A pair of coathangers twisted around the muffler and mount served me well
for a few thousand miles.  When I cut them off to install the $50
"official" muffler strap, they looked capable of going many more
thousands of miles.

Simple, cheap, but not very elegant.

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, Maine, USA
1984 Vanagon Westfalia
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
1991 Jetta Eco Diesel