Date: Tue, 09 Aug 94 20:26:35 CDT
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject: Re: sources for bus parts
this is what i have so far: any additions are welcome.
VW Bus & Vanagon Clubs
All Sorts of VWs
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Volkswagen Club of America $10/year,
P. O. Box 154 little magazine sent
North Aurora, IL 60542 out every other month
1968-1991 Buses & Vanagons
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LiMBO (Late Model Bus Owners, international) $18/year,
P. O. Box 3293 newsletter sent out
Plymouth, MA 02361-3293 every other month
(508) 746-9573
also: Harris Upham, editor of the newsletter, The Transporter, can be
reached via email at hupham @ fscvax.fsc.mass.edu
1949-1967 Microbuses
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NEATO (North East Association of Transporter Owners)
P. O. Box 4190 <yeah, i know: new mexico ain't Northeast!
Albuquerque, NM 87196 ... they moved.>
(505) 268-2220 chapters in AZ, CA, FL, GA, MO, New England,
NM, OR, TX, WA
SOTO (Society of Transporter Owners) monthly newsletter.
P. O. Box 3555 send $1 for more info and
Walnut Creek, CA 94598 sample newsletter
(510) 937-SOTO
Westfalia Campers
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Westfalia Wanderers for owners of VW Campmobiles or
13 W. Montgomery St. Vanagon Campers
Ilion, NY 13357
Westfalia Owners Travel Club $??/year, newletter.
Site 13, Box 2, RR #4 "strictly a travel clug, and not
Hampton, NEW BRUNSWICK one for restoring older vans ..."
E0G 1Z0 CANADA
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Volkswagen Product Service Publications (800) 544-8021
c/o Dyment Distribution Services (216) 572-0725 8am-9pm EST
P.O. Box 360740 visa/mc accepted
Strongsville, OH 44136
the owner's manual you want is:
VOM CA-xxxx Camper (supplement to Vanagon) ..... $7.50
VOM VA-xxxx Vanagon ............................ $7.50
where xxxx is the year you want (1981, 1979, etc.). vanagons are
available for 1980-1991, but buses are only available for 1979.
free index/catalog is order # VI
free subscription to service bulletins is order # VBS 88
(but you have to call back each year to renew ... and they don't tell
you that it ran out).
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Companies making VW bus conversions (in the u.s.)
Country Homes Campers (408) 441-6280
493 Reynolds Circle (408) 441-6282 FAX
San Jose, CA 95112 makes camper kits for vanagons/EV,
which can be removed for weekday
people hauling duties. pop-tops also.
Adventurewagen
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Snap-On Tools This will put you in touch with the
1-800-866-5748 Snap-On customer direct order program.
Delta Six Industries, Inc. vw camper parts
5517 Cleon Avenue replacement parts for Westfalia campers
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 760-4214
Recycled Inc (Parts Place?) vw parts
2300 N. Opdyke Rd. lots of vanagon parts
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 ** neat catalog **
(810) 373-2300 Phone Hours: M-F 0830-1830, Sat 0900-1600
(810) 373-5950 FAX
Wolf Automotive Products Nose bra for vanagons
121 N. Sullivan Street ("Custom Auto Nose Bra")
Santa Ana, CA 92703 $??
(714) 835-2126
Bus Boys, INC. Bus Parts, early and late model
18595 East Lake Blvd
Redding, CA 96003
(800) 792-2697
(916)-244-1616
Rocky Mountain Motorworks vw parts
Orders: (800) 544-5359
Cust. Svc.: (800) 544-1065
Fax: (800) 544-1064
Catalog: (800) 544-1066
Parts is Parts vw parts
Utah
(801) 328-8447
Rapid Parts vw parts
321 Route 59 M-S 0900-1800 hours
P.O.Box 371
Tallman, NY 10982
(914) 357-6611
Auto Expert Products Gastester CO meters
2574 NW 29th Drive Eezbleed pressure brake bleeding system
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(800) 795-6958
Direct Buyer Service Trip Computers, performance computer,
P. O. Box 55303 cruise control, security systems,
Portland, OR 97238
(206) 944-5230
Gasoline Auxilliary Heaters:
Automotive Heater Technology, Inc. new and used auto gas heaters,
Ark Mirvis German and American; remanufatured
31 Byram Bay Road and new Eberspacher and Webasto heaters;
Hopatcong, NJ 06843 repair service; one-year guarantee.
