Date:         Fri, 5 Jul 1996 11:17:55 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shawn Wright" <SW@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: 85 exhaust source needed

On  4 Jul 96 at 23:17, Gcarlen@aol.com wrote:

> While on my trip from DC to NYC, my exhaust system decided it 
didn't want to
> go along.  About 1/3 the way, the pipe that goes from the collector to the
> cat broke off the collector.  (This is the pipe with the O2 sensor in it).  
> 
> I managed to get a local shop to weld the rusty pipes together for 20 bucks.
>  It should get last till I can get it replaced. 
> 
> The problem is the only source I have been able to find for the exhaust pipes
> have been the dealer.  Does anyone know of a source for these pipes with
> reasonable prices?  My front pipe, cat & exhaust are good.  I just need the
> rear pipe and the pipe that the O2 sensor screws into.
> 
As my '88 is getting near that point also, here's what I found from 
BowWow parts in Victoria, BC: (prices are CDN $, so less 35-40% for 
US $)

'85
Front pipe  178
Rear pipe   179
Conn pipe   178
Cat         190
Muffler     140
Tailpipe    41
Gaskets     45

'88
Front pipe  182
Rear pipe   181
Conn pipe   141
Cat         190
Muffler     158
Tailpipe    41
Gaskets     45

Parts are made by Dansk in Denmark - anyone know about their quality??


Shawn
'88 Westy 331k (Kyra)
'85 Jetta TD 349k (Jenni)