>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff [mailto:btlbug@bright.net]
>
>Does anyone know if you can drill through the bumper and attach a step
>bumper receiver hitch?  Would this be safe to pull a small trailer?  Would
>the bumper be strong enough to hold.  I have a  84 Vanagon with a original
>equipment bumper  Thanks , Jeff.

hrmm...chuckle...snigger...har har..Hoho...HAHA...ROFL!

No.

Sorry...but you may as well think of that bumper as chrome paint.  The
attachments are strong, though, and there are various hitches available --
gonna cost you though, if you insist on a receiver.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"