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• Re: [vanagon] aero to steel bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:01:02 EST
  ...The rear bumper brackets are different for the fiberglass bumpers and the steel bumpers. So you'll need the correct rear brackets for the...
• Re: bumper brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:23:01 EST
  ...longer bumper brackets? i saw > them online once but i cant remember where > thanks > jonathan > > what do you mean "longer" bumper brackets? the ones...
• Re: rear bumper brackets fiberglass vs metal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 02:41:40 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-04-22 02:10:52 EDT, avitakis@pipeline.com writes: << anyone know for sure if the rear bumper brackets...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:07:19 EST
  ...the ideal vanagon back bumper, is a stock back bumper with a tube steel reinforcement running just inside the back bumper, from bracket to...
• Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 23:21:46 CDT
  ...NEITHER have any cross tube between the brackets. in fact, the brackets are very similar (but the plastic bumper brackets have extra stuff welded...
• reinforcing fiberglass bumpers..Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:08:39 EST
  i reinforced the whole area behind my fiberglass bumpers w/ steel angle iron.. i bolted a U channel from one bumper bracket to the...
• Re: bumper brackets
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:31:20 -0500
  ...longer bumper brackets? i saw > > them online once but i cant remember where > > thanks > > jonathan > > > > > > what do you mean "longer" bumper brackets? the ones...
• Re: Need 2 "Retainer" brackets that holds it to the rear & left side fibergla...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:44:49 EST
  ...there are 3 brackets that attach the rear bumper fiberglass endcaps to the body. there is one big wide one that is bolted to...
• Re: fender parts (rear fiberglass bumper endcap bracket)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:47:39 EST
  ...those are called REAR BUMPER ENDCAPS :<) if your talking about the metal brackets that hold the rear fiberglass bumper endcaps on - they all have...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:52:17 EST
  ...I was thinking of having a bodyshop weld a steel bar/bracket between the two bumper supports and then use the bracket as a...
• bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:16:55 -0400
  ...I'm in the rare position of being able to compare the South African towing hitch bumper bracket (no longer available) to the original...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:34:08 -0700
  ...Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:44:41 +0100
  ...P/n for the bracket is: 251 951 095. These are for the small steel bumpers only, not for the plastic bumpers. PerL 88...
• Re: fender parts (rear fiberglass bumper endcap bracket)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:08:54 -0500
  ...those are called REAR BUMPER ENDCAPS :<) if your talking about the >metal brackets that hold the rear fiberglass bumper endcaps on - they all have...
• Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:40:11 -0700
  Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's. you must come pic it up.... Thanks...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:54:07 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 2, 2009, 5:40 PM Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:25:03 -0700
  Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. Located in portland Oregon.�email me for pic's. you must come...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:20:05 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 2, 2009, 5:40 PM Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• rear bumper brackets fiberglass vs metal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 00:50:37 -0400 (EDT)
  anyone know for sure if the rear bumper brackets (things the towhooks are mounted on) are the same for metal as well as fiberglass...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:03:41 -0400
  ...bolts holding the bumper brackets from > inside the rear fender wells. > >> > > you can just unbolt the blade from the brackets (4 13?mm bolts...
• Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Milt Schullian
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:36:20 -0500
  ...Not one scratch on the car, but my fiberglass bumper got tagged big time. The bumper mounting brackets were pushed through the fiberglass. This...
• Re: Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:36:25 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 2, 2009, 5:40 PM Free 1984 Vanagon rear bumper and brackets. bumper has a few dents. email me for pic's...
• Re: Rear Bumper removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 May 2006 19:46:12 -0500
  The nut for the bolt is not welded to the frame but to the bumper bracket. Cut/grind off the bolt head to remove...
• Bumper bracket
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 19:18:40 -0400
  ...I pulled my broken rear FRP bumper from my Carat and found the left bracket is mangled and the welded nuts broken as well...
• Re: FOG LIGHTS......if I use the brackets from Fast Forward.......
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:15:01 -0400
  I have some pictures of the brackets for the steel bumper and the Hella XL driving lights here: http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/photos...
• Re: Bumpers, Chrome v. Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:54:14 EDT
  ...are you sure you dont just have a "non-GL"? are your seats tweed with no armrests? anyway, yes the rear bumper brackets are...
• hitch for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:10:56 -0700
  ...Model #68700($75.00) is a > class one tongue > hitch that mounts to the bumper bracket. > After removing the bumper it uses two existing...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 15:35:50 -0400
  ...bolts holding the bumper brackets from inside the rear fender wells. >> you can just unbolt the blade from the brackets (4 13?mm bolts...
• Re: Motorcycle Hitch for 1985
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:53:04 -0700
  ...Remove the old bumper mount brackets. Use new longer > mounting brackets which go 2 1/2 times deeper into the body of the van...
• FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:01:44 -0800
  ...Complete rear bumper with both end pieces. The rear bumper mounts with tow loops and bolts. The plates and brackets to attach the ends...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:10 -0800
  ...Not one scratch on the car, but my fiberglass bumper got tagged big time. The bumper mounting brackets were pushed through the fiberglass. This...
