on 3/21/00 1:07 PM, JordanVw@aol.com at JordanVw@aol.com wrote:

 what was it made of?  the steel type OEM style '80-'87 wont fit a '88-'91
vanagon without trimming off the brackets that support the fiberglass
bumper.  other than that, all rear bumper brackets are the same.

It's metal, available as chrome or black.  Said to fit 80-91, even though
they are different designs.  I realized that the bumper wouldn't wrap around
as it should, and was willing to live with that, but I do need to be able to
bolt it on (picky, I know).   I think I'll shop around a bit for a used OEM
(shop around again) before I cut off the brackets.  The day I cut them off
I'll find an OEM lying on the side of the interstate, in perfect condition.

TJK

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