Well, I got the Danish version, and it had the dimples in the muffler, but
they weren't "dimpled" enough. Still too close by about 3/4". There is a
thread on Samba about this and guys who have done it have had to use their
hammers or their creativity. Not a big deal either way, if it lasts as long
as people are saying.

On 1/18/07 7:09 PM, "The Bus Depot" <type2@busdepot.com> wrote:

>> Actually it's a PIA for the Vanagons. Not enough clearance
>> for the heater tubes. Some guys bash them in to make the
>> muffler fit, but a better idea is to sandwich a bunch of
>> gaskets between the muffler and heater boxes. For my van I
>> cut off the mounting flanges from the old stock exhaust and
>> used them as spacers. Fit like a charm.
>
>
> That depends on the muffler. In Europe two versions of the muffler were
> offered, one that had a few carefully placed "dimples" that allowed it to
> clear the heater tubes, and one that didn't and therefore only fit a Bus. In
> the U.S., you can get the Dansk version with the dimples but not the Ernst
> version.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
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