Date:         Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:05:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon body panels
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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I ordered all my body panels in 2008 from Bus Depot, and they were top quality... I had no issues with matching up.
A Michigan Vanagon, which I've owned since 1987... and was my everyday driver on the roads above the salt mines, with a lot of work.

See link to photos of my 84 Vanagon restore project.
We blasted the entire body, replaced and filled, then used an epoxy enamel primer, basecoat and clear coat.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d9eg49zqldz2y62/AABFW1b40gKX6tjQfuZQEoKEa?dl=0

Jack R. 
84 Westy Wolfie

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of The Bus Depot
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 11:04 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vanagon body panels

> I have first hand seen pieces at BD and I think these are good quality 

> replacements, but the reality is that it may depend on where you need to do the replacement.
> Some pieces, Im sure are harder to find then others or not being made 
> so a donor maybe the only choice or solution.


All of our Vanagon panels are European made - some genuine VW, others aftermarket where genuine is no longer available.  I have not had any complaints about the fit or quality of any of them. I have to bring most of them in from Germany myself, as supply in the U.S. has dwindled to almost nothing.  I can confidently say that our quality and selection are unmatched in the U.S.  Nevertheless there are some panels that are no longer available, even in Germany, leaving a used cut-out as your only alternative.

Most of our Vanagon panels can be seen at this link, but it doesn't list some newer offerings that I haven't yet had time to put on that page...

<http://www.busdepot.com/details/vanagonmetal/>

This catalog page includes those plus a few additional ones...

http://www.busdepot.com/vw/0/1/0/0/590?limit=48

Don't forget to claim your Vanagon List discount when you order!

Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com