Date:         Sat, 16 May 1998 02:24:06 EDT
Reply-To:     Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mudflaps, the cost effective solution, better than stock
Comments: To: Oxroad@aol.com, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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In a message dated 98-05-16 01:44:55 EDT, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes:

<< As near as I have been able to find the dealer is the only supplier of
Vanagon
 mudflaps. They are, are you sitting? $100 a piece. A cool $400 for all four.

 If anyone has cheaper options for a factory-style mudflap, I'd love to hear
 it. But my search has turned up nothing.
  >>
I work for the dealer and my cost for the mud flaps would cost me about $275 ,
but still is a joke to pay for mud flaps.  I found a better solution. I went
to NAPA and looked over their mud flap supply. I found a set of large black
mud flaps, and with a little creativity, went to the hardware store, found
some long metal (bendable) strips of brackets, wich I made into brackets to
help support the mud flaps where there would be too much flopping around in
the wind. I have a syncro, wich has the stupid little, good for nothing ,
teeny weeny worth-less mud flaps, wich turned out to be great to mount the
NAPA style mud flaps right up against them. The home made brackets were
screwed into the inside body and then supporting the section of the new mud
flaps where needed.   The cost, about $50 for everything and about 3 hours.
The mud flaps I made are better looking than anything I've seen so far.
 Michael M, 87 syncro.