Hi Karl,

As I've previously mentioned, I don't know how to get straight used
parts. I possess neither a cutting torch nor the skill to use one, don't
have a parts van, and don't have a place to put one even if I had one.

--
Rocky J Squirrel
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

Karl Wolz wrote:
> You might ask the kind folks at any of the shops how they feel about welding
> in straight used parts instead.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> |Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"
> |Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:22 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Body parts for Mellow Yellow [SOLVED]
> |
> |The insurance company of the guy that smashed into the two cars (one
> |1972 VW bus, which then rammed into my 1984 van) is mailing out a check
> |for $2800.
> |
> |Two body shops quoted $2800 - $3000 to do the repairs using new parts,
> |but those were imaginary parts because they have been discontinued, but
> |that's how their systems do the quoting.
> |
> |Since I can't find the parts, those two quotes are pretty useless.
> |
> |A third shop quoted doing the repair by banging out the old parts,
> |filling and pasting as needed, then painting for $2300. This appears to
> |be the only route to take since new parts are not available.
> |
> |That leaves $500 which I will apply toward rust abatement.
> |
> |All in all, though I'm not happy that new parts cannot be obtained, I'm
> |pretty okay with the outcome -- so far. We'll see how pretty the body
> |shop's work is.
> |
> |BTW, for anyone in Bend, Oregon, the two shops that would use new parts
> |if they existed were Crabtree's Auto Body and Paint, and Auto Body
> |Concepts. The shop that looks at it as a bang-it-out job is Ron's Body
> |Shop.
> |
> |--
> |Rocky J Squirrel
> |84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> |74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> |Bend, OR
> |KG6RCR
>