Date:         Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:40:18 -0400
Reply-To:     "Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)" <Jeff.Warner@DSIO.DLA.MIL>
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From:         "Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)" <Jeff.Warner@DSIO.DLA.MIL>
Subject:      An air dam is an air dam is an air dam...
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Date:    Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:05:05 EDT
Ben,

Do you happen to know if it is possible to mount one of these air dams to a
non-plastic bumpers Vanagon?  An '86 to be specific.  I agree that they are,
for the most part most, ineffective.  But I like the look and would like to
give it a try.  Would it just be a matter of creating attachment points or
is it dimensionally a no-go?

Thoughts?

Jeff Warner
Galloway, OH
VW stuff getting attached to other VW stuff.

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From:    Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: what is an air dam

In a message dated 10/10/02 12:58:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
hradek@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< what is an air dam?   gary the air head >>

Dear Gary the air head:

<boy, that felt good>

The item(s) being auctioned appear to be components of the urethane pieces
normally installed under the plastic bumpers on late model Vanagons. You may
know them by their other nickname "chin spoilers".

They are supposed to clean up the airflow under a vehicle. That is suspect
in
a vehicle as high as the Vanagon. There is just too much airspace between
the
van and the ground for these to be truly effective. In some cases, they do
help direct airflow upwards to he radiator to assist in cooling chores. I'm
not sure about Vanagons as I have not had occasion to evaluate for this
feature.

BenT