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Subject:Re: plastic parts to hold-in and adjust headlights are crumbling
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2001 14:31:15 -0700

That's about what I paid, too.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tonya Pope" <Tonya@HOLOREALITY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: plastic parts to hold-in and adjust headlights are crumbling

> Just curious - was there a reason to avoid the dealer??  I bought
> some of these for my van a couple years ago and was pleasantly
> surprised.  They had to be ordered, so I waited about a week, but it
> was under $2 it seems.  Maybe mine screwed up, but I have found
> that they are extremely reasonable on the weirdest things (and of
> course, exhorbant on others).
>
> Tonya
> 87 Vanagon Wolfs
>
> On 2 Nov 01, at 10:30, Ed Shultz wrote:
>
> > Frank,
> >
> > Please post your results if you find any. Mine are split and crumbling
> > also. I'm afraid every time I remove the front grill and the light
buckets
> > for something.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > At 08:40 AM 11/02/2001 -0500, fty@CISCO.COM wrote:
> > >Ah, the joys of old cars ..
> > >
> > >Nearly all the platic parts that hold in and adjust the headlights are
> > >crumbling on my '86.  ETKA shows all the part #s (see below).  Was
wondering
> > >if there was another source other than the dealer - checked Bus Depot's
part
> > ># lookup and it has none of them.  It's also hard to tell if the part #
> > >refers to the plastic bit *and* the screw, or just the screw.
> > >
> > >Anyone else has headlights that are falling out?  Better check!
> > >
> > >cheers - Frank
> > >
> > > >From ETKA:
> > >Position        Part #          Description         Quan (total for
both
> > >sides)
> > >8               255 941 133     adjusting piece                 2
> > >9               255 941 133 A   adjusting piece                 2
> > >10              255 941 141 C   adjusting piece                 2
> > >11              191 941 297     adapter with adjusting screw    2
> > >                                 for vertical adjustment
> > >12              255 941 141 B   adjusting screw                 4
> > >
> > >9&12 are for the Hi-beam (smaller light)
> > >8,10,11 for the Lo-beam
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > >Frank Terhaar-Yonkers      W4FTY   TRA 8325/L2
> > >Cisco Systems, Inc.
> > >NSITE - Pineview Building - RTP
> > >7025 Kit Creek Road  PO Box 14987
> > >Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina  27709
> > >fty@cisco.com   voice(919)392-2101 fx(919)392-6927
> >
> >
> > Ed Shultz, RCDD
> > Genuity, Inc.
> > Manager, Network Systems Design
> > NSD Home Page: http://eng-web.genuity.com/net-eng/ipeng/nsd/ipnsd.htm
> > V: 781-262-4324,  F:781-262-2744,  P:1151209@skymail.com
> >