In a message dated 15/05/2008 8:15:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Sorry I  missed making a timely reply to the recent spare tire carrier
thread. 

Has anyone had experience taking a swing-away tire  carrier off another model
vehicle (SUV) at a pick and pay and fitting it to  their vanagon?  I
would love to have a Gary Lee carrier, but but my  budget won't permit it now.

With all those many models of big and small  SUVs out there (in the junk
yard), surely one model would match up to the  vanagon.

Ask  Karl Mullendore, he has done this.  I just saw one he installed on his
van.  I "think" it was from a RAV-4.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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