On 11/21/2013 8:09 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
> VW stopped using those body pans due in part to the horrible rust problems that
> cropped up under those pans.

I'm curious now....  When did they stop?  How do you know it was rust?
Mine keeps the area 'twixt the pan and the frame-underbody cleaner
and dryer than without.  Plus it has several holes that make sure it
drains and doesn't hold a lake.

Does anybody know if non-gas heater Vanagon models of the air-cooled
had this pan?  My '76 bay, without any gas heater, didn't have any pan.

If I had a 2wd Vanagon, I'd sure look at putting my spare on it.
Of course, I live in a dry climate.

Richard