I've never-ever considered that anyone would actually use it this way.
Seems really
unsafe.    In my case I'd worry about things flying out the back if it ever
came loose.
Might as well drive with the sliding door open as well...   Maybe I'm too
cautious but
I just don't think I'd ever to that.   And I don't think it was what the
builders intention.
I always thought it was for stationary use only.....

Just my .02

Steven
91 Westy

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> wrote:

> A few years ago I bought a rear hatch lock extension bar.  It came in a bag
> with text in German so I didn't know that it wasn't recommended for use
> when driving (making it of very limited usefulness if you have the rear
> screen).  With the extension bar in place while driving with the windows
> open, the air flow through the van was smooth and laminar, far superior to
> the buffeting we get normally. It made driving in in a Georgia summer
> without AC bearable.  I confess that I have occasionally used it while
> driving since discovering that it is not recommended, but exhaust gases
> sometimes leak in.  I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air
> flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning.   Has anyone
> come up with a modification that did this?
>