In a message dated 1/2/09 3:39:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM writes:

> Ok, so the 2 holes at the bottom of the side cladding . . .
>
> Can ANYONE offer any explanations as to why or how those could get broken?
>
> I noticed when I got Blackbeard back (after the front-end work and
> repainting) that the driver's side front "hole" (what exactly are these
> called, anyway?) had been broken at the bottom (thin part on the lower part
> of the hole).
>
> Before I take him back (and demand a replacement part and repaint) I want to
> be armed with a possible explanation in order to diffuse any "it was that
> way when it got to me" type of argument.
>
> Is it at ALL possible that some yokel in a tow truck could have somehow
> pulled on this for ANY reason not knowing that it couldn't bear any pulling
> force?
> I just don't know . . .  WEIRD!!!
>
>
> -Drew
> '90 GL
>

very common problem, actually 95% of vanagons out there have the lower part
of the jack hole ring busted off the fiberglass sideskirts.

this is when your van is put on a shop lift improperly and the lift cracks
off the bottom of the ring.
whenever my van is put on a lift, i always mention this to the mechanic and
there has never been a problem.

but most of the parts vans ive had , the rings were busted off from shop
lifts.

chris

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