Ditto. Its a bit like the Syncro axle thing - do you want a super-strong axle (Porsche) that won’t break or do you want something that WILL break before it breaks the the transmission?

I think a set of those in ‘breakable' plastic would be the thing.

Jeff in Marin

> On Jul 23, 2015, at 7:52 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> Date:    Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:47:59 -0700
> From:    Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Rear side marker light guards
> 
> +1 on what Stacy said.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Stacy Schneider
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Rear side marker light guards
> 
>       I like them, the only issue I see is that instead if breaking the
> lense it will just push the body in ,if push gets past shove.
> 
> 
>                                Stacy
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 23, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> I made some prototypes, really just copies of what I've seen on the net.
> 1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint.
>> 
>> What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but I like
> how they look on the van.
>> 
>> 
> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/vanagon-rear-side-marker-light-guard
> s/
>> 
>> Alistair