Jim, your explanation why the things don't appear in Bentley makes sense.

One more mystery cleared up. Many thanks!

PS: <http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/T2/1983/4/56/62509/> comes up
"page not found" here.

--
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.

On 05/14/2012 08:45 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
> 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.
> --Barry Goldwater
>
> 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.
>