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Subject:Re: syncro fender flares
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Wed, 3 May 2017 10:24:51 -0400

Mark, thanks for letting me know about these.  How long did it take for you
to get them once you ordered them?

Ken

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not sure exactly what these are properly called, but some syncro
> Vanagons (I think only syncros) came with hard rubber flares that bolted on
> to the rear ten inches or so of all four fenders. Replacements have long
> been unobtainable but there is now a reproduction part available on ebay.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-T3-SYNCRO-Bus-Radlauf-Schutz-
> Abdeckungen-mud-flap-schmutzfanger-4-pcs-/302296661635?hash=
> item466248fe83:g:VyAAAOSwpDdVMrt0&vxp=mtr
>
> I purchased a set since they weren't too expensive ($80 for a set of four).
> They are made of heavy duty fiberglass, not hard rubber, and do not have
> the mounting bolts but otherwise they are faithful reproductions. I haven't
> yet decided how I will mount them.
>
> -Mark
> Seattle WA
> 87 Syncro Westfalia
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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