Date:         Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:54:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rubber Floor Mats
Comments: To: Steven Dodson <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM>
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Sounds great, but cover your butt.  Do not use vw or vanagon, or any of
their trademarks....they will get you.............ever hear the story about
the fellow that made clocks out of old vw hubcaps.........he had to cease
and desist and they tried to get money out of him for unauthorized use of
their trademarks............

Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Dodson" <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Rubber Floor Mats


> Guys,
> Do to the difficult nature of finding decent rubber floor mats for
> Vanagons, I have thought about producing my own. I make a living
> engineering and prototyping products for other people so stuff like this
is
> a slam dunk for me. However there are still costs involved. Is anyone else
> interested in mats?
>
> The mats would be in black or really any color industrial urethane (tough
> as nails), lasting far longer than factory and aftermarket mats. I was
> thinking of just a big VW logo or possibly "Vanagon" embossed on them.
> Subtle, functional, very cool.
>
> If I could get a dozen or so people interested, it would at least buffer
> the costs involved. What is the going rate for good mats these days?
> I still need to factor the material cost but I think I could be
competitive.
>
> Any interest, input?
>
> I guess this could apply to any hard to find parts, if I have a sample I
> can reproduce them in small qtys.
>
> -Steven
>