I can see that working, especially on the front because of the bumper substructure. On the rear there is no backing between the attachment points so the plastic would have to be strong enough to survive a few nudges.

Alistair

> On Apr 3, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That's actually not a half bad idea
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> I think you could have a mold made and make some out of plastic.  Sell them
>> for $200-$250 to those who just want a pretty bumper and don't need the
>> load
>> carrying capacity (like me).  When it breaks (but it won't dent!) I'd just
>> get another one, like I do with the cheapo aftermarket bumpers available
>> now.  Of course, you'll have to do the front bumper too!
>> 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Alistair Bell
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:57 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Another bumper built update
>> 
>> That was part of my, if I can use a cliche, design brief. I don't like the
>> heavy big bumper look. But you know, when you have the bumper made you
>> start
>> to see things you would change. I could have made the end caps slimmer, I
>> could have afforded a little bit bigger horizontal top surface.
>> 
>> Oh well.
>> 
>> Alistair
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> Casey