In a message dated 4/8/03 9:50:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM writes:
> OK, I'll bite. Are the so-called Jail Bars decorative only, or do they > have some function? Based on the picture on eBay.de, I have to ask carryover from the splitty deluxes. theyre mainly just decorative but supposed to protect the glass..(like i said theyre mainly docorative) :<) look cool tho..give your van a retro look.. :<) dont have anything to do w/ defroster wires (since they first started putting these on '51 deluxe micros, which had no rear defroster (or heat for that matter) but i suppose it would help protect the wires on the newer vanagon.. chris |
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