Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:17:36 -0800
Reply-To: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Replacing front upper body panel?
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Don't cut anything, please! My God! This is a mouse of a job to fix and
you would want to make it an elephant herd of a job. You have no idea what
you getting into. NO!
This is a simple everyday job in a body shop where they pull it out with
dent puller, with those pins spot welded on and pulled out one by one until
its straight. Takes about an hour for them, maybe two. Let them do it.
Then they will even it out with a thin bondo, spray on acrilic primer and
paint it the correct color, then clear coat it.
You can rent this spot weld tool if you want to do it, then you get the
paint from the store and clear coat. Not a real saving on the total,
looking at all the time you have to spend on it anyway.
Sometimes it is hard to find a shop that would do it, because they are more
into insurance jobs and not keen to do public jobs.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Replacing front upper body panel?
> dear david
> not so sure i would replace that or cut it out
> i would be inclined to pull it out with a body dent remover
> straiten the folded metal as best possible then add a little body fill
> i would go very easy on the body fill ...
> and if you respond back that you do not want body fill ...
> well my friend it will have to be even if you cut and replace
> for that job will not be perfect either ...
> but use it sparingly and as it was intended ... as a fairing compound
> not a hole filler ...
> yours
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 2:24 PM, David Hines <subyvanagon@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Did you replace the whole panel or just part of it?
>> Did you remove the windshield wiper assembly?
>> What did you use to cut it off? (torch, saw, grinder with cutoff wheel)
>> Did you weld it on or glue it?
>>
>> I can get a new one for $122 but needs paint or I can get one off of my
>> parts van but is a different color.
>> Here is a pic of what I want to fix:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/subyvanagon/2230655489/
>>
>> > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:36:59 -0800> From: drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> Subject: Re: Replacing front upper body panel?> To:
>> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Yes, I have done this. Not easy. I found one
>> the same color at a> junkyard, cut it off, then at home trimmed it to
>> just
>> the part I wanted.> > Then I cut off less than I wanted to replace from
>> my
>> body and spent a> good while slowly trimming more until the only part
>> missing was the> piece I prepared from the donor.> > I did not remove the
>> dash entirely. I did unbolt it and slide it back> from the windshield to
>> allow room. That piece you want to replace forms> part of the edge that
>> the
>> lower windshield seal sandwiches over.> > Mark> > David Hines wrote:> >
>> Has
>> anyone replaced the front upper body panel on a vanagon? The one between
>> the
>> upper grill and lower windshield.> >> > I need to replace one and was
>> wondering how difficult it is. I assume the windshield will have to be
>> removed, anything else? What about the dash?> >> > Here is a link to a
>> diagram:> >
>> https://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getLocator&siteid=214128&chapter=EEA9201&appSectionid=8601&groupid=30730&subgroupid=4676&componentid=0&make=35&model=Vanagon&year=1985&graphicID=921030%20&callout=2&catalogid=2>
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