For about two years now I have been using a muffler strap I made from
strap iron purchased at Home Depot (or one of those building materials
stores). Looks reasonably professional and works fine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Roy O.
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 10:37 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fw: Re: muffler strap

After replacing all of the exhaust pipes ($$$!) and muffler ($$!) in my '87
VW
Money Toilet over the span of about two years, the muffler brackets needed
replacement as well.  I decided to save a few bucks and use large gear
clamps in
combination with what was left of the brackets to secure the muffler instead
of
paying mega bucks for a pair of gold-plated, diamond studded VW Westfalia
muffler brackets :)  I was quite pleased with my frugal ingenuity until
eighteen
months later when one of the exhaust pipe sections developed a crack and
needed
replacing. So the end result was replacing the practically new (but cracked)
pipe and buying an official VW Westfalia muffler bracket set (without the
gold-plating and diamond studs).

Just plain bad luck or an example of penny wise and pound foolish?

You decide.

Roy O.
'87 Westfalia
('till death us do part)