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Subject:Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
From:Ben T
Date:Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:30:30 -0800

There are tons. To name a few:

Front doors
Glass (except sliders)
Mirrors (in & out non-power)
Rear swingarms 
Body (except slider & SA big window)
Manual steering rack
Rear brakes (except 16" & SA)
Rubber step plates
Rubber floor covering
Heater diverter channel
Instrument cluster housing
Headlight buckets (rounds)
Lights (exterior & interior)
Grill (round lights)
Lugnuts / bolts / studs
Steel wheels
Ashtrays
Front door handles
Spare tire pan
etc., etc., etc.

My apologies for drifting too far off the subject.

BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:54 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> There are three things on a vanagon that go all the way back to aircooled
> days that haven't changed, off the top of my head. One is the round
> headlight ring, one is the wire bail that secures the valve covers and then
> there are the valve covers themselves. I'm not 100 percent sure about all
> that, anyone know for sure? And is there anything else?
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 4:36 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I just wondered that.
>> 
>> vagcat.com shows PN 111941049A   for a '79 Golf "retaining ring for
>> sealed beam unit". Googling that PN I see;
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/products/Volkswagen-VW/Vanagon/Retaining-ring-for-sealed-beam-unit/5216341/111941049A.html
>> 
>> It shows quite a few applications.
>> 
>> Happy hunting Tabe!
>> 
>> Neil.
>> 
>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 6:00 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Aren't those rings the same on every round headlight VW ever made?
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:55 AM, Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> I need one of those metal rings that keeps the round headlight from
>> falling out on 85 and earlier vans
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Neil n
>> 
>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>> 
>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>> 
>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>> 
>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>> 
>> 
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>