Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 01:20:20 -0500
Reply-To: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Headlamp adjusters
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Most smaller stuff VC ships for me via USPS Priority Mail. It's not that
much, and gets here across country to Birmingham in three days. UPS can
be a bugger on bigger stuff taking a week or more going ground.
John
On 9/9/2013 12:44 AM, Stacy Schneider wrote:
> Still cheaper than Bus depot even with shipping at that price.
>
>
> Stacy
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> In my experience, when Van Cafe physically puts a small package together
>> they will make a judgement to send it cheaper or for the same website
>> generated price they will upgrade to speedier shipping.
>>
>> Steve
>> 87 Syncro GL
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Mon, 9/9/13, David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Subject: Re: Headlamp adjusters
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Monday, September 9, 2013, 1:20 AM
>>
>> Anyone know where I can get these and
>> not pay an arm and a leg for shipping?
>> I was all set to order them from Van Cafe until I got to
>> checkout and they were going to charge me $13 to send them
>> by UPS. I mean they would fit into an envelope!
>> Bus Depot does not list them but I'm in AZ and parts take
>> forever to come from PA.
>>
>> David (1987 Wolfsburg)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 6:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: Headlamp adjusters
>>
>>
>> That's because there is no Adjuster or Pivot Piece on the
>> Bottom Outside of
>> the Low Beam.
>>
>> Top Outside Adjuster Assembly:
>>
>> http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/vanagon-headlight-adjusters/low-beam-adjuster-assy-top-outside-255941141-c
>>
>> A few years back I pushed through the project to have all of
>> the adjusters
>> to be reproduced by Airhead/VWG because.Volkswagen started
>> obsoleting them
>> and have been very popular with the Vanagon crowd. In
>> addition to retail
>> sales, they provide them to the well-known Vanagon parts
>> vendors. Even the
>> dealer 2 blocks down the street buys them.
>>
>> In addition to Van Cafe, I take several tech calls a week
>> involving these
>> adjuster pieces.
>>
>> As far as used pieces are concerned, forget it. It's not
>> so much they've
>> been cannibalized, the nylon piece(s) have become so brittle
>> with age they
>> become worthless trash.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
>> Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012
>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>> Find me on Facebook:
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>> ***********************************
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 3:01 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Totaly confused by the terminology on the Van Cafe
>> site. I need the
>> > passennger side upper outer plastic thing. Neither of
>> my headlamps have
>> > anything in the outer lower hole. Is that normal? I
>> felt the back of the
>> > headlamp and there is nothing for the thing to mount to
>> there either.
>> >
>> > David (1987 Wolfsburg)
>>
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>
>
> --
> 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.
> Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
>
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