Get some big bumpers like I have and paint em RED - instead of a trailer
hitch, get something like a big pointy spear... hang some misc Honda and
Ford parts off the spear and a really large rear hatch sticker saying "I
brake for tailgaters!"

On a more (semi) serious note... I almost have my rear mounted sprayer
working to perfection... it contains water with some dirty motor oil in it
that can spray someone if they follow too close... you know how VW vans
leak soooo much oil  ;p

At 10:19 PM 27/08/1999 -0400, EMZ wrote:
>    Strange you should mension being hit in the rear. I was just
>hit in the rear for the second time last Sat. night. $1300 damage.
>I'm going to fix the next #$%#^$%^ that hits me good. I'm putting
>a great big trailer hitch on the back with a tung that sticks out
>real far. This will make sure they get more damage then me! I can't
>stand people who tailgate, this is exactly what caused this crash.
>
>            Eric                   86-VW4x4
>            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
>
>On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Karl F. Bloss wrote:
>
>> I think a more interesting question is "how have people rigged up their own
>> cyclops brake light?"
>>
>> Considering how often Vanagons seem to be hit in the rear (been there, done
>> that), any extra signals to the idiots behind you that you're slowing
down or
>> stopping are a Good Thing(TM).
>>
>> -Karl
>>
>> Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
>> '87 GL Weekender  "Beverley" -  185K miles
>> VW Mechanic list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops
>> Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt
>> PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/pavanagon
>>
>
>

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