Except for their pricing, they have a  great web site.
nice to see the part you are actually buying.

I found their prices slightly higher than other popular list vendors.

Joel
89 Syncro Westy
Rochester NY

--- Steve Blackham <ssblackh@QWEST.NET> wrote:
> Ditto:  Aren't they great to deal with?  Just wish they carried AC
> parts.  Spent the whole day getting the necessary parts, seals,
> oils
> etc to retrofit my 87  and 91 vanagons.  Soon as I get the job done
> successfully I'll post to the list the required parts, and vendors.
>
> Steve
>
> Date:    Mon, 20 May 2002 23:41:27 -0500
> From:    "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Subject: Volks Cafe and excellent service---
>
> I just got done replacing my front rotor's, bearings, races, and
> pads-----on my 87 Westy----
> I noticed a taxi cab squeal out of the front brakes----- when
> applied---
>
> The pads were OEM pads, and just weren't right----
>
> I e-mailed the folks at the cafe--and peter, the owner , got back
> to me,
> and mentioned that he has had a few complaints of the same
> nature----
>
> So in his reply, he is sending me another set of pads NC to replace
> the
> squeaky one's---nice service----no phone calls, no poor answer's,
> no
> evasive tactics---
>
> I then did my rear shoes and cut the drums----but I made a big
> mistake---I got the shoes from NAPA-----
>
> I installed them,and as I was looking at the old shoes, and the new
> ones--there was something wrong----
>
> The new shoes, were rebuilt backwards--
>
> Backwards by having the short lining on the front shoe, and the
> long
> lining on the emergency brake shoe side----
>
> So I contacted the Volks Cafe----and they verified my
> thoughts---and I
> ordered the correct shoes, as well as new drums----
>
> The 2 drums cost me less than one drum I could get locally---and
> they
> are OEM---
>
> Nice folks, real good people to do business with, and I will do
> more
> purchasing of parts from them, just  for the simple reason, they
> follow
> through with what they promise---real good PR---
>
> And they notify yo when the parts have left their facility, with a
> UPS
> tracking number, so you know when to expect the parts----
>
> Just my observations---
>
> Later,
>
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> Terry--
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