Date:         Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:12:21 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: Dressing Up a Vanagon

In a message dated 97-01-05 12:31:25 EST, gmillang@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
writes:

> Has anybody done any mild customizing to their Vanagons? I'm
>  looking for tasteful bolt-on dress up things like chin spoilers, ground
>  effects (do the fiberglas rockers from '88 on fit the older vans?)

Yes. They'd fit, but unless you discover a special source for them, they're
very expensive.

>  and wheels. I've looked for cast wheels locally, and from the Tire Rack,
but
>  the best I could do were older Mercedes replica wheels (uglier than my
>  current VW wheel covers) or the 5 spoke VW Weekender wheels (gorgeous, but
>  $500 cdn).

These can be found used occasionally.  They typically sell for $100-$150 each
for ones in good condition.  I heard that Campbell-Nelson had them.  Mark
reported in March 1996:

"A dealer in the Seattle had a number of brand new four-spoke alloys for 
$150 each. Lug nuts run another $40 per wheel. The dealer is Campbell 
Nelson VW, used parts department, phone 206.778.1131. Used alloys are very 
difficult to find. - Mark McCulley"

Good luck,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg