So my new STEBRO STAINLESS muffler cost me only $41 more and I got a lifetime
warrantee as well :-)
http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm
BD Muffler @$109 + 2 carriers @$110 + 2 straps @$25 + 1 tail pipe @$15 = $259
STEBRO SS Muffler (including tail pipe and carrier and no straps needed)  = $300

That makes me feel a lot better:
Larry

Timothy Crooks wrote:

> I got the muffler straps from Bow-Wow in Surrey, BC and the carrier that
> mount beneath the muffler from Ken Wilfey's Van-Again in Millville, NJ.  the
> part numbers are 025 251 519F, 025 251 520F for the carriers, a left a
> right.  The carriers were $55 USD each, and the straps were $19 (Canadian).
> The parts are hard to find, but they are out there.  I bought my muffler
> from Bus Depot, in PA, $109.  It developed a hole from the old rusted
> carrier rubbing on it, but they promptly sent me a new one to exchange fro
> the old one.  I have no idea what it would cost to ship back the old one, so
> I plan to take a trip to PA to return, and then take the kids to Dorney
> Park.  Another excuse to take the Vanagon on a road trip.
>
> Tim
> 1990 Vanagon GL
> Barnegat, NJ, where we drive on the Parkway and park on the driveway.