Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:07:09 -0700
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From: cesar quiros <cesarquiros@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Dressing up my 82 westy
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Ralph I just painted my 82 black trim pieces looks great, my front grill is split in 2 pieces and looked like poop. I pull it off as well as bumper caps, side vents, gas cap and area, and mirrors and handles went to automotive paint store bought some Bull Dog which is a paint adhesive promottoer (help paint stick to plastic and metal) used that and balck trim paint all rattle cans and it looks so good. Even the split grill looks so good that you really have to pay attention to see the split. Redid the Vanagon tags as well last night, sprayed whole thing black, masked entire area with 1: masking tape got exacto knofe and cut around letters and sprayed then silver.. whole thing looks brand spanking new.
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:29:47 -0600
> From: ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Dressing up my 82 westy
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Hi all my westy is getting a rejuvenating body work and paint my grills are
> brittle and badly faded needing new tail.lights wow$ 100 each ouch
>
> On Apr 1, 2011 7:55 AM, "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>
> > Yep - I run the Hella 70476 H4s on both my 84s. So much
> > better lighting than the stock sealed b...
> A reminder that we still have that way-below-cost closeout deal on the Bosch
> version of those Hellas, which are comparable to the Hellas if not better.
> They are considered the gold standard among Bus owners, whose lighting is
> about the same as on the Vanagon. .(See the review at
> http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BoschH4.html .) At $44 a pair (not each!)
> they are not just half price but actually WAY below wholesale.
>
> You can buy these by themselves with a pair of 60/55 watt H4 bulbs and use
> your existing wiring (drop-em-in installation, no relay required):
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=0301600118
>
> Or as part of our VisionKit, which adds a relay kit with simple instructions
> and high-output bulbs, and is still only $99 complete thanks to the included
> half-price headlights:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=VISIONKIT1
>
> For '86-up Vanagon owners, our VisionKit 2 includes relays, instructions,
> and high-output bulbs that are direct replacements for your stock bulbs. The
> $75 price was made possible by another closeout buy. We got a factory
> closeout on the included Hella High Intensity bulbs, which reduced the kit
> price considerably while improving lighting quality:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=VISIONKIT2
>
> Any of these solutions will DRAMATICALLY improve your lighting for not a lot
> of money. Actually, in terms of "bang for the buck," I can't think of any
> other performance improvement you could make to your Vanagon that would make
> this much of a difference for this low a price.
>
> Usual disclaimers apply, check local laws, non-stock lighting is legal for
> off-road use only, yada yada yada,
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215) 234-VWVW
>
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