In a message dated 2/14/06 4:22:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes:

> On late model Vanagons (certainly by 1991, though not in 1986), there
> is a Large circular VW in a circle emblem in the middle of the hatch.
>
> On at least one occassion someone had replaced the black backdrop on
> this emblem  with a lighted circular brake light, so that it shown
> through the emblem.
>
> In Brazil, they did something different, by making the emblem itself
> the light. I used to have bookmark for a site that sold the Brazilian
> one. The other was a custom built job.
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2006, at 3:56 PM, Robert Fisher wrote:
>
> > 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
>

88-91 vanagons had the center mounted vw emblem in the recessed circle on the
hatch..