You need to make this yourself from stainless steel. The original type rusts thru very quickly because it is at high temperature and rather thin. Hardware stores or home centers usually have the material you need, perhaps in the plumbing dept. If your original type had a pin crosswise at the end, use a bolt as a substitute and bend the thin SS strap around it. Drill the holes at the other end after you have the strap bent to the right shape to go around the bottom of the muffler. Many people also use SS hose clamps joined together. Larry A.
Ryan Heidcamp wrote: > > I am in need of the muffler strap for my 85 Vanagon 1.9L. Bus Depot no > longer has them. The four VW dealerships in Minneapolis/St. Paul don't have > one sitting on the shelf. VW isn't making them anymore. I know I could > make something work, but I'd like to find one, preferably a new one, but a > clean original one. Does Napa or one of the FLAPS have a reproduction out > yet? > > Ryan > New exhaust system waiting for me to find the time to put it on. And one > stinking piece of bend sheet metal. |
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