If there a few of you who remember my last posting close to a year ago...  here is the update.  

Me and my 85 Westfalia made it back to Houston, TX from Moscow Russia in one piece.  But I still have not found a replacement for my door handle since I broke it off two winters ago in -26C weather (but I am real good at opening the passenger door and opening from the inside, while standing on the outside).    My wife had a few accidents in Moscow, but she managed only to break the  plastic bumper cover off.   One accident involved a Mercedes 600 which was not so lucky, the other with a Lada that crushed like an aluminum can.  My van must have a guardian angel.  (no I don't have brush guards, ...yet).

Anyways....

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I need for my '85:  

1. Door handle for sliding door   (this is the shorter stubby model)
2. Handle for front window crank (with screw and plastic cover is possible)
3. Two rear shocks for extra heavy gate (What do they put in these gates?  My 82 gate 
            was about half the weight)
4. Front right bumper cover (I think same as rear left ?? )
5. Plastic bubble sunroof/vent thing.  

6. Someone to recommend to me how to replace all my locks (they all rusted on the     
            way back over the ocean.)

Nice to have list:
6. Two Cup holders (low priority, but my kids love to play with them, and break them).
7. Two front speaker for the front door (just in case someone wants to give me a package 
        deal)  
8. Brush guards like those rich people who drive Range Rovers (and Chevy pick-ups)

Thanks, 

Mike
281-244-8181
lutomski@concentric.net

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