Bustedbus

06/19/2026

Just another day at Busted Bus.

A lot of people see a tracking number and a box showing up at their door. What they don’t see is the process that happens before that.

Today was pop-top hinges, automatic flex plates, sliding door cables, shift rods, camshafts with timing gears, clutch cable hardware, fuel gauge vi*****rs, heater hose clamps, and a pile of other Bay Window and Vanagon parts moving through the shop.

Every order starts with a hunt. Parts get pulled from shelves, bins, engines, and sometimes vehicles that haven’t moved in years. From there they go through cleaning, inspection, solvent tank, sandblasting, repair, paint, and finally into the shipping bins waiting for the brown truck.

If the brown truck can get there, I can work there.

Thanks to everyone who continues to support a small specialty VW shop. We’re making progress one part at a time.

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06/17/2026

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Adventure camping and touring with a Vintage VW Campervan. Enjoy remote camping, touring and adventures throughout New England and Canada

06/17/2026

Making time for the things we love.

06/16/2026

Went through this with a fine tooth comb. Too top right down to the Central AC!!!

03/31/2026

I can’t even explain how pumped I am right now.
This is what forward motion feels like.

Thanks for being here and following along 🙏

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03/05/2026

Original Westfalia auxiliary battery cable terminals for Vanagons. These small factory pieces are often missing, corroded, or tossed over the years, and they’re getting incredibly hard to find.

It’s the little details like this that keep these vans working the way VW and Westfalia intended.

We’re always digging through original parts and parts vans to keep these rare pieces available and these vans on the road.

If you’re trying to keep your Vanagon correct, this is the kind of part that makes the difference.

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02/13/2026

Baywindow owners — quick one for you.

Alternator cover plate is something most people overlook… until it becomes a problem.

Here’s a fast 60-second breakdown of what to look for and why it matters.

👉 Watch here:

Hey guys, very important before you ship off your alternators to be rebuilt. Please take these parts off because rebuilders do not send them back. The pulley...

02/10/2026

Haven’t seen this before a 1968 to 1970 key lock cylinder with this lettering on it. Anyone want to take a guess what and why this is the way it is. 😂

02/10/2026

Very cool to see this shared on Hagerty’s FB page. Joe Mitchell