Date:         Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:10:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tail pipe
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <E2D018D0-8276-42D4-BB4B-E2AD85AE8D89@mac.com>
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Terry Kay makes a great looking stainless steel replacement tailpipe.  I've
been ogling it for a while now...........

On 7/26/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>
> East coast Vanagon. Yes, they salt the roads, and yes I drive it in
> the winter.
>
> On Jul 26, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>
> > This is interesting.  All of the tailpipes I've seen on the
> > aftermarket side
> > of availability for the past 18 years or so have been Dansk/
> > Denmark, which
> > essentially has supplied VAG - perhaps they have someone else
> > making them
> > now (doubtful, since the last ones rolled off the line in Germany in
> > 1992 [not counting the SA ones]).  I even have a Dansk tailpipe on
> > my 84
> > Westy - for the past 10 years - through most any kind of weather.
> > Granted,
> > I live in Southern California, but I travel extensively throughout the
> > country at most anytime of the year, through most types of weather
> > (rain,
> > snow, etc.).  Other than looking 10 years old, no appreciable
> > cancer type
> > rust (other than surface rust) has afflicted my tailpipe.
> >
> > Do you keep your Vanagon parked during the fall/winter months?
> > Lotsa salt
> > on the roads then?
> >
> > In my travels, I've seen rotted out tailpipes on Late Bay Window &
> > Vanagons
> > here and there and have often wondered why they are or what has
> > contributed
> > to that condition.
> >
> > Inquiring minds and all that........;-)
> > --
> > Jim Thompson
> > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> > oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> > ***********************************
> > On 7/26/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> So on the GoldBrick the tailpipe rusted out...again. The last several
> >> I got didn't last more than a couple years a piece. I ordered one at
> >> my local dealer (price was a LOT more than I remember paying). And
> >> the new tail pipe >IS< different. It is either stainless, or chrome
> >> plated (inside and out). Looks BeeYOUteful. I hope it lasts longer.
> >>
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com