Terry Kay makes a great looking stainless steel replacement tailpipe. I've been ogling it for a while now........... On 7/26/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > East coast Vanagon. Yes, they salt the roads, and yes I drive it in > the winter. > > On Jul 26, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Old Volks Home wrote: > > > This is interesting. All of the tailpipes I've seen on the > > aftermarket side > > of availability for the past 18 years or so have been Dansk/ > > Denmark, which > > essentially has supplied VAG - perhaps they have someone else > > making them > > now (doubtful, since the last ones rolled off the line in Germany in > > 1992 [not counting the SA ones]). I even have a Dansk tailpipe on > > my 84 > > Westy - for the past 10 years - through most any kind of weather. > > Granted, > > I live in Southern California, but I travel extensively throughout the > > country at most anytime of the year, through most types of weather > > (rain, > > snow, etc.). Other than looking 10 years old, no appreciable > > cancer type > > rust (other than surface rust) has afflicted my tailpipe. > > > > Do you keep your Vanagon parked during the fall/winter months? > > Lotsa salt > > on the roads then? > > > > In my travels, I've seen rotted out tailpipes on Late Bay Window & > > Vanagons > > here and there and have often wondered why they are or what has > > contributed > > to that condition. > > > > Inquiring minds and all that........;-) > > -- > > Jim Thompson > > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" > > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > > *********************************** > > On 7/26/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > >> > >> So on the GoldBrick the tailpipe rusted out...again. The last several > >> I got didn't last more than a couple years a piece. I ordered one at > >> my local dealer (price was a LOT more than I remember paying). And > >> the new tail pipe >IS< different. It is either stainless, or chrome > >> plated (inside and out). Looks BeeYOUteful. I hope it lasts longer. > >> >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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