Date:         Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:24:08 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon 86-91 headlight cover/protector
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <DE13ABB07B524942A24891EC53065205@RON>
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Ron,

Couldn't you get Trevor (the skylight guy) to make these? I have a pair bought from you some years ago. I also have a pair of the VW Australia ones. They seem pretty simple to anyone who can heat and bend plastic.


BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:37 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:

>> Hello, Just  took a bird strike to my right headlight, had a
>> clear plastic headlight cover to protect, cover saved the
>> headlight but cover is a mess. Does anyone have these for
>> sale or recommend a source?
> 
> 
> At this time there is no replacement available unless you can find a used
> set or someone with very old stock. The Canadian supplier discontinued it
> long ago. Last year I wasted a lot of time going back and forth with a U.S.
> manufacturer that listed a similar one in their catalog.  It turned out they
> had never actually sold one, they just had an alleged pattern for it. They

> eventually sent me a sample, but it fit poorly, and unfortunately they were
> uninclined to make any modifications that would have rendered it functional,
> so that was that.
> 
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
> 
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