In a message dated 13/06/2005 3:35:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Can  anyone help me find a couple of exhaust brackets that will fit an 87
syncro  (I think they are the same as 2WD but if someone knows different
please let  me know - I have seen some different brackets arround).  The
parts I  want are not the steel straps but the parts that bolt with two
bolts onto  the engine and to which the steel strap connects. I looked on
the vendor  sites and asked bus depot and I cant find  anything.

David, the muffler  brackets are different from the 2WD for the Syncro.
These brackets are  only available from a VW dealer, if they are still in stock
somewhere, or used,  if not rusted through as most are, from some dismantling a
Syncro.  I have never ordered them as they are expensive and it is more
economical to replace your muffler with a _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel
Muffler_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)  that comes with its own integral
mounting brackets and tail  pipe.  The cost of an OEM muffler plus the two
brackets, two straps, tail  pipe and mounting hardware come very close to the
cost of the STEBRO/Vanagon  Muffler so why mess around with stuff that will
certainly fail again down the  road.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005
'87 Westy, '90 Carat &  Lionel Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or  http://frankcondelli.com