Quote Originally Posted by wekilled View Post
Any sage advice would be helpful both in terms of the fixes and any good online sources that ship overseas to a military APO for parts.

I admit this is completely self-inflicted pain that easily could have been avoided if I went through a 12 step program for my VX.

Thoughts?
The first step is admitting you have a problem.

Are there used Isuzu parts available nearby? I just replaced my pretty loud cherry bomb vortex. Since I have a parts trooper car I just repurposed its muffler. They will fit with a minimum of modification. All I had to do was cut the pipe to take out a section between the flange and the muffler. I left about an inch and a half at the flange and about three and a half inches at the muffler. Then used a 2-1/8th" coupler and some exhaust sealer to fit it back together. Works like a charm and so quiet now that I have to watch my tachometer when shifting and accelerating. I know I'm going to miss that rumble though, especially when dropping steep descents in 4lo.
Can you throw a set of stock wheels on just for the inspection? Find a mate that has a set of compatible wheels and swap them out temporarily at the auto skills center on post. Not sure how the polizei or other government bodies would react if at all to large tires after the inspection.
I really enjoyed my time stationed in West Germany, I was in Landstuhl in the late 80s and PCS'd six days before the wall came down. Talk about bad timing, I would have loved to experience that first hand. I hope you get the chance to travel around a bit. I can just picture the expression on the border guards faces when they see the VX.