What you have is a bumper that is designed to work with the metal covered
bumpers - I believe there is a special version for the Carat bumpers.

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Robert Steven Fish
Sent: October 27, 2002 11:57 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Mounting the fiberglass bumper after installing a trailer hitch

Hi all,

I have just received a used Westfalia trailer hitch, and was really excited
that it just slipped right on, and lined up perfectly with the existing
holes in the frame etc.

Then I went to try to get the fiberglass bumper (1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon GL)
attached, and saw that there are two holes in the trailer hitch, one on the
bottom, and ont  at the top facing rearwards.  The upper one is the one
which seems to be in the right position for my fiberglass bumber (I removed
the existing mounts which held it onto the frame already)... but there is no
room to get a bolt into the hole from the inside (car side) to the bumper
(outside).

It appears that if the bumper were to have been held on by bolts from the
outside, then it would be no problem... but I am wondering what I can do to
make this work.

I took an ugly close-up showing the location, and I drew in an orange
virtual bolt to help give you an idea of what I am talking about.

http://www.fishforms.com/vanagon/AHK/AHK1_large.jpg

Any ideas??

Thanks,

RSF

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1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
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