Date:         Tue, 15 May 2001 01:16:07 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
Subject:      Re: mudflaps and fender flares for 2WD Vanagon
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> VW also makes
> mud flaps (like on the left side of a westy) for all 4
> wheels, but again expensive.  I think the bus depot has
> cheaper ones, but not as beefy.


It's not that they're not as beefy, they're just different. The
Volkswagen/America ones are flexible rubber, whereas the Volkswagen/South
Africa ones (which I sell) look similar but are actually made of hard
plastic.  The U.S. ones do _look_ like they would be more beefy, but they
tend to rip, whereas my South African ones don't, so if anything I'd say
they're less reliable in real-world use. Also worth noting is that there is
a large price difference; mine are about 1/3 the price.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW