Some of the SA grille and other parts are available through list vendors, The Bus
Depot and Vanagain.com.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Herb Mooney" <herbert_j@NDUSTRL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:22 PM
Subject: Sunroof and grill

> Anyone, I have a running non-sunroof Vanagon, so all i really
> need is a Titled Parts Vanagon with a good sunroof which i
> will get running with the parts from my Vanagon. I don't want
> to spend a ton of money on another running vanagon.
>
> Otherwise i may attempt to section and weld the whole roof
> off of a junk yard sunroof Vanagon onto my Vanagon (my wife
> may commit me for doing this)
>
> I was looking at the South African VW web site yesterday and
> saw their "Bus". Is there anyway to get the dual round
> headlight grill that they use on their Vanagons and would
> they fit in my squarelight Vanagon body? How about the
> bumpers, they look a little different, are they, and are they
> available to us here in the states through an importer?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Herb Mooney
> Dillsburg, PA
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:28:51 EST
> >From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> >Subject: vanagon SUNROOF production runs (in the US) and
> vanagon sunroof trivia...
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >In a message dated 4/3/02 4:07:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes:
> >
> >
> >> Correct me if I am wrong, but the Sunroof Van was ended
> with the
> >>
> >
> >No, the sunroof vanagon was available in the USA on every
> passenger van model
> >from '80-'87.   the '86-'87 Sunroof vanagons were very rare,
> as most people
> >opted for the a/c (which you could not have with the sunroof
> model in '86-'87
> >as the a/c ducts went down the center of the ceiling)
> in '88 a/c became
> >standard on US vanagons, and the sunroof was not imported
> anymore.
> >i have a '84 Wolfsburg (weekender) passenger van with the
> factory sunroof.
> >it also has a/c..  the a/c units on ALL '80-'85 Vanagons are
> dealer installed
> >kits, or installed at the POE (port of entry).  the original
> owner of my van
> >wanted 'all the options" on his '84 wolfsburg, so they had
> the dealer install
> >the overhead front a/c.  it actually covers the front of the
> sunroof opening
> >by about 5 inches or so, but doesnt interfere with it's
> operation.  if you
> >look at where the sunroof crank is positioned off-center of
> the middle of the
> >ceiling, more towards the drivers side..  VW did this for
> that very reason -
> >so that the center duct of the front overhead a/c would not
> cover up the
> >sunroof crank handle.  good forethought on VW's part ;<)
> >
> >i have seen a picture of a '87 Wolfsburg Edition sunroof
> van...but never one
> >in person..  now that is an extremely rare van.   anyone
> have one of these??
> >doubt it.. but it was available.
> >
> >chris
> >'84 Wolfsburg Edition Vanagon w/ factory sunroof and a/c,
> (and carat interior
> >from later van)
> >ex- '84 sunroof GL
> >ex- '83.5 rare NINE passenger GL sunroof (now owned by
> lister Tom forhan)