Date:         Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:52:02 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Snapping Mudflaps
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> Any of yous guys have the same problem I've been having?  I
> got a set of the moulded plastic mudflaps of south african
> origin.  Mounted them up, then within a week or two, it's
> missing the lower 5 inches.  Just snaps off and litters the
> roadway.



Actually my experience has been completely the opposite. For years I had
them on my '89. Because that particular Vanagon had a lowered suspension,
they scraped whenever I hit a pothole or a good sized dip in the road, yet
after many years of this abuse still looked great. When the '89 was totaled
I transferred them to my '87 and they're still going strong.

That said, if you prefer the original German flexible rubber ones, I now
have them again (but improved, with stainless steel mountings).  You can get
them as a set or individually. The following link lists both the South
African and the German mud flaps:

http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=58&category=43&group=6&prodgroup=1040

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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