In a message dated 12/18/05 9:35:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes:

> I've seen plenty of vans with the black cladding. It's a weird texture,
> matte but with some tooth to it.
>
> I got a back corner bumper replacement and sanded it for prime and
> paint; there was no color below it.
>
>

the '89 wolfsburgs aka "Bluestar/Whitestar" had body colored fiberglass
bumpers/skirts.

the only vanagons that had the black painted fiberglass bumpers was the
'88-89 GL pass van and '88-91 westy.

chris