The new EMPI carries a stainless steel vent shade for aircooled Bugs. They
might be too short for a Vanagon though.

BenT

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Tony Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:

> I will be taking the measurements from the windows on the vanagon and
> looking for a truck stop. Something tells me that these probably still sale
> well with the big rigs.
>
> I will still take any suggestions.
>
> T.
>
>   On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:49 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Tony Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Volks,
>>>
>>> I am looking for the old school Chrome rain/wind deflectors for the front
>>> doors. I did a web search and keep turning up the plastic type which are
>>> not
>>> period correct for the 85 vanagon.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate suggestions
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> T.
>>
>>
>> On a recent trip to the Philippines, I saw street vendors selling these
>> sort od rain deflectors.
>> They carrier various lengths which they trimmed and bent to fit just about
>> an car right at curbside.
>> The operation looked to take about 5 minutes per window. Whilst I don't
>> expect you to fly to
>> Manila to get a set made, I can't see a reason why you can't buy them in
>> the US which is made
>> for a larger window (even on a non-VW) and just trim. Then bend ends over
>> a small pipe for correct
>> contour. Sheet metal welding pliers with wide jaws can double as
>> sheetmetal brake to form the
>> mounting flanges.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> BenT
>>
>
>
>
> --
>  82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
> 85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
>

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BenT