Hmm, that fresnel device sounds interesting.  More info?

Matilda's an 89, I believe she has the pseudo-bumpers.  That being said, all
the harm when I hit the hidden pole was to the bumper and some outside
metal, nothing else.  I got out and walked around, started cursing when I
saw red tail-light plastic on the ground.  Then realized that was from the
previous person to hit that pole.

So maybe the bumper did help.  (Of course not hitting my lights was aim -
but maybe the bumper did help prevent greater harm.)

Joy

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Some time ago to compensate for various personal failings I installed a
> Fresnel device on the rear window that acts like a wide angle lens and lets
> me take better aim on those things behind the van. Highly recommended.
>  What year is Matilda?  Steel bumpers or highly crafted carbon-resin pseudo
> bumpers that really are just fashionable trim pieces?  I installed a steel
> substitute from Lucas at GoWesty.
>
> Pensionerd.
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Yah, yah, we may be ghouls.  But I sure need a rear bumper.  Only since
>> poor
>> Grover was backed into a pole too low to see, I'm guessing that's not
>> available!
>>
>> I backed into a similar pole - not low but in a blind spot - lucky for me
>> the only thing hurt was my bumper.  And I missed trashing my kayak by
>> around
>> half an inch.  Someday I'll replace the bumper.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy
>> (and Matilda, who did NOT appreciate being backed into that pole)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > U r A Ghoul :-)
>>
>> > Michael in San Antonio
>> > 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>> > 73 Beetle
>> >
>>
>
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