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Subject:Re: adding modern safety to the vanagon
From:Wesley Alden Pegden
Date:Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:19:52 -0500

Has anyone ever tried installing air bags in an old vangon?

Wes
'84 vangon

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Daniel Stevens wrote:

> Ron Tipton
> ""This relates to vanagons in that we choose to drive them in spite of the
> fact that more modern cars have numerous safety devices they lack.  Depending
> on model year, this can include rear shoulder harnesses, air bags in various
> places, traction control, anti-lock brakes, etc.  I would like to see a
> discussion on adding some of these to a vanagon.""
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> I have a Diesel  thers your traction control, can't spin a wheel
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> it's an 82 and the brakes are soft, theres your anti-locks.
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> as for airbags, well i'm not at liberty to 'dicsuss' that if I want dinner warm and bed served.. errr.  well you get the picture.
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> I'm sure it's Friday someplace..
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> Dan
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