Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 21:46:50 -0700
Reply-To: Tim and Kaylyn <twofattys@ATTBI.COM>
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From: Tim and Kaylyn <twofattys@ATTBI.COM>
Subject: Re: LR fiberglass Bumper endcap for '89 Westy needed
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It's along story and I don't really want to get into it so here is the short version (yes, the long version is very lonnnnnnnnggggg):
The motor was blown and I decided to see if it would sell. The weekend I put it up for sale, my neighbor backed into the rear left corner of it. Nice, huh? The result was that the side cap and left end of the center section was shattered in about 20 pieces. I made the mistake of telling the 1st prospective buyer I was planning on replacing it prior to selling. Well he called the next morning and wanted to buy the van. Now I am dealing with my neighbor and the new owner who insists on getting it fixed. The neighbor wants to "repair" it and the new owner says he took it to two body shops and was told it was unfixable. So here I am trying to help out my neighbor so he doesn't have to drop $600+ on a new bumper (thats dealer cost). So I am attempting to find something used that is in good shape (ie no cracks) to help out my neighbor who obviously can't afford to buy new and doesn't have the Internet. Anyway, you may think I am nuts but I guess I have this side of me who feels sorry for my neighbor. Maybe it's because I didn't really want to sell my van to this guy (another very long and obnoxious story) but he didn't balk at the price and flashed cash. I guess the upside is that he has already put over $5000 into it, and that was after he gave me the cash for the selling price. My wife demanded I make him call my cell phone as he left 4 messages the day after he bought it on our machine. blah blah blah....... btw, I snapped a picture of him next to the van as the tow truck was hooking it up to take it away.
Chris: can you send me .jpgs of the parts you have to offer? and pricing? thanks a ton.
-Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: JordanVw@aol.com
To: twofattys@ATTBI.COM ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: LR fiberglass Bumper endcap for '89 Westy needed
In a message dated 7/11/02 11:43:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, twofattys@ATTBI.COM writes:
I know this is a long shot, but I need to find the drivers side rear bumper piece for my westy. This is the 3 piece (left, center, right) fiberglass type. The dealer wants $165 (for the driver side section) and I would prefer not to spend that much for an 15" x 8" piece of fiberglass but may have to if I cannot find one used.
is yours missing or broken? i can fix them. i also have some that have been repaired..
chris