Dang!  Who would've thought this would be an option 20 years ago?

Now if we could just get the food replicator worked out.....

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 9:23 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I think... I might be mistaken about the source, but I think there are
> files for 3D printing of that part at thingiverse.com.
>
> Yup...
>
> https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34856
>
> For at least some of the plastic NLA parts, 3D printing will be our
> saviour.
>
> Alistair
>
> > On Jul 14, 2019, at 5:21 PM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > On our ancient vehicles I rarely remember that sometimes parts become
> unavailable. Case i point the little plastic housings for the rear license
> tag lights. I found one of mine dangling (broken), and went to order from
> the usual places and “out of stock”. BusLab (in theory) has them, so I
> ordered a couple of replacements. Hopefully I won’t get a charge back due
> to them no longer having any….
> >
> > I went to one of my “out of service” Vanagons. Plastic housing (and
> clear lens and screws) looked like new. Must have been replaced at some
> point in their life. On the other housing on the Van I was fixing, the
> screws are stripped, so that will be a fun repair if or when I have to
> replace the bulb on that side (if it isn’t working right now, it will flunk
> Virginia safety inspection.)
>