I, too, had a long wait just to pull a tranny kit for an AT from Bus Depot.
Prices are good, but response time is lacking. Michael.
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> There's a reason I no longer am a customer of BusDepot. They may have
> been the first and longest of the vendors, but their customer service
> and practices are still 20th century.
>
> I'll buy from Volks-Cafe/Van-Cafe or Go Westy or (shockingly) from my
> VW dealer. At least they are responsive, and get the parts I order.
> You don' t have to wonder if your order is going to be fulfilled, if
> you'll be notified if parts are no longer available, or when it will
> ship.
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2008, at 1:04 PM, Neil Crawford wrote:
>
> Hi volks,
> >
> > I just did a search of the last two years archives and followed the
> > ref'd
> > links to VanCafe and BusDepot and see the following:
> >
> > 321419661A  For this part number on each site the following
> > Name/descriptions are:
> >
> > VanCafe -
> >  Part #: 321.419.661A Title: *Horn Contact Ring* Price:$37.00
> >
> > BusDepot-
> > Clocksprin <http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321419661A>
> >
> > Turn Signal Cancelling Ring w/Slip Ring
> > $34.46
> >
> > It takes me days to get an email response from BD and I'm waiting
> > one from
> > VC, so,
> >
> > Are these one and the same part?
> >
> > If so, does it perform horn AND turn signal functions?
> >
> > There was a bloke in the last two years on here who had an
> > intermittent horn
> > sounding while turning corners and was planning to replace the brass
> > ring
> > under the swheel to resolve the problem.  Does anyone agree with this
> > strategy?
> >
> > I'm awaiting a response from him as well.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Crawford
> > '82 Diesel Westy
> > Me other car is Swedish
> >
>

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Michael in San Antonio
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