

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:29:38 -0600 |
Hi John!! So where do I look to see these "Wondrus" bumpers.......!! Can't get the site to load. What is the full URL??? TIA John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Connolly wrote: >I just wanted to pipe in; this summer we introduced our own Tube bumpers for >the Vanagons; go to our site and keyword search "tubebumper". I can also >send a lot more pics to anyone that e-mails me > >We designed and engineered ours all by ourselves, without seeing any of >these other ones. I think the features and quality are the best value out >there, but I'm biased. ;-) > >John >Aircooled.Net Inc. > > > > >>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 >>> >>> > > >
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