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Subject:Re: fender parts
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:21:55 -0800

Hey Geek. Cars have bumpers, boats have fenders!

On 1/21/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Joy,
>
> Chris is just yanking your chain. He knows as well as most of us that you
> meant the side pieces of your rear bumper.
>
> Fender is just a guitar. =) Vanagons don't have "fenders" in the
> automotive
> sense. The back area over the wheels is comonly called a rear quarter
> panel
> as it is not removable. Front quatrter panel fo rhte fornt is my guess. VW
> calls the area over the wheel as "wheel arches". That is the closest they
> have to a fender.
>
> <twang> <twang>
>
> It's all Geek to me.
>
> BenT
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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