> Ordered a bumper today from the Bus Depot, they swear it will mount on a > 1990 westy without hacksawing the mounts. I'm hopeful... > Anyway, the price was right, $75 + end caps and mounts, about $90 all told.
It sounds to me like someone at the shop gave you bad info. If you presently have plastic bumpers, you _will_ have to break off the mounting tab extensions to put a metal bumper on the front of the van, as well as possibly drill a hole for the endcap screw. For the rear bumper, you will have to unbolt your old mounts and replace them with mounts that came from a van that originally had metal bumpers (generally easy to find at a junkyard), and again perhaps drill a hole to mount the endcap. I will find out who apparantly told you otherwise, correct them, and put your order on hold until further notice. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW |
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