Hey Richard I'd love that file if you can figure out a way to get it.
I can download it from an FTP site if you have one.

Regarding the van with non-stock backup camera. Judging by the vendor
it probably went for $6,000.

Chris

On 11/13/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
> After reading the original post about this show I set my TIVO to catch the
> upcoming showings and promptly forgot about it. Last week I discovered I had
> two episodes recorded and one of them was the Vanagon 'LA Surfbus' episode.
> I converted it to an mpeg thinking I might pass it around to any listees
> that might want to see it that didn't catch it, but the file is huge- about
> 350 Mb. I suppose I could make a torrent of it...
>
> Anyway what this has to do with being able to see to the rear is that they
> installed a backup camera right in the VW symbol in the hatch and tied it
> into the GPS display. You couldn't even tell the camera was there. Pretty
> nifty.
>
> As for the show itself, it's more of a human interest show than a car show;
> they spent probably 70% of the time talking about the person and their
> situation and the 30% on the vehicle. I was hoping it would be more like
> 'Pimp My Ride' where it's the other way around. It was kind of funny seeing
> them attack the exhaust system... everything they addressed I was going
> 'yep... yep... they coulda asked Turner about that bumper... wonder if they
> did the fuel lines...?'. Same 'ol, in other words.
>
> The van they wound up with came from poptoppurgatory so those guys got some
> face time. When they first showed the lady with her van she loaded in (iirc)
> 15 surfboards, 24 body boards and about 100 suits, and of course it all fit
> (she had the middle seats out).
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Window Tint Asthetics
>
>
> > I'll join the echo of folks recommending that you don't tint the rear
> > window, or if you do a minimal tint job. The GoldBrick's windows were
> > tinted by a previous owner and at night it is better to roll down the
> > windows and use the side mirrors, as there is nothing useful I can
> > see through the rear.
> >
> > On Nov 13, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Loren Busch wrote:
> >
> >> RE: Tint
> >> I'll second the vote for not to dark on the back window.  I have a
> >> fairly
> >> dark tint, sides and back, put on by the PO.  Great during the day
> >> but can
> >> be frustrating at night.  Although not 'Limo Dark' the tint does
> >> provide a
> >> level of privacy, especially during the day, unless someone is
> >> looking in
> >> the front windows.
>