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Date:         Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:53:49 -0400
Reply-To:     mike and becky <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         mike and becky <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mud Flap Repair/ My solution
Comments: To: FrankGRUN@AOL.COM
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Hey Frank

Where did you find those Wolfsburg crest mud flaps, eh?

Mike 87 Wolf W/E

Frank Grunthaner wrote:

> Actually, I had been irritated by the lack of mudflap symmetry for some time > (early July '82), and finally did something about it last year after the lower > half of my mudflap broke off. Firstly, I had located a supplier of mudflaps > for the Vanagon out of the UK who shipped me an excellent set of both front > and rear (with Wolfsburg crests) mudflaps complete with mounting hardware for > about $30 per set. I'll have to check details later if you are interested. The > flaps are very heavy with the sidewall ridge the same thickness as the > original, but the actual thickness of the replacement is about one half the > original. I then removed the original flap from the body sidewall and > dissassembled the lower metal frame. Using my trusty Dremel tool, I cut away > the roughly broken portion of the original, and trimmed away one half of the > flap thickness under the metal frame. I then cut and shaped the left front > replacement to exactly set into the relieved area in the original assembly. I > cut and shaped the side ridge to smoothly flow to the original upper section. > I then filled-in the open gaps after riveting with Bondo rubber bumper repair > compound, polishing the result after curing. Finally, I mounted the right > front and the rears. Net effect is quite clean, but I am still disturbed by > the different look from the drivers side to the passengers side. A few weeks > ago I pulled a broken flap off a junker and will probably fashion a right side > front version in a few weeks. > > Frank Grunthaner


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