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germansupply.com Newsletter Fall/Winter 2007
Open House, New VDO Pricing, Oil Talk, Engine Kits & Currency
Summer at germansupply flew by with amazing speed this year. Time flies when you're...working hard. We did and service work grew dramatically this year. If you are local, feel free to call 416-531-3113 to schedule an appointment for anything from an oil change or valve adjustment, to major repairs. Even though we are busy, we usually have time available in any given week for small jobs. Having a service facility is one of the things that makes us a different kind of parts vendor. We know the vehicles and parts inside out because we work on them every day.
Our prices on VDO gauges, senders and accessories have been lowered dramatically across the board. Our pricing is now hard to beat on the whole VDO line. We have new VDO Gauge Kits for VW Bus. These kits range from kits to install a single gauge, to deluxe gauge packages with everything you need to install 3 or 4 gauges. If there is a specific VDO item you want (but don't see on the website) it is probably just an email away. Our website has only a small selection of the VDO line, but we're able to get anything made by VDO for the North American market. We're happy to fill special orders.
Engines are becoming a big part of what we do. Scott is building engines, and earning a reputation for reliable aircooled VW powerplants with lots of useable power. Lead times for a turnkey are 10-12 weeks. Our turnkeys are complete from clutch to tail pipe, bench tested extensively and ready to install. Jerome & Carrie Mazier's Engine recently dyno'd at 80 RWHP and 116LB-FT TQ on a Mustang chassis dyno. This translates to approximately 95 HP at the crank, over 41% better than stock. Jerome's engine is a stock displacement 2 litre engine with factory fuel injection and heat. If you want to build the engine yourself to save some cash, we are developing engine rebuild kits for Type 4 (72-79) and Type 1 (68-71) powered Bus. To start, our engine kit program will have 2 engine kits for each type of powerplant: a "bone stock" option and a performance option. Our Winter newsletter will have more details on the new engine kit program.
In other news, we are now accepting PayPal directly from our website. This way customer who don't have credit cards, or prefer to pay with Paypal, can do so easily. Simply choose PayPal as the checkout option and the rest is easy.
Mark your calendars. We cordially invite you to our Open House on December 8. Doors open at 11:00 am. This is a chance for Greater Toronto area folks to visit our shop, meet Scott & MIchelle and shoot the breeze. We will have refreshments, a bargain area, and our shop will be open for informal tours. For anyone who has not been to the germansupply shop, it is a pretty special place. Located in a residential neighborhood near Bloor & Ossington streets in downtown Toronto, we are tucked behind the houses. Everyone who enters for the first time lets out a "WOW!". You won't believe the size and layout of the place, especially when you arrive the first time. Inside it's aircooled heaven, with the service area in front, engine room in the middle, a paint an body area, and used parts storage in the "back 40". Please join us and kick off the holiday season. If the weather is anything like last year, we'll all still be driving our air-cooled bugs, ghias and buses well into December. Hope to see you here.
The Canadian dollar is on the rise and this is a double-edged sword for us. Some of our parts originate from American suppliers, on these items we are getting better pricing, which only helps lower our prices. For our many customers in the USA, gone are the days where you saw what looked like a 20% advantage in your shopping cart. The Canuck Buck is now above par. In the next few months we will be carefully adjusting our prices to reflect the new currency reality
On sale this month
| $46.00 CAD | you save $8.12 |
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Tail Light Lens Right Beetle 71-72 Genuine Hella |
| $46.00 CAD | you save $8.12 |
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Tail Light Lens Left Beetle 71-72 Genuine Hella |
| $85.00 CAD | you save $11.59 |
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Hella H4 Headlamp 7" Round DOT Approved |
| $4.80 CAD | you save $1.20 |
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Handbrake Lever Mounting Kit |
| $58.65 CAD | you save $10.35 |
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Glow Plug Beetle Gas Heater BN2 |
| $104.00 CAD | you save $0.00 |
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Fuel Hose Kit Fuel Injected Bus 75-79, Vanagon 80-83.5 |
| $28.00 CAD | you save $0.00 |
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Flywheel Reseal Kit Bus 72-79, Vanagon 80-83 |
| $72.00 CAD | you save $48.00 |
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Floor Pan Half Right Side Beetle 46-70 |
| $72.00 CAD | you save $48.00 |
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Floor Pan Half Left Side Beetle 73-79 |
| $28.10 CAD | you save $0.00 |
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Fan Intake Cover Screen Bus 72-79 Vanagon 80-83 Porsche 914-4 |
| $140.00 CAD | you save $24.71 |
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Connecting Rod Set Rebuilt Bus '72-'79 Vanagon '80-'83 |
Featured products |
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| Tin Screw Kit Button Head Hex Socket Stainless Steel 20 pcs. | $8.70 CAD |
| Rear Wheel Cylinder Bus 72-79 / Vanagon 80-92 | $20.52 CAD |
| Loctite 518 50ml Tube | $27.82 CAD |
| Hella H4 Headlamp 7" Round DOT Approved | $85.00 CAD |
| Grommet Right Heater Tube Bus '72-'79 | $8.50 CAD |
| Grommet Left Heater Tube Bus '72-'79 | $8.50 CAD |
| Fuel Hose Clip Flared Screw Type for 7mm Hose Bus 72-79, Vanagon 80-83 | $1.80 CAD |
| Exhaust System Mounting Kit Bus 75-78 | $31.00 CAD |
| Drag Link Bus 68-79 | $75.80 CAD |
| Clutch Cable Renew Kit Bus '72-'79 | $44.50 CAD |
| Ball Joint Upper/Lower Bus 68 - 79 German NOS | $58.00 CAD |
La Reina de Las Partes - Michelle, the "Parts Queen" of germansupply gives us some interesting trivia |
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Did You Know? Apples are better than caffeine for waking you up in the morning. |
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Thoughts on "What Oil is Best for my Vintage VW"? |
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 Oil has changed and you need to understand how... We are often asked what oil to use in an aircooled VW engine. Oil formulations are changing all the time, and it is difficult for the average vehicle owner to keep up with the changes. We used to recommend Castrol GTX 20W50 or Shell Rotella 15W40 for most aircooled engines unless they were recently rebuilt. They were good oil, easy to find and had good ingredient packages for aircooled engines. Recently the API (American Petroleum Institiute) guidelines for passenger vehicle oils have changed and some important lubricant and wear-reducing ingredients have been removed or drastically reduced from the oil formulation specifications. This is crititcal for aircooled VW engines and in fact all engines with flat tappet valve trains. The Hot Rod scene has been affected also. If you want to get maximum mileage from your engine whether it is a new rebuild or has lots of miles on it, there are steps you can take. The most important thing is to read the packaging of the oil you use, and be especially conscious of oils with the specification SM - these are the oils which are most commonly used for passenger vehicles and they are the oils with the new (lower ZDDP ) specs. If you have a newly rebuilt engine, selection of the correct oil is essential to protect your investment, as engine wear during break-in period can be drastic if you use the wrong oil. We are now carrying Brad Penn oils, which have high levels of the ZDDP wear-inhibitors essential for flat tappet engines. STP Oil treament (blue bottle) has high levels of ZDDP and is a good addition to your oil if you are not sure if your oil has "the right stuff" for your aircooled engine. The article in the link below explains the details of what to look for in the new oil formulations better than we ever could. |
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