Roger,

Are referring to these:

http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/tiedown.jpg

The go for about $3.50/each

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of roger sisler
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:01 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: What ever happened to Westfalia?

The Westfalia Works in Germany? Did they go out of business, or get bought
out? Can I contact them some way? Im looking to have some luggage rack tie
downs made up in a style almost like OEM , in stainless steel.Nobody makes
this in stainless steel. Looks like it is going to cost many thousands of
dollars to do this. Maybe 5 or 6. Have to get a tool and die maker to make
the pattern and then get a minimum order casted. I just dont like those GW
style wire stamped tie downs. Sorry.

  Anybody know if copying this pattern, like this OEM tie down, is legal?  I
mean a tie down is a tie down, and I dont think this particular  one can be
pattended. Just dont know, and I dont want to look even bigger bucks in a
squabble with VW.

  Go Westy sold the OEM style tie down, but now does not do so. I am
wondering why not. I managed to buy a new OEM tie down from my local Vw
dealer today. It cost about $8.25 without bolts. GW was selling their OEM
style tie downs for $3 each.The math dosent work if the tie down they sold
was  a VW tie down.Perhaps it was copyed and the manufacture got
pinched.Anybody know the story on this GW part?

  Thanks,Roger

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