that's quite a broad statement Sir ..'most never were' .

I've been getting made-in-germany VW parts since the 70's, jillions of
them,
and I still do quite frequently.

It does say 'made in France' on 2WD vanagon front uprights/spindles
though, factory-installed parts in production.

On 8/23/2013 12:35 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> Most VW parts never were made in Germany. VW was a pioneer in outsourcing as
> much as possible for their cars including your Vanagon.
>
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Robert Keezer
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Subject: German quality?
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>> I bought a new Meyle front Vanagon heater valve from a FLAPS  that
>> barely lasted 3 months before leaking.
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>> Badly deformed from having melted from heat. Made in Germany 02/2012 I
>> found where my stock of good used vintage ones were and problem solved.
>> Robert 1982 Westfalia
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>>> Is anything made in Germany any more?
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