0800
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
Fw: Paulchen Economy Class Bike Kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:02:31 -0700
> I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... > > This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
Re: Auto trans kit?
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:10:04 -0500
Zoltan, I found these 090 Vanagon Master rebuild parts and kits online; http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/WC/7229-01020649.html?utm_source=google...
Re: Coolant hose kits question
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:15:03 -0400
> I have been looking at hose kits at Bus Depot and Van-again. > Bus Depot has a kit for a 85 manual trans for...
5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 00:00:49 EST
OK, I have been doing alot of work on these kits and getting things organized and I am now ready to offer 5 kits...
Re: Curtain Kits
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:02:10 -0100
>Doesn't eiter Old Volks Home or Volksmotorsports also have curtain kits? Having been less than impressed with the limited curtain kit options currently...
(NVC) Kitch Stuff
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:38:02 -0700
Wow, what a great double entendre. > Some time ago, I came across a web page that sold kits for installing > kitched stuff in a...
Re: Ken's Kit
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:44:38 -0400
...We sell coolant hose kits, not fuel hose kits. We do, however, sell the fuel hose by the meter, and the clamps as well...
FS: Paulchen Rack Attachments
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:54:34 -0700
I have a new Paulchen Economy Class Bike mounting kit for sale... This is not the rack itself. With Paulchen you buy the rack...
Re: Curtain Kits
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Wed, 13 May 1998 17:36:09 -0400
Ron and/or Jerry Put my name at the top of the list of those interested in the curtain kit. Keep me/us up...
Conversion kits now online, for A2, A3, and Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Mon, 20 May 2002 14:38:00 -0400
A lot of you had emailed me months ago when I announced that the Vanagon diesel and 2.6 five-cylinder kits were soon...
Re: Rotors on SA Big Brake Kit, 2WD vs Syncro
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:21:10 -0500
Chris, It is my understanding from earlier research that the brake rotors for the SA kit are the same in both the 2WD and...
Re: Who has PS pump rebuild kits?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:30:24 -0700
That kit from the Bus Depot is NOT a rebuild kit, it is a reseal kit. If your pump works fine but leaks, than...
Vanagon Fuel Tank Gasket Replacement Kit - FS on Ebay NOT MINE
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Wed, 3 May 2006 10:53:47 -0400
FYI Vanagon Fuel Tank Gasket Replacement Kit - FS on Ebay NOT MINE $15 current bid Up for bid are the Vanagon gas tank re...
Re: Lowering kit
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:15:25 -0600
You can get a lowering kit custom-tailored to your van at the Home Depot Speed Shop. Sure, the kit may look like bags...
Re: Van-Cafe Brake Kits
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:51:55 -0700
> That's the Overland Big Brake Kit. My local Overland dealer was selling > the 2wd kits for $45 less. One guy is getting it...
Re: Van-Cafe Brake Kits
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:46:12 -0700
On 6/2/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > I see Van-Cafe is offering a big brake kit again, this time an...
Re: Different clutch kits
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 20:40:41 -0400
> I need to replace my clutch and I noticed that Bus Depot has two > different kits. One is the stock Sachs kit and the...
Anybody ever install a Hy-Rail kit on a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - dennis lockwood
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:34:45 -0800
...What is a Hy-Rail kit? See the following link http://www.fairmonttamper.com/hy-rail.htm The truck has a Hy-Rail kit...
LUK Clutch Kits are In!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:34:42 -0400
In response to those list members concerned about the alleged "clutch chatter" tendancy on Sachs clutch kits (opinions differ as to whether such a...
Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Thu, 14 May 2009 10:26:24 -0700
The GoWesty kit is just a band-aid fix. At the prices they ask for their vans, they should be including the SS pipes...
Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
Historical mailing list - marc rose
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:59:04 -0800
Anyone ever make there own "kit" for a tranny cooler? I have a 90 Carat and want to get the factory tranny cooler before...
