They help to make sure all air going into the front goes through the
radiator. In most cases, the radiator being so oversized, there may not
be an issue but they are cheap to replace or fabricate. The 83-85 also
have wind stops on the back of the grill, along side the headlamps.
These are also frequently missing.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Gilles Turmel
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rad cardboard deflectors

Hi,
Are those two parts essential?  Both of them tear off when I was working
on the rad.
Best regards.

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