Yes, I agree, they are clearly not the same quality. but mine fit fine. It does have
baffles, but there are not as substantial as the original tank. In fact, from what I've
seen on my two original tanks, the OEM are *very* nicely made inside - the pickup
screen area also looks better on OEM vs aftermarket. So if you're going to keep the
van forever, the extra $$$ for oem might be worth it.

On 19 Apr 2005 at 19:28, Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker@CKENT.ORG> wrote:

> Beware the aftermarket tanks - I got one for my GL, and it fit OK except
> for one fitting at the bottom, where I had to braze on the fitting from the old
> tank - the new one was the wrong size. The other problem is lack of anti-slosh
> baffles - if I let the tank get below 1/4 full, and make a hard right turn, the
> engine starves for fuel until the sloshing quits.
>
> Otherwise, it beat the heck out of a factory part... $$$$ :)
>
> Chuck Kuecker
>
> At 09:28 04/19/2005, Shawn Wright wrote:
> >On 19 Apr 2005 at 10:20, James Vidal <james@PBCLIBRARY.ORG> wrote:
> >
> > > My gas tank rusted through on my 1991 Carat and need a new one. Any
> > > recommendations on where to get one?
> >
> >I got one from CIP1.com for $139. Definitely not as good as OEM, thinner
> >metal, and cheap paint, but it fits and works fine. I added about 4 coats of
> >paint before installing, paying special attention to seams. If you want OEM, I
> >think Busdepot.com, Vanagain.com etc have them for a bit more. In my case,
> >CIP1.com is local, so I saved shipping cost.
> >
> >Shawn Wright
> >http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> >'85 Jetta D
> >'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
> >  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> >'82 Diesel Westy
>

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy