VW Factory Tools at Sac B-O-R (long).

[hazetguy]

So I see this guy walking around in the swaps with a couple VW factory tools in his hand, and being a freak for such tools, I asked where he got them and if there were more. Much to my surprise he says a guy has a "whole big pile" of tools, right down the row. Yeah, right, heard that before. So he gives me vague swap meet type directions, and after about 10 minutes of searching frantically, I don't see the guy. Then about 10 minutes after that, my radio/pager thing goes off and it's Lind asking if I'd been to the guy with all the tools? WTF, where is this guy? As I turn the corner around the front of a truck, there is a huge pile of tools. Definitely the largest pile of tools I've ever seen at a show. The guy works at a dealership and he said that VW had released these tools from the requirement list that dealerships must have on hand, so they needed to be sold off.
Anyway, I ask how much tools are, and to my utter amazement, he says "the stuff on the tarp ranges from $2 to $5." Holy Crap!!! There were all kinds of early air cooled stuff that I recognized immediately, and after I had a big handful of tools, I asked a price, and he asked if I was interested in more, and of course I said yes, so he said "make a pile". Ah, the words I LOVE to hear. Basiclly, anything I recognized went on the pile. I was grabbing tools in a frenzy, and the pile grew rapidly. There were a few splitcase tranny tools in their original wooden boxes, so I asked how much they were, to be answered by $10. On the pile.
So I make this gigantic pile, which also included an NOS VW in the box small hatch bus interior rear view mirror, and a bunch of new tune up parts, and the pile came out to $110. So Rachel and I load up a few containers with tools and start carrying them. HEAVY. I saw a guy who had an empty wheel barrel next to his truck, borrowed that, and it made the rest of the way much easier. Went back another time to buy more, filled another box with tools, $25.
Went back at the end of the day, and bought everything else VW for $50. Thanks again to that guy who let me use his wheel barrel---twice.
What a great tool score. Lots of things I can use, and a couple other things I already have that I hope to sell off or trade for other tools.
But the things I wonder most about all this tool pile are:
-Why didn't Lind and Greg, who were there before me, buy more stuff? Plenty of good stuff was left when I got there.
-I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone else who bought tools there to see what else was there before I got there, because I was definitely late to this pile.
-Does anyone know who the guy was, and how I can contact him? I forgot to get his info in all this excitment.
I'll post pics in the gallery at some point.
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[LHG]

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However less chance of Terrorist threats too.
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[EverettB]

I give that purchase the score of the show.

It was A LOT of tools. Probably added 1,000 lbs. to his Bus.
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[vdubmonkey]

Hey Hazetguy,

Whats all this stuff? Vw NOS engine tools. Any idea what all this stuff does?

EDIT: Guy had 2 sets listed on E-Bay $249.00 no bids yet.
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[DeathBus]

I have 2 friends in my local VDub club that are wrenchers at one of the dealerships here in town, they were talking about that same bulletin. So I asked if they were going to sell their tools off, and I quote "NO WAY, we were told we will still work on any VW that shows up at the dealership." strange but true

edit:

Well I se an oil pump puller I also see a flywheel seal setter. Some valve adjustment tools. I beleive a breather box nut puller and breaker bar.
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[hazetguy]

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[NorCalLowLife209]

There was a guy trying to sell the same tools but in one of the OG tool boxes that go on your spare for 650.Is that expensive?
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[steponmebbbboom]

When was this bulletin released?

If Id known earlier I could have called around to the local dealers and scored something...

I would love a pinion nut socket for my tranny case.

[DeathBus]

[hazetguy]

Deathbus, any chance of you finding out the details of the bulletin, like dates of year cut-off for keeping tools?
i am going to start calling some dealerships i've frequented in the past, and would like to be accurate when talking to them.
we've got to save these tools from the scrap metal bins! call your local dealship and ask them for tools!
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hazetguy: invested?
thebucket: Yeah Haze, its where people put money into a company in hopes of a return on their money

[DeathBus]

I'll see what I can find out.
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In the shop a 62 Bus and a 79 bus

[oconnell]

Where does one find a vw type 1 pinion nut socket, local parts store has no idea.
thanks