anyone know where i can get mud flaps ?

as above

twinklep wrote:

as above

I bought a set from here:

https://www.vwclassicclub.com/en/vw-classic-club-pacalik-siyah-takim-1200

Good price and very similar to the original VW flaps. The brackets are flimsy & incorrect though, but I suppose you could make them work.

I used these brackets instead, the last two sets shown are for T2B, the fronts fit exactly the same as all years of original German bay fitment. For the rears, additional small brackets need to be bolted to the engine mounting bar on each side, as our T2C's engine mount metalwork is different to the T2B, but the end result looks exactly as the original VW late German fitment:

https://www.buttysbits.com/?product_cat=mud-flap-mounts

I'm not aware of any OE type Brazilian flaps, so thought the late German bay look would be most suitable

thanks for this really aprreciate it - u got any photos of them fixed in place?

twinklep wrote:

thanks for this really aprreciate it - u got any photos of them fixed in place?

Not just yet, as I'm on with fitting them at the minute, I'll get you some when I'm done, but might be a week or so yet.

OK, I got the rear flaps brackets fitted. You need to get 2 additional brackets to adapt the T2B fitment to our T2C buses due to the different engine mount position. I also found I needed to drill 2 more holes in each of the rear bracket sections so the holes line up with the front mounting brackets once they were mounted in the correct place on the wheel arch tubs.

This is the correct additional bracket size to start with 70mm x 70mm x 55mm, 2.5mm thick. Readily available on ebay. Just Cut down and drill to suit. The brackets, when finished replace the heavy washer under the rear engine bar bolts. Don't use the washer as well as the bolts are not long enough for both! I cut one 70mm side of the brackets down to 38mm. There's no point in me giving you the exact finished measurements for the other side, or the hole positions, as each fitment will vary from bus to bus due to the low accuracy body build/jigging of our buses done largely by hand. I found my left and right side wheel arch panel work to chassis rail positioning to be about 5mm different on each side!, so the brackets were cut and drilled differently to suit.



And after working the left side bracket, to give you an idea of how they end up.



The picture below shows, arrowed in red, (hidden by the bolts here) where I drilled the additional holes in the brackets, to the inside of the original holes. Again your own bus will most likely vary, so try them up and measure and mark (twice!) before any drilling.



Here's the finished mounting, exactly like VW intended back in the T2B days. I've yet to fit the flaps obviously, but I reckon this is the best fitting option by far as it looks totally OEM and it gets the flaps in exactly the right place behind the wheels.



As for the front, this is how they mount OEM style, you don't need to alter the brackets for this, they're identical to earlier buses. The outriggers are thick where you need to drill, so I'd recommend drilling and tapping for M5 bolts rather than self tapping.



Hope this helps.

Would u consider doing this for a fee to my Bus ? I do weatherproofing type repairs but not drilling holes in metal

twinklep wrote:

Would u consider doing this for a fee to my Bus ?   I do weatherproofing type repairs but not drilling holes in metal

I you were local to me, I might be persuaded, although even now I've figured out the best approach, I reckon it's a good 3 hours work minimum to do all four, so I'd not be enthusiastic about doing it, as I can barely find enough time to do anything to my own bus!  

I don't think we're close though, I'm in North Lincs, about 160 miles away from you.