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nwcutie Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: University Place, WA
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: Where to buy bus parts? |
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Picked up a 70 Westy a couple of weeks ago. I had one about 15 years ago and loved it. I'm planning on a road trip in June.
Anyway, I need to pick up some body panels (back corners & bottom sides) the back side marker lights, carpet, and rubber seals for pretty much the whole thing. Who is a good supplier for those things?
The engine is pretty tight, I'm sewing my own curtains, and everything else is reasonably ok.
Thanks for your help! |
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Inky Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2006 Posts: 304 Location: Tucumcari, NM, USA
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GeorgeL Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 7346
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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My first call for new parts goes to:
http://oldvolks.com/
(Ronnie's Old Volks Home) |
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steponmebbbboom Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2004 Posts: 6390
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Campy and I have been trying to put together a list of preferred brands for bus body panels, in the split and bay forums respectively, with little to no bites thus far. As I understand the better panels tend to come out of the UK. Some of the Klokker/Kolben whatever can be a very poor fit or even worse, right out to lunch. |
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Phyllis Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2005 Posts: 773 Location: McMinnville, OR
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Wolfsburg West _________________ 1971 Deluxe Transporter "Winston"
1970 Westy Weekender "Cornelius"
Andrew |
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widowmaker70 Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Sweltering Desert
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:28 am Post subject: |
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I have kind of a funny comment that kind of fits here...
I bought a new grease cap for the drivers side with the hole for the speedo cable at busdepot.com because the local bap told me "We don't show a grease cap for the 70 bus". So the part at bus depot was 2.40 the funny part was the shipping was 4.60?
Just thought I should add that. Bus Depot has some great deals IMO and the site is pretty easy to navigate.
~Josh _________________ ~Widowmaker
70 Baywindow Campmobile 'Driver' (Whoosh)
70 Beetle (Under Construction)
Looking for Entire door handle for sliding door |
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BensBlueBus Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2006 Posts: 190 Location: Puyallup,Wa
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: |
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In seattle area there is bow-wow there a bit more expensive than busdepot but you go to their store so you dont pay the shipping |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2003 Posts: 747 Location: Colorado Springs, Co.
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: |
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The bushaus is a great place! I have been using them solely the last 3 months to get my parts together for Cloin's next visit.
Best Regards,
John _________________ luck is the result of good preperation |
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Hatchet Face Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2005 Posts: 474 Location: Rat's Nest
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:33 am Post subject: |
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[email protected] wrote: |
The bushaus is a great place! I have been using them solely the last 3 months to get my parts together for Cloin's next visit.
Best Regards,
John |
Who is Cloin? Bizzaro Colin, perhaps?
Ah, good times.... |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2003 Posts: 747 Location: Colorado Springs, Co.
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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oops! _________________ luck is the result of good preperation |
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jered Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2006 Posts: 436
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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I asked this as well...
Tried to see if the powers at be would make a "sticky" of bus parts suppliers...
I still think that would make it easier and have people stop asking the same question all the time...
(can you tell I admin another forums)... LOL! _________________ No VW right now.... |
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nwcutie Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: University Place, WA
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for your replies. I'm gonna try and get it together to order the stuff in the next couple of days.
I want to get the body work done, paint, then put in the new rubber and the windows back in.
I found some really awesome condition seats from a newer bus. I'm trying to figure out how to put them in - the tracks in the other bus were spot welded in a bajillion places and I wasn't sure how to get them out without trashing them. Or do I find a spot thats comfortable driving position for me and just bolt those puppies in?
I have about 3 months and then we head south to the redwoods.
I'm getting a lot of ideas from reading this forum. Thanks again. |
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Scott 1 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2005 Posts: 30 Location: County Durham, England
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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I found Chris at busted bus to be very helpful. _________________ 71 Bay Westy
71 1300 deluxe
www.durhamdubbers.co.uk |
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