IF you look at the backside of the grill that's laying on the ground
at your feet, you'll see the melted plastic blobs that correspond to
the holes in that piece of oiled pasteboard. That is one of the pair
of deflectors that SHOULD be attached to the grill. Grill = air intake
trim plate <http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/T2/1983/4/56/62509/>. And
I suspect that the reason that you don't find it in parts listing is
because it part of an assembly.  Just like the water pump impeller.
You can't buy it separately.

Jim

Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the
decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place
in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without
trying to make their views the only alternative.
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On May 14, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> UPDATE: Chris S. sent me a shot of the item(s) in question. Thank you,
> Chris.
>
> If the linkage is correct (and Picasaweb has gone through some changes
> since last time I visited), one of the two mystery baffles should be
> visible at
> <https://picasaweb.google.com/116691745702392292959/May142012?authkey=Gv1sRgCMvSkMWq2fPiVw
> >
> -- it says here.
>
> So,
> (A) what does this thing do for a living?,
> (2) what is it called?
> (iii) is it in Bentley?,
> (D) how come it has, like, six screw holes but doesn't appear to screw
> to anything?
> (5) how is it that only Chris S. and I are the only ones on this
> august
> and sage list who are willing to acknowledge the existance of these
> thingies?
>
> ======== Update ends ============
>
> In addition to the two radiator side baffles and that lower deflector
> baffle, my '84 also has a couple of smaller baffles that go next to
> the
> headlights.
>
> What do these two pieces do for a living?
>
> How do the two smaller baffles mount? They were kinda flopping about
> when I started working on the rad, now that it's time for to re-
> install
> and I can't figure out where they go? They're kind of chewed up but I
> can find three screw holes on each one, but no matching holes near the
> rad. Anyone got a picture?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company
> in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.