Well, I got the Danish version, and it had the dimples in the muffler, but they weren't "dimpled" enough. Still too close by about 3/4". There is a thread on Samba about this and guys who have done it have had to use their hammers or their creativity. Not a big deal either way, if it lasts as long as people are saying.
On 1/18/07 7:09 PM, "The Bus Depot" <type2@busdepot.com> wrote: >> Actually it's a PIA for the Vanagons. Not enough clearance >> for the heater tubes. Some guys bash them in to make the >> muffler fit, but a better idea is to sandwich a bunch of >> gaskets between the muffler and heater boxes. For my van I >> cut off the mounting flanges from the old stock exhaust and >> used them as spacers. Fit like a charm. > > > That depends on the muffler. In Europe two versions of the muffler were > offered, one that had a few carefully placed "dimples" that allowed it to > clear the heater tubes, and one that didn't and therefore only fit a Bus. In > the U.S., you can get the Dansk version with the dimples but not the Ernst > version. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: type2-unsubscribe@type2.com > To email the admin for list help only: type2-admin@type2.com > For additional commands send any e-mail to: type2-help@type2.com > Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |
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