Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:17:00 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
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I was gonna say the same thing.
though Jim said 'back to air-cooled days' ...
so I'm figuring that means Bay Busesand that ilk.
Many parts do carry on through the years in VW's for sure though.
Consider VW van wheel mounting bolts.
Those might be the samefrom the beginningof the Split Window Bus
production to the last vanagon produced, for steel wheels.
On 11/18/2012 3:30 PM, Ben T wrote:
> There are tons. To name a few:
>
> Front doors
> Glass (except sliders)
> Mirrors (in & out non-power)
> Rear swingarms
> Body (except slider & SA big window)
> Manual steering rack
> Rear brakes (except 16" & SA)
> Rubber step plates
> Rubber floor covering
> Heater diverter channel
> Instrument cluster housing
> Headlight buckets (rounds)
> Lights (exterior & interior)
> Grill (round lights)
> Lugnuts / bolts / studs
> Steel wheels
> Ashtrays
> Front door handles
> Spare tire pan
> etc., etc., etc.
>
> My apologies for drifting too far off the subject.
>
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:54 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> There are three things on a vanagon that go all the way back to aircooled
>> days that haven't changed, off the top of my head. One is the round
>> headlight ring, one is the wire bail that secures the valve covers and then
>> there are the valve covers themselves. I'm not 100 percent sure about all
>> that, anyone know for sure? And is there anything else?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 4:36 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just wondered that.
>>>
>>> vagcat.com shows PN 111941049A for a '79 Golf "retaining ring for
>>> sealed beam unit". Googling that PN I see;
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/products/Volkswagen-VW/Vanagon/Retaining-ring-for-sealed-beam-unit/5216341/111941049A.html
>>>
>>> It shows quite a few applications.
>>>
>>> Happy hunting Tabe!
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 6:00 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Aren't those rings the same on every round headlight VW ever made?
>>>
>>>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:55 AM, Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I need one of those metal rings that keeps the round headlight from
>>> falling out on 85 and earlier vans
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil n
>>>
>>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>>>
>>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>>>
>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>>
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