At 3:22 PM -0800 3/27/00, Steve Sullivan wrote:
>Finally, does anyone know why my van has one original mudflap (must have
>been there since new) on the left side only? It screws to the cross member,
>and attaches at the top through a hole in the side of the van. But there is
>no corresponding hole (or flap) on the right side of the van, nor any
>evidence there ever was. Is this normal? Did the R side flap only mount on
>the bottom (not according to the parts diagram)?

Me too!

(I've always wanted to reply to a list email that way...)  ;-)

Seriously, Steve describes exactly my bus's mud flap situation as
well.  Added data from my end:

1982 diesel westy, originally sold in California.
DPO-original dirt remaining on driver's side: marks where mudflap used to be.
Hole in side of body on left side, no hole on right.
When I bought it bus had no mud flaps at all remaining.

We used to do a *lot* of driving on unpaved roads in our old
air-cooled buses, and I'd like to find reasonably priced mudflaps for
our vanagon.  Front and rear, if possible.

Steve (and other flap-less listees), if you want protection from
gravel and assorted rock-chip bits, I'd suggest using some adhesive
clear mylar sheeting along the painted areas likely to be
bead-blasted by off-pavement driving.  It'll take the brunt of the
abuse, and can be easily removed at the end of the summer, or
whenever it gets toasted.  Cheap, too.  Should be available at just
about any good hobby-type or modelling shop.

Happy camping!

T.

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Tobin Copley   Bowen Island, BC, Canada              tobin.copley@ubc.ca

'82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell                                   =============
'99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       O|.           .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)
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