Date:         Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:58:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Barth <lbarth@LAURELWEB.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Barth <lbarth@LAURELWEB.NET>
Subject:      Re: Front airbox foam for flaps
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I'm doing the same thing right now and found good material at a Joanne
Fabrics Store (a local chain here in western Pennsylvania) .  Went in
looking for thin foam and came out with one eighth of a yard of headliner
material which will be enough to cut new foam for all my flaps.  Cost was
one dollar and eighty five cents.  I even had a choice of color -gray or
black.  The foam backing to the headliner material seems a perfect match in
all regards.  I will put the cloth side against the metal flap so the raw
foam side seals the opening.  Don't know exactly what I'll do yet for the
two plastic ram flaps--probably use the same foam and spray adhesive.

Larry
91 vanagon
91 carat
87 wolfsburg (parts)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Markus Benne" <markus@M-BASS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:11 AM
Subject: Front airbox foam for flaps


> I'm looking for a source for the foam used on the flaps inside the front
> airbox.
>
> The VW dealer will only sell completely new flaps (really big $$$$$).  All
I
> need is the foam.  Let me know if anyone has ideas for this.
>
> Thanks a heap,
>
> ...Markus
>
>