There you go. Wrote that last message before reading Ron's.

BenT

Sent from my unbroken map pockets

On Feb 3, 2011, at 5:54 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:

>> Most are likely impact damage. Door starts to close. Driver
>> instinctively kicks it open -- at the map pockets....
>>
>> So the answer to my original question is to find vulnerable
>> parts that have been gently used, and continue to use them gently?
>
>
> No need to try to find gently used ones. I now have brand new OEM
> replacement map pockets available again directly from Germany, in black
> only, made from the original molds. These had been discontinued for years.
> They would certainly outlast used ones, and at $29 (half of the original
> price) they're relatively inexpensive.
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=28186713301C
>
> Another popular item is our aftermarket version for $19 each, which we
> import from the UK. Many people add one to the passenger front door. Others
> buy a pair for both front doors (epecially if their stock one is cracked
> anyway).
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=J12374
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
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