[ODDJOB UNO]

well here's a heads up re: VW.


we buy so many different parts in the course of a week sometimes here, we like to play "where in the HELL was it made???"


and today's EYEOPENER was:


put yer sparco's on:


a VW A/C DRIER BOTTLE(NEW-OEM) listed on box "BEHR-HELLA" ................MADE IN CHINA!


i am not bull-pooping ya!


it used to be VW parts were:



hecho in der vaterland the best and ONLY parts we put in the SCORE 1600 car.

hecho in messiko

or hecho in brasillia.



now its HECHO EN CHINO!


note to webbster. as a veteran of an 86 westy 4wd resto and now an 86 doka resto with CUSTOM ZOOMY A/C(never offered as far as we can find), the only way to KICK THEIR AZZ INTO SUBMISSION(listen beeeatttch this IS THE WAY ITS GONNA BE!) is to stop driving it.


1) place on jackstands

2) tear wheels/tires off

3) start with entire front end and tear it all off. then take to powdercoaters.

4) order all new front end parts. kill yer visa/amex

5) install all new front end parts with poly bushings instead of rubber.

6) drop motor tranny

7) tear entire rear end off take parts to powder coater. replace all bushings with poly.

8) order new parts kill wallet again

9) install new lobro cv's complete. clean the old ones later when bored and ya have spares. same with front if 4wd. beware of "BLACK BALLS OF DEATH!"

10) tear out crap plastic water lines and fittings and hoses.

11) order new parts really really kill yer wallet. stainless front to rear water lines and every damn stainless fitting and new zoomy hose ya can find

12) install all the h20 crap

13) attack engine, tear off everything plastic and rubber

14) order all new hoses and stainless fittings use all new otegars and zoomy hose clamps new water pump alternator etc. etc etc whatever winks at ya.

15) install all that crap . you will be drinking heavily by now cuz the fat lady aint sung yet but yer close.

16) attack tranny. any seals replace. if ya cant do it send it out for sealing and kill wallet again.

17) install motor and tranny

18)burb tranny with vanagon on jack stands. front end high. if that doesnt work reverse and jack rear end up. run motor and add coolant as needed.

19) if its electrical..................yer SCREWED call a electrical engineer

20) simple huh? just like a 911. the one statement that will make us scream..............."come on....... its ONLY a VW!"

21) drink boiler makers with FAT LADY when done.


thats the short condensed version trust me.


affordable german parts here in phx has quite a few wrecked ones if ya need NLA unobtanium parts. NOT RUSTED POS parts advertised elsewhere.