(201) 398-6363
Jim Ellis VW vw parts, ask for Joe Baisle
Atlanta, GA <Service Dept.: (404) 458-6811>
(800) 653-5547
MSDS (Martin Schneider Designed Systems)
2643 Rosemead BL. Porsche engine kits for vanagons/buses,
South El Monte, CA 91733 brake rotors/stainless steel brake hoses
(818) 448-8726 for vanagons, 'Panzer Brush Guard' - for
(818) 448-0706 FAX mounting winches on vanagons (or just
keeping rocks and bushes out of your
grill/headlights)
Weddle Engineering Bus/Vanagon Transmissions rebuilt, parts,
P. O. Box 15466 Lock-Right limited slip differential kit
Long Beach, CA 90815 for Bus/Vanagon transmissions ($300+labor)
(310) 598-2731
Type II Enterprises vanagon floor mats (one-piece front,
11024 Mercantile Avenue one-piece middle, one-piece cargo/trunk)
Stanton, CA 90680 universal power window kits, muffler for
(714) 895-1164 buses, other stuff for buses/vanagons
(mostly buses)
Automotive Performance Systems koni, sachs, kamei accessories, bilstein
1464 North Hudley Street oil coolers, recaro seats, vdo, hella
Anaheim, CA 92806-1382
O J Rallye Automotive Bilstein, Cibie, Hella, Koni, Marchal, VDO
P. O. Box 540 (has quite a few discontinued models/items)
Plymouth, WI 53073
(414) 893-2531
High Performance Distributors discontinued Koni shocks
1755 Mission Road
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
(415) 755-3350
fax: (415) 756-3350
PUMA (Performance Unlimited Motoring Accessories)
11192 Prouty Rd. Hella lighting & accessories, catalogs (of
Concord, OH 44077 Hella replacement parts for Audi/Porsche/VW/
(216) 354-4403 MB/Saab/etc.)
(800) 333-7862
Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. Doughnut Gas Tank, item # A2900 - $70,
11470 Main Road little metal spare gas tank that fits into
Clarence, NY 14031 the spare tire (1.5 gallons) under the
(716) 759-8666 front of the vanagon.
Z-Products camper curtains, DIY camper interiors,
30625 S. W. Boones Ferry Road camper pop-top replacement fabric &
Wilsonville, OR 97070 weather seals
(800) 331-9027
(503) 682-1267
Gene Berg item # GB 6790, Vanagon short shift kit,
1725 North Lime $20. shortens that 2nd-3rd gear rowing
Orange, CA 92665 distance. well worth the money. FOLLOW THE
(714) 998-7500 INSTRUCTIONS!
Neward Enterprises, Inc. Mityvac brake bleeding system
P. O. Box 725
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-0725
(714) 987-8975
(800) 648-9822
Apec Foreign Parts Inc. the guy who works the counter is named
727 Yale Jorg ("Yorg").
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 880-0988
Crutchfield 1-800-955-3000
1 Crutchfield Park car stereos, antenna, stuff like that
Charlottesville, VA 22906 free catalog
Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories
200 South Robertson Blvd. mostly overpriced stuff for rich
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2811 kids' cars, but the only place i've
(800) 421-0911 found to get Wheelskins leather
(310) 657-4800 steering wheel covers.
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Oil Analysis
Analysts, Inc. mail-in kit costs about $25 for small
3075 Corners North Court orders
Norcross, GA 30071
(404) 448-5235
(800) 241-6315
(404) 448-5918 Fax
Cleveland Tech mail-in kit costs about $12.
