Date:         Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:33:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mounting the fiberglass bumper after installing a trailer
              hitch FISH
Comments: To: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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The bumper has to fisrst be bolted to the hitch. Then the hitch and
bumper go on as an assembly.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Robert Steven Fish
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 2:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Mounting the fiberglass bumper after installing a trailer hitch


Hi all,

I have just received a used Westfalia trailer hitch, and was really
excited that it just slipped right on, and lined up perfectly with the
existing holes in the frame etc.

Then I went to try to get the fiberglass bumper (1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon
GL) attached, and saw that there are two holes in the trailer hitch, one
on the bottom, and ont  at the top facing rearwards.  The upper one is
the one which seems to be in the right position for my fiberglass bumber
(I removed the existing mounts which held it onto the frame already)...
but there is no room to get a bolt into the hole from the inside (car
side) to the bumper (outside).

It appears that if the bumper were to have been held on by bolts from
the outside, then it would be no problem... but I am wondering what I
can do to make this work.

I took an ugly close-up showing the location, and I drew in an orange
virtual bolt to help give you an idea of what I am talking about.

http://www.fishforms.com/vanagon/AHK/AHK1_large.jpg

Any ideas??

Thanks,

RSF

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Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf