In a message dated 5/3/2006 3:38:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Just recieved my new SA mud flaps for GoWesty and I am not too impressed. They are a thinnish plastic material - not very durable appearing though the fit looks good and they are plenty wide to keep the black road/tire film from coating the sides of the van. What are others experience wth these flaps? Are they more durable than they seem? Are the GoWesty (and other American vendors) SA mud flaps the same as these http://www.southafrica-parts.de/na/? Are there better after-market mud flaps than these?
Sam, I have these same mudflaps on my '87 Westy. They have been there for about 8 years and have never fallen off or given any problems other than the right hand front one cracked, probably from winter driving or impact. It was easily repaired with a plastic patch. I bought my set from the Bus Depot but now sell them myself, see my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage. I think they are better than the OEM ones that Volkswagen of North America offered, just my opinion. I do not believe there are any better ones on the market at this time. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 |
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