Well telling us where you are locatd might help with a determination an how
fast things rust. also I might add that the Bus Depot gets its parts from
the same place I do. It is typical that the paint comes off and rust
appears. Thats why they make the metal so thick. The stuff that you got from
the Bus Depot is OEM quality and will last just as long as a component that
you purchased from the stealership.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.427.4777
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: Erin Randolph <lexluthier72@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: Erin Randolph <lexluthier72@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: bus depot exhaust rusting prematurely?
>Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 18:57:34 -0700
>
>Hello list,
>    Recently, i bought a whole exhaust system (1.9 wbx)
>from Bus depot (last summer).  I have only put about
>500 miles on the van since, and the exhaust is rusting
>really bad. It has only seen a couple of wet days,
>both being snow,(had to pull out the van to get to
>work) but spent most of its time garaged.  Most of the
>paint has since baked off the system, to be replaced
>with rust. All of the paint is gone on the
>header/collector pipe, and is now all rust. Most of
>the parts i have gotten from bus depot have been top
>notch, and i am really satisfied....Did i get a lemon,
>or is this common?  what can be done to get rid of the
>rust, in the realm of the home mechanic. (ie, i dont
>have access to a sandblaster)  Any thoughts would be
>much appreciated, as i would like to prolong having to
>purchase another exhaust for quite a while.
>                                               -Erin R.
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