Date:         Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:21:18 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      RSA grills
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Those Republic of South Africa grills again.

I'm not sure, but I think you'll find that the little square factory lights
may give really poor illumination. My bus has factory QH (nonsealed-beam)
round lights and are extremely good. The RSA grill and small inner lights
will be fine for the US market, but the large outer lights are RHD and will
have the low-beam cutoff on the wrong side; you'll need your existing
lights with this grill.

If anyone finds a supplier for the grills who responds tom enquiries,
please let me know! I've been trying to get a set (upper & lower) for over
a year. An RSA dealer said he would sell me a set and offered me a new Audi
engine/trans kit at the same time. I declined the kit and he declined any
further correspondence!

Two dealers in England began correspondence regarding these grills, which
are sold there, but also dropped out of touch. There're some nice folks
around the VW scene...

You could try these and see if you have any luck:
-Shelleys VW, Port Elizabeth, RSA <shellven@mweb.co.za>
-Tony Newman, Transporter Spares, England, fax: (country code)-181-977-1076
(he said he'd e-mail me but never did, and so I don't have the number)
-Mark Reynolds, Just Kampers, England <sale@justkampers.co.uk>
        Tell them I sent you (then again, that might guarantee that they
don't                  reply!).

Just Kampers sent me an unsolicited catalog (9th edition). Prices for the
grills:
-4-headlight grill kit JK1495. Includes 2x inner spotlights, grill, badge &
mounts.

Uses your existing headlights. Price 199 pounds.
-Bottom radiator grill kit (full-width lower seal grill according to
Shelleys) JK2539.

Incorporates your existing indicators. 115 pounds.

The main grill by itself transforms the bus' appearance, and both together
are great.

I'm a lifer also. VW vans (of all rear-engined kinds) really are addictive,
aren't they?

Regards
Andrew
1984 Caravelle