Date:         Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:18:51 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         sstones <sstones@io.org>
Subject:      [F] Re: broken grills , was:country decals

On Thu, 6 Apr 1995, Alistair Bell wrote:

> 
> 
> On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Martha Rubin wrote:
> 
> > of the vanagons?  I have a hole I'd like to cover up, and this would
> > be about the right size; am trying to avoid replacing the whole
> > front grill.
> > 
> 
> those front grills are brittle, eh? I've broken off a bit of mine while
> trying to pusht the van out of a muddy spot. I managed to glue it back on
> with polystyrene cement (what memories that stuff recalls!) which worked
> for about 8 months. I don't think toluene is the best solvent for whatever
> plastic the grill is made of. Ive just re-glued it with fly tying head
> cement (Loon brand). At the wreckers, you never seem to find a complete
> grill, but I am toying with the idea of cutting up a broken grill for
> replacement bits for my grill, which if left unhelped, will probably end
> up looking like a photo from the Big Book of British smiles.
> 
> Alistair
> 

I was following some Pickup truck down the highway with those extra wide
flared fibreglass fenders over the double rear wheels.  He swerved to 
avoid a plastic bag on the road and hit the cement median.
The fender flew off and cracked my grille but it held together so I left
it.  It all got replaced after my accident last fall anyway.  :)


Cheers

<sstones@io.org>
SStones             Toronto,  Ontario.