Date:         Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:33:14 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
Subject:      Re: bumper
Comments: To: Todd Kaderabek <todd@LARKBOOKS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <B4FFD47A.2811%todd@larkbooks.com>
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> 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