> What's the difference in bumpers being sold my list vendors right now? > Rear Crome from an 84 vanagon. > Bus Depot: 140$ > Vanagain.com: 119$ > volkscafe.com: 109$
There are three styles of chrome replacement Vanagon bumpers that I have seen: Mexican made with NO holes for the impact strip Italian made with NO holes for the impact strip Italian made WITH holes for the impact strip. I have seen the Italian made ones erroneously claimed to be Danish or even German made - sometimes even labeled as such. They are not. Trust me; I know who makes them, regardless of the claimed origin, and believe me, the company's in Italy. I sell the Italian ones WITH the proper holes drilled. They are comparable to the original one, meaning that they fit precisely and are about the same gauge as the stock ones (which is to say, not all that heavy duty). I cannot comment on the Mexican ones as I have tended to avoid them. I also could not say definitively that the Mexican ones are not sold by someone with holes drilled, as anyone can drill holes after importing them, but I do know that as supplied out of Mexicao, they do not have holes drilled. Your cost with listmember discount is actually $133, not $140. Part of this price is actually additional shipping cost. These are oversized and cost a lot to ship, but our website and catalog shipping fees don't consider the size, so they calculate way too low a price for freight ($8-$15 for shipping, which is about half of what we pay). So the $133 price takes into account that we will actually be covering about half of your shipping costs as well. The rear chrome bumpers are currently out of stock but due in about 3 weeks. (If you order prior to that you will not be charged until it ships.) We do have fronts readily available. By the way, the same info applies to front chrome bumpers. However, in the case of _primered_ bumpers (front or rear), none of them have holes for impact strips, as they were only used on chrome bumpers. (However, they're also cheaper, around $75.) For those who may ask, sorry, but I don't have availability on later-style plastic bumpers. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234-VWVW www.busdepot.com _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by Part # 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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