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Subject:Re: '90 Bumper and cladding, removal time
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:05:03 +0000

If you want to protect the plastic body mount strips, you can easily get to
the 10mm nuts from below, then the bumpers just lift off. I have about six
new or newish strips if anyone needs them.

Jim

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 2:37 AM BenT <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you use a sharp steel putty knife, you can just break off the rivets
> with a good smack of a plastic or rubber  mallet. Using that method,
> cladding should come off in less than 15-30 minutes. Bumpers will take
> about the same amount on each end. Rears will be easier, if you are
> dismounting the brackets with the bumper.
>
>
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> > On Jul 6, 2016, at 11:46 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I've got a buyer for my bumpers and the cladding on the front doors but
> > need to know how long I should allow for removal.  Please/thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Neil2
> > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> > Fulltiming since August 2008
> > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>