Date:         Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:29:38 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers
Comments: To: John Connolly <john@AIRCOOLED.NET>
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Hi John!!

So where do I look to see these "Wondrus" bumpers.......!!

Can't get the site to load. What is the full URL???

TIA

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

John Connolly wrote:

>I just wanted to pipe in; this summer we introduced our own Tube bumpers for
>the Vanagons; go to our site and keyword search "tubebumper". I can also
>send a lot more pics to anyone that e-mails me
>
>We designed and engineered ours all by ourselves, without seeing any of
>these other ones. I think the features and quality are the best value out
>there, but I'm biased. ;-)
>
>John
>Aircooled.Net Inc.
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>
>>When I got my Projektwzo copies I initially wanted to angle
>>the bull bar portion forward and slip a spare tire up front
>>(it was for my air cooled van I did not have to worry about
>>blocking the lower grille). So when I ordered the bumper I
>>asked them not to weld the bulbar portion on.
>>
>>Before I took delivery of the bumpers I bought a syncro and
>>quickly abandoned the idea of a spare up front (cooling
>>concerns) but thought about angling it just for looks.
>>
>>I decided against it, because I was concerned about the upper
>>portion of the bullbar damaging another vehicle in a fender
>>bender. I pictured the bar hitting sheet metal and doing
>>damage to the other vehicle in what would otherwise be just a
>>parking lot bump (that wouldn't require insurance companies).
>>
>>In the end I decided not to angle the bar.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Chris
>>
>>---- Original message ----
>>
>>
>>>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:57:24 EST
>>>From: Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@aol.com>
>>>Subject: Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers
>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>
>>>The only one I've seen that would be worth a spit is the roo-
>>>
>>>
>>bars someone
>>
>>
>>>down-under made.  It juts out away from the front at an
>>>
>>>
>>angle, so that whatever
>>
>>
>>>you hit will be directed downward and away from the front of
>>>
>>>
>>the van.  You
>>
>>
>>>would need a tall one for a deer -- these are designed for
>>>
>>>
>>wombats and roos.
>>
>>
>>>Of course, if you hit a tall moose with one all it would do
>>>
>>>
>>is catch it after
>>
>>
>>>the moose went over top of it and destroyed your van.
>>>
>>>Check it out at
>>>
>>>
>><http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Bullbar.htm>
>>
>>
>>>Bill Marshall
>>>85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
>>>Aurora, IL
>>>
>>>
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