Date:         Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:03:31 -0500
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Speaking of Just Kampers/ sill skirts
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> I have an old "Just Kampers Katalogue" that says on the cover
>  "1968-1992 10th edition". Probably from 6 years ago, maybe
> more. On page 44 there is a "Body Kit"  #JK2541 for 395.00
> pounds. The kit includes the black all metal wrap around South
> African bumpers, both front and rear, a chin spoiler, and something
> they call "sill skirts."


Just Kampers discontinued that kit years ago. They were not the metal South
African bumpers but plastic ones of their own design. The rocker panel
skirts ("sill" is the British term for "rocker panel") were also of their
own design, and the spoiler was genuine VW. (We still sell the spoiler
separately.) The idea was to replicate the later model "Carat" look on an
earlier Vanagon for less than the thousands of dollars(!!)  that VW gets if
you try to buy all of the required genuine parts piecemeal. I imported a few
of them at the time, but the reception was lukewarm at the $800 or so U.S.
price (plus a high shipping cost due to the size of the box). They were
cheap compared to the VW alternative, but the bumpers were flimsier. Just
Kampers recently came out with a new version, but as I recall the price has
more than doubled (and it no longer comes with side skirts).

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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