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otis_bartleh
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For the wheels and bumpers you can use Krylon, Dover White.
For the Mango, do not make the mistake to get a match to the original. The best is to take a exterior body part (gas lid, engine lid, rear hatch, cargo door etc.) to a paint matcher who does it by eye. I know an incredible guy in Los Angeles who does it - pm me if you need the contact (I have done quite a few paint matches with him).
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That's the color I used for the bumper and will for the wheels, saw that on one of the samba threads... And I plan to match it to my gas door to try and match the fade in the paint. Matching the seagull grey will be a bit harder... I'll pm you shortly, thanks!
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Atlantic
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… took the Mango in yesterday for a new headliner (have you ever driven a bus w/out windows ?) - that is exciting! Should have it back next week. Can't wait - I did quite some research regarding material and prices for labor (not willing to go for the $1400 and up quotes). We'll see how that turns out.
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otis_bartleh
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Cool man! Make sure you post some pics when you get it back.. 
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M183kombi
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Location: Kearns, UT
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This emblem would look great on this bus, especially since it came off this
bus...I'd be willing to trade for a straight original...
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Just wanted to share some pics with you guys. The pictures when it was all white do not belong to me and were taken from the forums here.
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M183kombi
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The first two pics were taken in my driveway...that was a hard bus to let go...
It looks great though, glad it's gettin' the love it deserved...
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Atlantic
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NEW MANGO DOOR IN THE HOUSE !!!
… I guess sometimes a little patience goes a long way. Finally my wanted ad (thx SAMBA!) bore fruit/mango. Sam sent me this PS door for a fair price ($225 shipped). It features nice og paint and is very solid - no rust except around those memory holes someone drilled into the beltline for some flashy big mirrors:
It needs some more clean up to bring out all the og paint - there is some glue under the door handle and some more house paint on the belt line:
The biggest challenge are the broken out hinges. I am thinking now to tack weld the door in with the hinges on the bus to ensure a good fitment .. looking forward to the challenge.
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obus 
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otis_bartleh
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like a good deal on the door too! Painted the rims white on mine over the weekend. And just a pic I thought was cool:
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Atlantic
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Nice. Here's some mango interior caramel porn
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very nice! … I guess than this is vintage porn:
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otis_bartleh
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Very nice!!!
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RPGreg2600
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Nice looking one posted in classifieds today
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otis_bartleh
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Damn, that is nice, off to the classifieds... 
wth, I can't find the ad...
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otis_bartleh
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Ahhh, I frequently search the classifieds for "mango", and that didn't come up... And damn, that thing is nice, look forward to more pics...
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Giel
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Hi to you all,
Does anybody knows who's bus is on the picture below. I'm looking for the right collors for my bus and this is just what I want.
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Atlantic
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| Giel wrote: |
Hi to you all,
Does anybody knows who's bus is on the picture below. I'm looking for the right collors for my bus and this is just what I want.
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Giel, I don't know the bus, but keep in mind that what you see on your screen most probably is very different from the actual color. That means, if you get this person's / buses color specs and paint your bus, I might turn out completely different! I'd actually say, it will turn out different.
Only get paint specs form vehicles you have seen in person !
And as a little side note: if you decide to go Mango and get the factory paint specs, you'll also be off what you usually see: aged Mango (I am assuming somewhat yellowed). … I am all about custom eye matched paint.
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rumpnisse
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| Giel wrote: |
Hi to you all,
Does anybody knows who's bus is on the picture below. I'm looking for the right collors for my bus and this is just what I want.
thank you in advance. |
Giel, I don't know the bus, but keep in mind that what you see on your screen most probably is very different from the actual color. That means, if you get this person's / buses color specs and paint your bus, I might turn out completely different! I'd actually say, it will turn out different.
Only get paint specs form vehicles you have seen in person !
And as a little side note: if you decide to go Mango and get the factory paint specs, you'll also be off what you usually see: aged Mango (I am assuming somewhat yellowed). … I am all about custom eye matched paint. |
Looks like a Swedish bus owned by a guy named Jocke
And a picture of my bastard
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Giel
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| Thank you both, I see what you mean. You can see it already on this two photos, on the first photo which I posted the collor is more green... Excally I.m looking for a collor which is a little it more green than the orriginal mango code. Anybody who knows a nice collor??? |
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Big Bill
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| Ok rumpnisse you have my attention now. Is your "bastard" a LHD- double door or LHD -cargo doors on the left?? |
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rumpnisse
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| Ok rumpnisse you have my attention now. Is your "bastard" a LHD- double door or LHD -cargo doors on the left?? |
LHD -cargo doors on the left |
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