Re: curtain kits
Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 08:48:24 -0800
I don't know of anyone else selling a curtain free kit. I just installed a Zproducts curtain kit and sewed my own curtains...
Re: First Aid Kit
Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:02:49 -0600
Hi Volks, I can shed some light on the first aid kit business. The First Aid Kit is a standard European item. There have...
Different clutch kits
Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 18:31:49 -0500
Hey All, I need to replace my clutch and I noticed that Bus Depot has two different kits. One is the stock Sachs kit...
piston/cylinder kit experiences?
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:49:53 -0700
I am about to order a piston/cyl kit for the 1.9 in Totoro. I am very close to calling bus depot and...
Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:28:50 -0800
...So you > will have no problems installing this kit in a Westfalia or Weekender Vanagon. > The price: > $2700 for the kit without motor > $4500...
Re: Revell Vanagon model kits
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:56:26 -0400
...Revell Vanagon model kits Hi folks, I'm collecting the 1:25/1:24 scale Bus/Vanagon/T25 Revell model kits. I've made...
Re: Questions on clutch kit install, 87 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:21:04 -0400
> I am installing a new clutch kit for my 87 Wolfsburg. I notice that the > busdepot I believe has a LUK Heavy duty kit...
Re: LUK Clutch Kits are In!
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:27:01 -0700
...That kit is actually not a Syncro kit at all, but rather a > slightly different clutch kit that VW used on late-'89 thru...
Group Purchase of Carat Body Kits
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 12:52:35 EDT
I was speaking to my dealer for the Carat Body kits that I sell for the Vanagon and he was saying that I could...
Re: Stainless steel Vanagon exterior screw set soon to be avaliable here
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:46:17 -0400
Well, the marketing department at EVPS came with the research results of the need for a weekender kit. Larry suggested that we tell Jake...
Re: Difference between Sachs, Luk HD, Luk Premium?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:43:59 -0400
> Is there $80 difference between Sachs and Luk clutch kits? > I have tree trunk legs, but my wife doesn't - is the HD much...
Updated Gas Tank Kits plus new Syncro Gas Tank kit
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:34:06 -0500
I have updated my gas tank kits in the webstore along with a new gas tank seal kit for syncro gas tanks. The part...
Re: Fog Light Kit Update
Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:39:08 -0700
A hidden beauty of the PZwo kit is its wiring. Sure the kit looks fantastic when installed, that's why I bought one years...
Gas line vent kit
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Fri, 21 May 2004 17:49:11 -0500
>Which vendor has the gas tank vent line replacement kit?< VolksCafe has a kit. Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones" 87 GL "Long John"
Re: Has anyone heard about Overland's Audi big brakes for Vanagons 2wd & Syncro? I have this set....
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:12:23 -0500
...When I got the SA big brake kits, one came with the shims. The other didn't (note that I got two kits). Overland...
Re: Hazet tool kit??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 17:13:57 -0400
The kit you're refering to is for an air cooled Beetle or Karmann Ghia or Bus. There are a few aftermarket kits around...
fast forward lift kit
Historical mailing list - MAINTTEC DUNBAR
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:13:57 +0100
Has anybody tried out the fastforward lift kit....my vans quite heavy and sits low on the springs and Im thinking of investing in...
Re: pre-87 big brake kits
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:28:22 -0700
If it's the kit I'm thinking of, it's only $2,000+, and the pads are only available from Oettinger... and they...
pre-87 big brake kits
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:17:20 -0700
Oettinger http://www.oettinger.de/ has a big brake kit for the pre-87 vanagon. This kit doesn't require you to replace the...
Re: hella 2nd battery kit
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:11:46 -0700
I have the kit but have not installed it. It comes with a page of instructions. The kit includes a neat sky-blue see...
Engine conversions (Was: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
Historical mailing list - VW Master
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:34:24 -0700
...What I'm talking about is NOT each individual kit, just for a company to get its kit through the initial testing and scrutinizing...