Date:         Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Horn sounding intermittently
Comments: To: Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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There's a reason I no longer am a customer of BusDepot. They may have
been the first and longest of the vendors, but their customer service
and practices are still 20th century.

I'll buy from Volks-Cafe/Van-Cafe or Go Westy or (shockingly) from my
VW dealer. At least they are responsive, and get the parts I order.
You don' t have to wonder if your order is going to be fulfilled, if
you'll be notified if parts are no longer available, or when it will
ship.


On Mar 28, 2008, at 1:04 PM, Neil Crawford wrote:

> Hi volks,
>
> I just did a search of the last two years archives and followed the
> ref'd
> links to VanCafe and BusDepot and see the following:
>
> 321419661A  For this part number on each site the following
> Name/descriptions are:
>
> VanCafe -
>  Part #: 321.419.661A Title: *Horn Contact Ring* Price:$37.00
>
> BusDepot-
> Clocksprin <http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321419661A>
>
> Turn Signal Cancelling Ring w/Slip Ring
> $34.46
>
> It takes me days to get an email response from BD and I'm waiting
> one from
> VC, so,
>
> Are these one and the same part?
>
> If so, does it perform horn AND turn signal functions?
>
> There was a bloke in the last two years on here who had an
> intermittent horn
> sounding while turning corners and was planning to replace the brass
> ring
> under the swheel to resolve the problem.  Does anyone agree with this
> strategy?
>
> I'm awaiting a response from him as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Neil Crawford
> '82 Diesel Westy
> Me other car is Swedish