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Subject:Re: 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
From:KIM BRENNAN
Date:Sun, 6 Sep 2015 11:40:44 -0400

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> On Sep 6, 2015, at 1:53 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> Dealer part, 251 853 696 if you mean the spring clips that capture
> the *metal* half-turn snap fasteners that look like flathead screws
> from the outside.
> 
> Yours,
> David
> 
> At 11:48 PM 9/5/2015, Steve Williams wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I recently had an impact with the front end of my 1991 Westfalia right
>> in the area of the passenger head lights.
>> 
>> The damage has all been repaired, I've re-installed the (straightened)
>> head light "buckets", or steel brackets that hold the 2 glass lenses.
>> 
>> I then went to install the black plastic front grill only to discover
>> that the 2 metal clips that are press fit into the headlight buckets are
>> missing.  I'm assuming the impact blew out the clips, since I don't
>> remember removing them (nor did I even know they were there until I
>> tried to re-attach the grill) .

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