Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:13:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
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From:         Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front lic plate bracket for '84 vanagon
Comments: To: Steve Manning <smanning@EXECPC.COM>
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At 8:13 AM -0600 2/10/2000, Steve Manning wrote:
>Looking for a front lic plate bracket for an '84 vanagon. Anybody have
>spare parts??
>
>-steve-
>DBG
>'84 westy

Steve,
I made a nice one from 1/4" flat aluminum stock from the hardware store.
Its about 3" from the bumper so I can wash behind it easy. Cost about $5.00
with stainless fasteners. Took about 30 minutes to make/attach.
Just look under the bumper for the mounting points and angle the two peices
outward and upward  to form a 90º perpendicular to the road. Then join the
two together with a horizontal piece.
Now you have two options for attaching the plate itself.
Either 1)drill the plate to match the holes required to join the vertical
and horizontal peices or 2) use carriage type bolts to join the brackets
and then drill bracket to bolt thru the existing predrilled plate holes.
I chose #1. It was easier.
Later,