Date:         Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:15:35 -0700
Reply-To:     bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Reproducing vanagon parts. (was: Re: Pzwo foglight kit,
              wheel archs, etc. repros
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <76.62435585.30d351d2@aol.com>
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....... Fact is, without examples, I cannot determine what can be made on
the
>> machine, Projektzwo foglights, wheel arches, or whatever, much less
>> actually reproduce them.

> Truth is, alot of these plastic parts would be simple to repro...injection
.........
> he told me that there wasnt even enough interest from westy owners to even
> bother making a mold - that the cost of the materials was more than the
> limited
> interest..
>
> so its really a dead end street i guess.
>
> it will just make those rare and hard to find NLA parts all the more rarer..

This reminds me of my hobby/second job which is making/selling tilts for vw
buses. I am probably the only person who is in regular production of these
items in the world as far as I know. They are a very obscure product, there
are very few SC/DC's around compared to other buses/vans, but they are a
semi big ticket item, so I don't have to justify making 1000's of them to
make a profit/hassle w/ that many sales, shipping, etc.  I have made over
100 of them, which is way more than I ever thought volks would want/need.
If it weren't for the web, this business would never be able to exist, as my
market is global, not my backyard.

In any event, back to the availability of parts to repro, I have an ad on
the Samba ( http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=248006  )
now selling tilts w/ a note that anyone who has an og set of hoops for a
vanagon SC or DC & can lend them to me, I will make canvases for those
trucks also.  Right now I make canvases for 1952-1979 VW trucks including
the Binz, & would like to make canvases for vanagons, but need the
hoops/truck gate grommet dimensions, etc. to make a prototype. Any body
interested?

Pax,

Tom