When I got my Projektwzo copies I initially wanted to angle
the bull bar portion forward and slip a spare tire up front
(it was for my air cooled van I did not have to worry about
blocking the lower grille). So when I ordered the bumper I
asked them not to weld the bulbar portion on.

Before I took delivery of the bumpers I bought a syncro and
quickly abandoned the idea of a spare up front (cooling
concerns) but thought about angling it just for looks.

I decided against it, because I was concerned about the upper
portion of the bullbar damaging another vehicle in a fender
bender. I pictured the bar hitting sheet metal and doing
damage to the other vehicle in what would otherwise be just a
parking lot bump (that wouldn't require insurance companies).

In the end I decided not to angle the bar.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:57:24 EST
>From: Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@aol.com>
>Subject: Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>The only one I've seen that would be worth a spit is the roo-
bars someone
>down-under made.  It juts out away from the front at an
angle, so that whatever
>you hit will be directed downward and away from the front of
the van.  You
>would need a tall one for a deer -- these are designed for
wombats and roos.
>
>Of course, if you hit a tall moose with one all it would do
is catch it after
>the moose went over top of it and destroyed your van.
>
>Check it out at
<http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Bullbar.htm>
>
>Bill Marshall
>85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
>Aurora, IL