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Date:         Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:22:08 -0800
Reply-To:     VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What ever happened to Westfalia?
Comments: To: roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <691522.9147.qm@web62403.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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Roger,

Are referring to these:

http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/tiedown.jpg

The go for about $3.50/each

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of roger sisler Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:01 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: What ever happened to Westfalia?

The Westfalia Works in Germany? Did they go out of business, or get bought out? Can I contact them some way? Im looking to have some luggage rack tie downs made up in a style almost like OEM , in stainless steel.Nobody makes this in stainless steel. Looks like it is going to cost many thousands of dollars to do this. Maybe 5 or 6. Have to get a tool and die maker to make the pattern and then get a minimum order casted. I just dont like those GW style wire stamped tie downs. Sorry.

Anybody know if copying this pattern, like this OEM tie down, is legal? I mean a tie down is a tie down, and I dont think this particular one can be pattended. Just dont know, and I dont want to look even bigger bucks in a squabble with VW.

Go Westy sold the OEM style tie down, but now does not do so. I am wondering why not. I managed to buy a new OEM tie down from my local Vw dealer today. It cost about $8.25 without bolts. GW was selling their OEM style tie downs for $3 each.The math dosent work if the tie down they sold was a VW tie down.Perhaps it was copyed and the manufacture got pinched.Anybody know the story on this GW part?

Thanks,Roger

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