

| Subject: | Re: Receiver hitch for westy? |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:48:32 -0700 |
If we are all looking for a decent bumper with a 2.0" reciever I will have some in by the end of the week. Please visit http://www.fastforward.ca for some pics. At 23:13 13/07/1999 -0700, Steve Hoge wrote: >Ian Webb wrote: > >>I've tried looking ><snip> > >for a receiver hitch for my 90 westy, ><snip> >> My mechanic has a ball hitch that mounts to the two tow rings on the back >Don't do that, even bikes bouncing around on them for a few thousand >miles will break 'em off. > >> Any ideas on where to look or who to contact? >I bought one of the ones that Dennis Haynes fab'd last year for list >members and it is awesome. Dennis are you out there? Gonna do another >run? > >Also, I fitted it with a Thule "Mission Control" fold-down bike rack that >I would *highly* recommend (fits 2 bikes, extendable to 4) that clamps >the bikes at the bottom bracket and front wheel (great for bikes with no >top tube) and held on tight through alot of off-roading in Utah. And >since it folds down I didn't have to take the bikes off to get into the >back or to check the oil (or even for diagnosing my dying water pump in >Salt Lake City...) > > > >-Steve Hoge >'89 Syncro >'89 Syncro Westy Woemobile (for sale!) > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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