In a message dated 6/2/06 8:39:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes:
> In need of far less ground clearance I'm retrofitting a spoiler to the > front > of my 83.5 westy. How do the models with spoilers deal with the spare tire > release pull tab? On my bus the plastic pull tab is perpendicular to the > ground > and reaches straight forward, but will soon have to be bent out of the way > to allow for the spoiler. The pull tab is flexible plastic so it will bend > without much resistance like the Democrats, but it will also become > unfunctional > once bent. (I can take no responsibility for any political comparisons you > may draw from the second half of the sentence.) > > Thanks, > i put a stock vanagon late model chin spoiler on my 84 and had no problems with the pull release for the spare tire. there is a slot in the center spoiler section for it to poke thru. chris ps: bush sucks :<) |
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