In a message dated 30/05/2008 10:07:44 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I have  been looking for mudflaps that will match the "ONE" on the driver  si=
de.  It appears that there never was mudflaps on any of the other  normal pl=
aces.  The one on my van is not right at the edge of the  wheel well.  It is=
mounted to the side of the vehicle right next to  the hole for the jack.  I=
t appears that it had a flap riveted in  there before but has since disappea=
red.  ANyone else have this funky  mudflap?  I was looking at the flaps on g=
owesty but they do not look  like the one on the driver side of my van

                Jamie,  your Westy has one LH mudflap like all other Vanagon
Westys had when  delivered.  They were put there under mandate of the US and
Canadian  authorities to "protect" the propane tank, HA !  The other three were
$100  each options and few buyers took that option.  Those OEM mudflaps are
NLA  unless you find good used ones - BIG JOKE - as the design of those
mudflaps lead  to their early demise.  VW in their infinite engineering wisdom
reduced the  thickness of the rubber between the upper and lower part of the mudflap
and  inserted a metal bar for support which ended up acting as a perforation
line and  most all these mudflaps have now broken off at that perforation
line.  I  would suggest you remove your OEM LH mudflap, sell it on Ebayze to some
fool for  big bucks and get four of the VW of South Africa mudflaps such as
you see  Go-Westy, myself and many of the other parts dealers are selling.  Mine
 have been on my van for over 15 years now, being one of the first to
purchase  them when they were first imported form South Africa.  They are pretty much
 indestructible and never come off even with heavy snow & ice loads  built up
on them and scrapping on every topes I bounced over in  Mexico.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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