• Haynes Trailer Hitch Installation.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:26 -0500
  ...The bumper brackets are then removed from the bumper, the bumper is mounted to the trailer hitch, then the entire bumper/hitch assembly is...
• Re: bumper brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:03:28 -0800
  ...longer bumper brackets? i > saw > > > them online once but i cant remember where > > > thanks > > > jonathan > > > > > > > > > > what do you mean "longer" bumper brackets? the > ones...
• bumper brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:58:45 -0800
  where can i find the longer bumper brackets? i saw them online once but i cant remember where thanks jonathan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:44:29 -0500
  ...The brackets that I have fasten on to >these holes and then you put your bumper back on with just a little tab >sticking...
• Fw: Auxiliary light mounting brackets
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 11:50:16 -0400
  I have a set of the OEM auxiliary light mounting brackets for the chrome bumpered Vanagon and have pictures here: http://home.earthlink.net...
• Re: bumper brackets
  Historical mailing list - mario montanez
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:11:33 -0800
  ...Time, > > chasteenjusn@YAHOO.COM writes: > > > > > > > where can i find the longer bumper brackets? i > saw > > > them online once but i cant remember where > > > thanks...
• SOLD=FS:fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:01:35 -0800
  ...and some brackets to attach the above items. > > The rear includes: > Complete rear bumper with both end pieces. > The rear bumper mounts with tow...
• Hitch install
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:19:40 -0400
  ...I plan to just span the stock brackets with some square tube and either project through the bumper or drop below the bumper. I...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:26:52 -0800
  ...I don't think the bumper is 'flat' between the main bumper brackets. Fiberglass is not hard to repair structurally if you use the...
• Re: Fw: Auxiliary light mounting brackets
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:25:36 -0700
  ...Auxiliary light mounting brackets > I have a set of the OEM auxiliary light mounting brackets for the chrome > bumpered Vanagon and have pictures here...
• Re: Class 2 Trailer Hitch for 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:59:08 -0500
  ...The hitch actually has Vanagon bumper brackets integrated into it. You simply remove your bumper brackets and bolt this hitch directly to the bumper...
• Re: FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:12:33 -0800
  ...and some brackets to attach the above items. > > The rear includes: > Complete rear bumper with both end pieces. > The rear bumper mounts with tow...
• Re: FOG LIGHTS......if I use the brackets from Fast Forward.......whi ch fog lamps are reccommended......porsche 911?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:43:58 -0400
  >We've had Hella Rallye 1000's mounted above the bumper for several years. I >don't know about FF's brackets, we didn...
• Bumper bracket for '71 Westy
  Historical mailing list - J. Anton Elmquist
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 15:34:30 UT
  ...I'm still looking for a rear bumper bracket for Millie ('71 Westy). I may end up making one, but if you've got...
• Re: bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:37:54 EDT
  ...front bumper requires adding some tabs or spacers underneath and for the top support. i used the factory brackets for the front bumper and...
• Chrome Vanagon Bumpers for Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:19:50 -0700
  These are factory bumpers in VERY good shape, complete with rubber impact strip. The rears have the bumper brackets too. I removed these to...
• Re: Vanagon Tow Bar questions..
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 25 May 2003 12:30:20 -0400
  ...to mount the brackets take the front bumper off by removing the 10mm bolts, then lay out the brackets. drill through front bumper beam...
• Re: Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:03:46 -0600
  ...Does anybody have a techique to > getting this #@!*#^ bumpers off? > > You might try removing the bumper brackets themselves from the vehicle. This might give...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:08:22 -0400
  The bumper bracket to chassis bolts are 12 x 1.25 x 25. Yes fine thread. The originals were also self threading. Dennis, And...
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 23:08:15 -0500
  ...driving lights in front bumper? > > I have installed the VW factory auxiliary light brackets that David > Marshall has for sale on both my 84...
• Re: vanagon trailer hitch FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:18:24 EST
  ...replaces your bumper brackets and mounts up into your frame, then you mount the bumper to the hitch (mounts like it would mount to...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:13:24 -0700
  ...The carbon-fiber bumpers will work on other years, but need different side bolts (on the wrap-around bits/parts). Also the bumper bracket...
• Re: My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:16:37 -0500
  Guys, Do like the factory did, and drill elongated slots in the bumper bracket's mounting holes, then snug up tight all the washered...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:01:38 -0400
  ...Guess I'll leave it on. > > The mounting brackets are less substantial than stock > > This means to me that the bumper is even less...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:14:37 -0700
  ...Apparently, in order to install the brackets, I have to remove the > front bumper. My Bentley shows instructions for removal of the later, > fiberglass...
• Re: Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:55:53 -0700
  ...Don't forget that there is a bracket on each side of the fibreglass bumper is supposed to bolt onto a small metal console...
• Re: Front Licence Plate bracket
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 May 1999 18:00:17 +0200
  ...The thing is there are no holes in the bumper and I would rather > not drill it. Is there a bracket that I can...
• Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:36:15 -0500
  ...What I ended up doing was removing the bumper and for each light made a bracket using some angle stock to create an s...
• Transport Q: 4 those familiar with GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:47:26 -0800
  ...Specifically, I'm fairly sure the bumpers have no brackets on the rear bumper or anything that make them larger than they appear. (I...