Date:         Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:30:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Fryday <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Fryday <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here!  (Also Cheap Mud
              Flaps)
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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Well, I got my mudflaps. A few things of note (Ron, you'll have to help me with
 some, I'll have to call for some others):

- The rear mudflaps came without any installation instructions or mounting
 screws.
- The rear mudflaps white emblem is just like the emblem on the front mudflap,
 except it's painted white (but the paint bleeds off the edge, making the
 emblem a bit "fuzzy")
- The rear mudflaps won't attach unless they are carved out some more on my '87
 Westy GL. Is this normal?
- The front mudflaps instructions were hard to read at best (a single hand
 drawn photocopied sheet (which says "Kombi or Caravelle" on it)
- Both mudflaps will not stand vertically because the end of the wheel well
 sits diagonal instead or perpendicular to the ground.

Any ideas anyone? Did I get the wrong flaps?

A bientot,

Philippe


> Mud Flaps - $65.95 for a set of 4. My part # 6881, my regular price $100.
> These are the same ones I've been selling for years (genuine
> Volkswagen/South Africa, as are the grills). They look very similar to the
> stock U.S. style mud flaps, but mount differently (they are intended to clip
> to the wheel wells, but it's easy to fabricate a simple bracket for a more
> permanent solution) and are a harder plastic-like rather than a rubber-like
> material. The rears have a white VW emblem.   I have had a set on my '89
> Westy for about two years now, and they've worn exceptionally well.