Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:04:40 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
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Hmmmmmmmmm............ . If they weren't standard on '91 campers, why
does the owner's manual have instructions and photographs of them in
place? Mine were clearly well used when I got my camper, but the goofy
plastic things that the seller had on seemed pretty new. As far as I
can tell, the caps were original, the ugly, flimsy, easily cracked,
plastic wheel covers that look like they are supposed to be alloy wheels
from a distance had not been used that much.
My camper has fiberglass bumpers. Don't know what "cladding" you refer
to. I sure like the hub caps though. Look like something real, not
something fake.
I've seen more and more of that sort of plasticy, junky, thing on
vehicles though. No accounting for taste, fashion or fad. Oh well.
David Mc
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
> Hard to believe some folks actually put mustard on their hamburgers;
> no
> accounting for taste.
>
> I don't mind the chrome caps on Vanagons, though AFAIK they were never
> standard on US imports (I'm sure a lot of dealers put them on).
>
> I do think they look wrong on the later vans with the fiberglass
> bumpers and
> cladding, which the van in question does have.
>
> Just my opinion (the one that matters to me),
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> |Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> |Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:55 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
> |
> |I on the other hand would say the chrome hupcaps are normal on all
> early
> |2WD
> |vans until about 84, where they can have either chrome caps, or what
> I call
> |the 'silver dome' hubcaps.............. with exceptions.
> |
> |the 82 diesel, perhaps depending on L or GL trim, had either chrome
> hupcaps
> |or plastic ones that 'look' sort of like wire spoke wheels, sort of.
> Those
> |I don't like, as they are trying to look like something they are not.
> |
> | I think the chrome caps are cool, I wish they'd fit on my south
> african
> |steel 15 inch wheels , for that "15 inch black painted steel wheel
> cop car"
> |look.
> |
> |----- Original Message -----
> |From: "Jeff Lincoln" |To: |Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:18 AM
> |Subject: Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
> |
> |
> |> Dave,
> |>
> |> I think the plastic covers you speak of were original. I could be
> wrong
> |> but
> |> I'm not sure any Vanagons came with the classic chrome VW caps.
> |>
> |>
> |> --
> |> Thanks,
> |>
> |> Jeff
> |> '90 Carat (Grover)
> |> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> |> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
|