Comments for Vanagon Hacks & Mods - VanagonHacks.com http://www.vanagonhacks.com Blog About Miscellaneous Hacks, Modifications, and Customizations for the Vanagon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Outside Bottle Opener by shojimon http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-315 shojimon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21#comment-315 I was a little surprised that someone went to so much trouble! VW put one in the van at the factory. You just need to know where it is... Open the pass or drivers door and look at the u shaped latch that could be the door latch, or is it a bottle opener?? You decide. Been using this for the 10 yrs or so I have had a Vanagon. Here is another tip for Vanagon owners. Ever noticed that your van always seems to need fixed? What to drive when it's in the shop?? I took care of this by buying another Vanagon! Now when one is down, I have another to drive. I was a little surprised that someone went to so much trouble!
VW put one in the van at the factory. You just need to know where it is…
Open the pass or drivers door and look at the u shaped latch that could be the door latch, or is it a bottle opener?? You decide. Been using this for the 10 yrs or so I have had a Vanagon.
Here is another tip for Vanagon owners. Ever noticed that your van always seems to need fixed? What to drive when it’s in the shop??
I took care of this by buying another Vanagon! Now when one is down, I have another to drive.

]]> Comment on Outside Bottle Opener by cmp101 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-305 cmp101 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:20:57 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21#comment-305 Nah. We want to do things on this Vanagon that we otherwise would not do on another car. We get the most comments from this hack. Nah. We want to do things on this Vanagon that we otherwise would not do on another car. We get the most comments from this hack.

]]> Comment on Big Brake Kit – Problems by Monk http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-34 Monk Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34#comment-34 first there's the shipping to get the parts.. and then there's the added cost of shipping back the cores. Pleh. Do you have the right size rims for the big brake kit? it needs at least 15" rims. first there’s the shipping to get the parts.. and then there’s the added cost of shipping back the cores. Pleh. Do you have the right size rims for the big brake kit? it needs at least 15″ rims.

]]> Comment on Big Brake Kit – Problems by cmp101 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-28 cmp101 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:24:19 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34#comment-28 We think the shipping is worth it. We are having a scraping noise now though and that's not good. We can't seem to track down exactly where it is but there's a definite noise. We think the shipping is worth it. We are having a scraping noise now though and that’s not good. We can’t seem to track down exactly where it is but there’s a definite noise.

]]> Comment on Big Brake Kit – Problems by Monk http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-27 Monk Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:18:20 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34#comment-27 got the brakes done... bully stops nice now. However, I just can't keep using Van Cafe... the shipping is too expensive for this stuff. got the brakes done… bully stops nice now. However, I just can’t keep using Van Cafe… the shipping is too expensive for this stuff.

]]> Comment on Big Brake Kit – Problems by Monk http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-12 Monk Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=34#comment-12 I was going to buy that very kit last night, I broke a rotor coming to a panic stop. But couldn't justify the extra cost. Spent the money on other things the Bully needed. Headlight relays, engine lid seal... etc. I was going to buy that very kit last night, I broke a rotor coming to a panic stop. But couldn’t justify the extra cost. Spent the money on other things the Bully needed. Headlight relays, engine lid seal… etc.

]]> Comment on Outside Bottle Opener by Monk http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-6 Monk Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:06 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=21#comment-6 I think I would have put it on the bumper... or onto the hitch. Drilling holes in the body makes me cry. I think I would have put it on the bumper… or onto the hitch. Drilling holes in the body makes me cry.

]]> Comment on Changing the Vanagon wheels by Monk http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-5 Monk Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:13:54 +0000 http://www.vanagonhacks.com/?p=29#comment-5 We order 16" wheels from Stockton Wheels. They fit great but you have to paint them. The paint they came with should be considered primer. They rusted in a week without some nice Hammerite. Running some nice tires on it now, the look is fantastic and the grip is impressive. We order 16″ wheels from Stockton Wheels. They fit great but you have to paint them. The paint they came with should be considered primer. They rusted in a week without some nice Hammerite.

Running some nice tires on it now, the look is fantastic and the grip is impressive.

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