Thanks for the description Scott.

None of the headlight grills I have have the block off pieces. 2 from
an 81 and 1 from an 85

I think I get the idea though. Blocking around the rad is there so air
flow is directed through the rad?

On Feb 17, 2008 9:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> You're just going to make 'block off plates'  or 'end plates' .........
> You can do a better job than VW did easily.
> Mainly one across the bottom, and some on the sides.  I think there are
> separate upper and lower ones for the side plates.
> Does you head light grill have black cardboard block off pieces on each end,
> just inboard of each headlight ?
> An air-cooled might not have that feature as part of the headlight grill.
> If you see little tits on your grill, but no black cardboard, those little
> tits are what the cardboard sits on, or plugs onto on.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil N
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Radiator cardboard and its replacement
>
>
> Thanks Evan.
>
> That sounds like a great solution for me.
>
> No issues with this material being subjected to heat from the rad?
>
> (being an "air head" I just don't know how hot it gets up there!)
>
> If anyone has pics, or can let me study their Vanagon, I"d appreciate
> it. I have a small idea of what's required, but sadly nothing to make
> the new pieces from or for that matter exactly how they're positioned.
>
> Maybe there's some useful images in my Bentley I could peruse......
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Neil.
>
> On Feb 17, 2008 6:12 PM, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >   Hey Neil especially, and anybody else who might care -
> >
> >   I recently replaced all of the fiber-based cardboard air deflectors in
> my '85 with plastic "cardboard" stuff. It is used in making shipping
> dividers, and has the same structure as corrugated cardboard, but is made of
> some kind of styrene. It is mostly immune to automotive solvents, tho I
> would not use it to make a gas tank!
> >
> >   I used the originals as templates, and traced out their shapes on the
> sheet of board. I cut the stuff with a big pair of scissors. I then used a
> hole-punch to put holes in the places I was going to attach it at, using
> zip-ties and screws.
> >
> >   This stuff was easy to put in, easy to work with, cheap, won't degrade
> like the fiber-board stuff, and most important for you and your question,
> all went in without removing anything except the old pieces. Except the
> grill. And dropping the spare tire down.
> >
> >   (delays in replies are due to digest accessability...  ...by me, that
> is!)
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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