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55oval geek
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 Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: vw parts? |
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where is the best place? in the US to find vw parts I normaly travel from coast to coast. just wondering if someone could help thank you.
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Glenn 
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It depends on what parts you want. some are better than others when it comes to engine and brake parts.
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L378
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| given your name "55ovalgeek". Oval parts Wolfsburg west. 36 engine parts wolfsburg west and air cooled research (aka as TS member Mr Motorhead) are 2 that immediately come to mind and there are a few others for oval & 36 hp parts. Sometimes you have to buy used/reconditioned and often times you can find them right here on TS, but really bug? bus? splitty or bay? AC or WC? Like Glenn said, it really depends on your ride and what specifically you are looking for. |
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Mike Fisher
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55oval geek
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I am looking for early oval parts engine and interior parts I travel form california to maryland two times a month I was wondering if someone knows of any junk yards around the area. thanks for the info guys.
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mark tucker
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| crap thats a long drive. |
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L378
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| I am looking for early oval parts engine and interior parts I travel form california to maryland two times a month I was wondering if someone knows of any junk yards around the area. thanks for the info guys. |
Both of the parts yards I know of in the area are gone due to either retirement, environmental enforcement or local whiner/do gooder pressure. There were a pair of old timers (and I mean OLD 75+ & 80 something) in York, PA that refurbed cars for resale on Rt 30 (I went to check an early 60s cabrio) and in talking to the "younger" one sounded like they had a stash someplace, but that was 6 years ago. You might check TS advertiser VWJoe who is in Severna Park, he on ocassion has older parts for sale. Frankly, just my opinion you're looking for relatively specialized parts and I'd just go with who I mentioned in my previous post along with specialists like Glenn (bought some dizzy supplies from him way back). I think about 90% of the parts I've picked up are from WW or the west coast. There just aren't that many ovals sitting around the EC anymore, if they are likely just canniblized shells. But if you find one, nice. Maybe the midwest TX/OK people can chime in. If you are traveling by land, my suggestion find it here and pick it up on the way. |
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55oval geek
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Thank you L378 for the help. I drive a semi truck and I do alot of Texas too but I haven't seen nothing yet I found a place in the desert of California its looks like a junk yard but is not they have some buses and oval's and many more old cars I stop to see them but know one seams to know the owner of the lot. Will see what comes up later
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