I found out more information on the wheel arches that were offered on ebay.
They were not offered by the ebay seller I mentioned  earlier          --my
mistake.

The arches that were offered on ebay were apparently not made off the VW
molds. They were full one-piece arches in fiberglass--one piece for each fender.
They were either hand molded or knock offs of some inferior aftermarket
design.

I believe the original VW front wheel well arches are the two-piece variety
with one piece attaching to the door the other piece attaching to the body at
the rear of the fender opening. Again, those on ebay were all one piece
fitting  over the existing wheel arch. This ebay set up also apparently widened the
van a  bit and could or does cause problems with the sliding door passing by
the rear  fender flare. I understand the VW offerings do not widen the Vanagon
by any  signifigant measure, if at all.

It also seems these ebay flares would mount by external and therefore
visible rivits or screws. All in all I don't think they are what anyone was  looking
for. Additionally, the quality and fit of these items apparently was not  all
that desirable.

It would seem a better avenue would be to follow the idea you all came up
with to manufacture some from the original VW part.

Best,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA

In a message dated 12/11/2005 9:48:22 PM Pacific Standard Time,
robertmstewart@MAC.COM writes:

Here's  another thought,