You may have been exaggerating for effect but for less than half of what you said you have a couple of options:

For $295.00 US from
http://www.tiico.com/prod02.htm you can get a VW approved front bumper bar.

Also for $354.00 US from http://www.msdsinc.com/vanagon_pbg.htm
you can get a PANZER BRUSH GUARD (Mandrel bent 1.5", 16 gauge, steel tube, .250" thick hot-rolled precision flame cut vertical plates, Satin black powder coat finish, True bolt-in installation

Thanks,
Chris

On Sat, 17 March 2001, phil stanhope wrote:

>
> Have any of you volks out there made one? I would like
> to find or have one welded for my Westy. Im not
> looking for anything made in Europe or South Africa
> becouse I dont have $800 dollars to spend on a bumper.
>
> Maybe someone has used and modified an after market
> bull bar bumper from a ford/chevy?
>
> Phil 84' all white Westfalia
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> 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL(siezed engine)
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Thanks,
Chris Gronski
'80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
'87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
'91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable
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