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Subject:Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
From:Jon Brown
Date:Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:35:52 -0800

Starting in 88 (I think) there was a VW logo centered on the rear hatch, I
think they also lost the spelled out "Volkswagen" badge at the same time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon

> I'm little confused about this- this is the second reference that I recall
> to 'replacing the original VW insignia' with this doohickey as a third
brake
> light. The only VW badge on the rear of my van was a little maybe 2" thing
> in the bottom left corner before the world 'Volkswagen'- it doesn't seem
> likely that this is the one in question. I say 'was' because it ain't
there
> anymore.
> I've looked at I dunno how many Vanagon rear ends and I've never seen one
> with a badge that would suit, meaning large, prominent, centered, etc.
> Am I missing something? Is somebody misremembering this or suffering from
> wishful thinking? Obviously you could add the thing if you wanted to but
> that wouldn't be 'replacing' anything...
>
> Cya,
> Robert