(800) 726-5400
Aviation Lubrication ask for George Morrison
Groveport, OH
(800) 666-6457
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Wilson's vw junkyard, specializing in vw parts &
P. O. Box 180 service. e.g.: 1971-1991 bus/vanagon steel
Lexington, OK 73051 wheels - $25 each (+shp)
(800) 347-2847 (BUGS) (405) 527-2344
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Campbell-Nelson VW vw dealer & junkyard
Edmonds, WA (near Seattle)
(800) 552-2999
(206) 524-6600 advertises in European Cars
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Hella (404) 631-7500
201 Kelly Drive (800) 247-5924
P.O.Box 2665
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Various Retail outlets for Hella products:
Mail Order Houses:
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CA Automotive Performance Sys. 800-423-3623
MN Big Wheel Rossi/APSO (612) 452.7484
MO* Imparts Limited 800-325-9043
NY Wilco 800-521-0094
OH* Performance Unlimited (PUMA) 800-333-7862
PA Keystone Automotive 800-288-6727
Warehouse Distributors
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CA Competition Parts Wh. (San Jose) (408) 434-9844
CA Import Auto Warehouse (San Mateo) (415) 343-1661
CA Neuman Dist. (Anaheim) (714) 630-0588
CA Off-Road Whs. (San Diego) (619) 565-7792
CA Performance Marketing (Santa Ana) (714) 835-0292
CA Performance Products (Van Nuys) (818) 787-7500
CA Woodland Center Auto Supply (San Rafael) (415) 454-8281
CO Lighthouse (also: LA, AZ, OR, WA, and (303) 722-5879 CO
San Diego, Hayward, CA) (213) 749-5031 LA
(602) 258-6220 AZ
(503) 286-7130 OR
(206) 467-1620 WA
(619) 263-4428 SD,CA
(510) 783-8910 HW,CA
CO Import Parts Whse. Inc. (Denver) (303) 825-2000
CO Neoplan USA (Lamar) (719) 336-3256
GA Postell Assoc. / Racer (Roswell) (404) 998-7777
GA* Automod of Atlanta (404) 233-6116
IL F&W 800-323-5241
IN NAPA/Belkamp (317) 244-7241
IN Burnstine's Dist. (Elkhart) (219) 293-1571
KS Reliable Automotive (also: MN, TX) (913) 722-2540
KY National Supply CO. (Bowling Green) (502) 781-2732
MA Ellis, Inc. (Boston) (617) 782-4777
ME V.I.P. Auto Center (Lewiston) (207) 784-5423
NC Autosport Gallery (Raleigh) (919) 872-2002
NH Bavarian Auto Parts (New Market) (603) 679-2002
NJ Dons Speed Shp., Inc. (Edison) (201) 287-5200
NJ H. L. Dalis (Long Island City) (718) 361-8700
NJ Mothers Perf. Center (Lodi) (201) 478-0800
NY American Specialty (516) 435-4555
NY Custom Spares Ltd. (Briarcliffe Manor) (914) 923-2525
OH Euclid Foreign Motors (Cleveland) (216) 481-9200
OR Automotive Prod. (Portland) (503) 234-5241
PA National Discount Auto (215) 997-1300
PA Autoradio USA, Inc. (Phila.) 800-523-4530
TX Awesome Trans. (Houston) (713) 469-8900
TX Krasne Corp (El Paso) (915) 542-1959
US Pep Boys 800-873-7269
VA Lee's Custom Trip (703) 569-1788
VA Northern Virginia Supply (Springfield) (703) 569-7177
VA Truckers Toy Stores (Richmond) (804) 272-4321
WA Geon Automotive (Tacoma) (206) 475-9421
WA Northwest Off-Road (Bellingham) (206) 676-1200
WI Voland Supply (Kiel) (414) 773-2416
Canada.............................
ALB Acklands Automotive (Edmonton) (403) 451-1282
ALB Scona Springs & Steering (Edmonton) (403) 433-1471
BC Chieftain Auto Parts (Prince George) (604) 562-1258
BC Deckers Auto (Burnaby) (604) 433-1243
BC Dix Distributors (Coquitlam) (604) 525-3399
BC Lordco Parts Ltd. (604) 467-1581
BC United Automotive Dist. (604) 291-7766
ONT Auto Dynamica, Inc. (Beamsville) (416) 945-1010
ONT Exotic Motoring Acc. (Scarborough) (416) 754-3374
ONT Karbelt Speed & Custom (Toronto) (416) 487-5271
ONT Perf. Imprv. Speed. Sh. (Toronto) (416) 259-9656
QUE Autolectra (Montreal) (514) 342-1044
QUE Bourgeois Acc. Auto's (Montreal) (514) 397-0536
QUE Robert Thibert, Inc. (Mercier) (514) 691-1062