Hey guys--

I was just at James Cohen's house picking up a South African grill (see
separate post) and he showed me some mud flaps he got from VW in South Africa.
They look different than the mud flaps in the Just Kampers catalogue and very
different than the mud flaps from the factory on my bus. They seem more
serious. More like truck mud flaps--heavier than the US VW Vanagon mud flaps.

These mudflaps are a molded plastic rubbery kind of material, about a half-
inch or so thick. They are all black, both the fronts and the rears. There is
no VW emblem on the rear mud flaps like the ones in Just Kampers.

I've seen the picture of flaps in Just Kampers, and these South African flaps
that James has are definately different than those. The mud flap has
additional part that extends under the bus in the wheel well where the Just
Kampers flap seems only to ride under the wheel well and up the outside of the
body for a few inches.

I don't know how best to describe these mud flaps. I suppose a picture would
be best. They are molded to conform to the contours of the body. But again,
extend into and under the wheel well as well as up the body for a few inches.
But even the South African brochure on the Vanagon (microbus) doesn't have a
good clear picture of the mud flaps. (probably not the strongest marketing
point, what with the 5 cyl. engine and all...)

The mud flaps were not mounted on James' bus yet, but I would assume the body
lines down by the wheel wells are the same on our Vanagons as those in South
Africa (??). The part of the mud flap that rides up the side of the bus on the
outside has two pins which suggest the body may need a couple of small holes
to receive the mud flaps. The pins seem to be in a different spot than the
holes in my bus where the old mud flap was mounted. (I didn't have my bus
today and neither did James to see if the flaps fit our Vanagon's contours
exactly.)

And why am I posting this? Just to plant a seed, so those looking for mud
flaps know of the options. James said he can get more. And I would like to
see/hear how they mount up. And what the cost to listees would be.

Please, I'm not marketing these. And I assume James will post a price and more
info on the mud flaps.

James is at jscohen@sprynet.com

Jeff
83.5 Westy (soon with SA grill and then, mud flaps?)
NYC