Date:         Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:34:16 -0500
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Body parts for Mellow Yellow [SOLVED]
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Body shops often have sources for used parts, though they may charge the same as for new parts.

---- "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hi Karl,
>
> As I've previously mentioned, I don't know how to get straight used
> parts. I possess neither a cutting torch nor the skill to use one, don't
> have a parts van, and don't have a place to put one even if I had one.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Karl Wolz wrote:
> > You might ask the kind folks at any of the shops how they feel about welding
> > in straight used parts instead.
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > |Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"
> > |Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:22 PM
> > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > |Subject: Re: Body parts for Mellow Yellow [SOLVED]
> > |
> > |The insurance company of the guy that smashed into the two cars (one
> > |1972 VW bus, which then rammed into my 1984 van) is mailing out a check
> > |for $2800.
> > |
> > |Two body shops quoted $2800 - $3000 to do the repairs using new parts,
> > |but those were imaginary parts because they have been discontinued, but
> > |that's how their systems do the quoting.
> > |
> > |Since I can't find the parts, those two quotes are pretty useless.
> > |
> > |A third shop quoted doing the repair by banging out the old parts,
> > |filling and pasting as needed, then painting for $2300. This appears to
> > |be the only route to take since new parts are not available.
> > |
> > |That leaves $500 which I will apply toward rust abatement.
> > |
> > |All in all, though I'm not happy that new parts cannot be obtained, I'm
> > |pretty okay with the outcome -- so far. We'll see how pretty the body
> > |shop's work is.
> > |
> > |BTW, for anyone in Bend, Oregon, the two shops that would use new parts
> > |if they existed were Crabtree's Auto Body and Paint, and Auto Body
> > |Concepts. The shop that looks at it as a bang-it-out job is Ron's Body
> > |Shop.
> > |
> > |--
> > |Rocky J Squirrel
> > |84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > |74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> > |Bend, OR
> > |KG6RCR
> >

--
David McNeely