Date:         Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:40:52 -0600
Reply-To:     John Carpenter <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Carpenter <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bummer! NLA!
In-Reply-To:  <49F2874C.7040301@charter.net>
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When I heard they were NLA,
I bought a few extra.

They are Completely Junk
after 20 years, as we all know.

but,,,, that said,
It shouldn't be too hard
to weld a fine threaded nut
to the mounting base

We really don't need that fancy complicated, convoluted
plastic nut after all !! :o)

Of course; any Owners out there
with a machine shop? &
Injection machines? ;o)
And, where are the original molds?

JC...

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:45 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> It has just occurred to me that this may be a very low level nudge to
> get old machines off the road in favor of Green Technology. It is a
> growing force in all industrial countries.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> John Rodgers wrote:
>
>> Heads Up!!
>>
>> I have just been informed by one of the major list vendors that the
>> headlight adjusters - in this case I asked for adjusters for the left
>> outboard light on my 88 GL - are NLA!!!! Can't get them. This is going
>> to be a really big PITA for everybody sooner or later. SA grilles for
>> everyone isn't exactly a workable idea either.
>>
>> While scavenging and hoarding may work for a while, sooner or later we
>> are going to need to be able to purchase adjuster  replacements. So,
>> lets everyone do some head-scratching and come up with a solution to
>> this.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver with a loose left outboard headlight!
>>
>>
>>


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