Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:44:33 -0700
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Headlamp adjusters
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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
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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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