Paul Fantastic idea!!! I've been trying to visualize a way to get more crush zone on my Westy without making it look gosh awfull ugly. I've also wondered how to calculate the amount of extra crush zone the vanagon needs. I know the head injury number for a vanagon driver is quite high (around 2000). It is somewhat better for eurovans (around 1200). If we looked at the difference in crush zones between the two we might guess at how much more the vanagon needs. Unfortunately I keep thinking the vanagon could use a couple of extra feet of crush zone. I don't know what laws apply to sticking an "SUV Catcher" out there two feet but I guess there would be some. Is your assembly removable in case the state inspection people balk at the extra bars in the front? We need to put out a call to some mechanical engineers for some advice on estimating the required extra vanagon crush zone. By the way you'll notice that the eurovan with air bags has never been crash tested to see how well the air bags work. Personally I would rather satisfy the safety requirements of a vehicle by adding the proper crush zone than relying on an untested air bag. I have a feeling that an untested air bag is just a band aid VW put in eurovans so the average consumer thinks he has a safe vehicle. Rob
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