Ken,
Do they bolt to the hatch, the seam between the hatch and the body or on
the body?  Is there anything we have to do to re-enforce the mounting area?

At 21:55 21/06/1999 EDT, you wrote:
><< Ken, i suspect there are numerous people contemplating the Tierra del
>Fuego 2000
> expedition who may be interested in the spare wheel carrier and fuel can
> carrier.  How do these attach to the van?  It's not clear from the photos
> steve
>  >>
>Sorry that it took me so long to get back to you on this one Steve.  I just
>found out that these bolt to the body and are similar to ones I've seen on
>the back of American vehicles with a latch on the rear hatch and hinges
>attached to the body next to the hatch.  When you want to open the hatch you
>just open the latch and swing the spare tire or spare fuel tank, off to one
>side and open the hatch.  These are $298 and are made in Germany by a company
>called Ortec.  Let me know if you are interested.
>Ken Wilford
>Van-Again
>John 3:16
>
>

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