I think, you may talk about the fibreglass bumpers and the power mirrors,
all painted the same color as the car.
Now, when I restore a later model Westy, I always got them painted the same
and they look really beautiful after.  Kind of the modern look of the newer
cars on the market.  In our times the cars don't have the chrome bumbers and
don't even have the black bumpers anymore as the car industry was doing it
twenty years ago.
Although it is not exactly stock color but it is how we want them to look
today, and if VW would have continued to manufacture them and keep the same
parts, they would have painted them the same, I bet.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Komoroski" <motresyklman@LYNCHBURG.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:23 AM
Subject: beauty spotted

> Vanagonites,
> I took the wife's new Jetta TDI in for the 5K service yesterday. Waiting
> in
> the service line was a jaw-dropping Westy Vanagon. It is painted  silver,
> (stock color?) & has been dressed out w/Euro bumpers, air dam, turn
> signals
> etc. in black, and huge mirrors, color matched to the silver. The vehicle
> was clean-clean-clean!
> All this took place at Terry Volkswagon in Lynchburg,VA. The service sheet
> on the windshield was made to a Mr. Pevala, on the list perhaps? I asked
> the
> mechanics standing nearby if anyone at the dealership knew anything about
> maintaining a Vanagon & a young looking fellow laughed & said
> "Yes...unfortunately" I take it that's pretty much the general attitude of
> VW dealerships in the US, accurate?
> I'd like to know more about all the Euro stuff on the silver beauty,
> available? $$$? How about the neat-o giant mirrors?
> Thanks,
> Ron Komoroski
>
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