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Date:         Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:45:22 -0800
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Vanagon bull bars/brush guard vote
Comments: To: kenwilfy@aol.com
Comments: cc: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Ken I have to cast my vote for brush bar number two, the blue van with the "UE TL 63" licence plate... of course it all depends on what the price is.

Thanks, Chris

On Mon, 21 January 2002, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> > ive had a few responses on the bullbars/brush guards.. > so far I've found 2 US based companies selling them - MSDS and Tiico. > here is a link to the MSDS one: > http://www.msdsinc.com/vanagon_pbg.htm > > and here is a link to the Tiico one: > http://www.tiico.com/brush%20grd%20frnt.jpg > and > http://www.tiico.com/brush%20grd%20side.jpg > > (you may have to eliminate the "%20" in the URL) > > also, ken Wilford at Vanagain.com is contemplating selling one too, you can > see the pics at: > http://vanagain.com/brush1.htm > > i like the way the MSDS one goes up around the headlights, but the one they > offer for the fiberglass bumpered vans required drilling thru the fiberglass > bumper, which i dont like. their one for the steel bumpers is nice, tho. > > Tiico makes a good one for the fiberglass bumpered vans, but as you can see > in the pics, its looks rather "unfinished".. with the bars just coming out > horizontally, and stopping.. i do like how they mount tho - no drilling to > the fiberglass bumper. > > but the best design so far is the one on Ken Wilfords site, the one on the > blue vanagon in the pic (#2). that looks incredibly beefy, and offers both > protections to the headlights as well as the front bumper, plus its nicer > looking mandrel bent tubular steel. the question is - Ken, do they make this > to fit fiberglass bumpered vans, and if so, what is the price, and > avalibility? > > Ken mentioned to me that in order to order them, he needs enough interest to > make importation worthwile. > so, please, everyone interested, take a look at some of these designs, and > give your feedback to me, or ken wilford (kenwilfy@aol.com). > i am still considering making my own, if i cannot find one to my liking. > the one i make will look some what like a cross between the MSDS one and the > one pictured on Ken wilfords website (brushguard#2). it will mount like the > Tiico one, without any drilling or modification to the bumper. it will be > constructed mostly of mandrel bent tubular steel, with protection for the > area around the headlights like the MSDS one, and with protection for the > front bumper like the one on Vanagain's website. it will also have a push > bar in front, as well as mounts for tow hooks. > anyway, look at the ones pictured and give Ken Wilford and me your feedback.. > chris

Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable


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