You know, you might be better off investing in driving lessons . . . ;^) In any event, those endcaps are a piece of cake to install; probably take 10 minutes or less . . . One of the easier things one can do to enhance the look of their van . . . Marc On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Rocket J Squirrel<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, yeah, my memory of how they attach is certainly dodgy -- "missing > altogether" is probably more accurate. But I do recall that the fit and > affixing method didn't impress me. > > This one is missing from the front because I probably brushed a rock or > something last weekend while exploring local campgrounds. No telling where > it is. So if I was gonna get replacements the idea of using Krylon plastic > paint to tart them up in some color other than black (van is ivory and > black, so I'm thinking hot pink might blend real well) is an attractive one. > > I've got one rear cap less than three years old with a crack, probably > from being brushed against something like a rock, also. > > The stupid things are still fragile little pieces of crummy plastic, just > itchin' to be wiped off again. The way I drive, anyway. > > So my bumpers were powder-coated black, and it really doesn't look > half-bad with end caps missing. > > hot pink end caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink end > caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . > > How's a girl to decide? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > > > > On 8/25/2009 11:16 AM Kim Brennan wrote: > >> #1, they aren't just snap on. I'm pretty sure there is a nut (13 mm) to >> attach them to the sheet metal bumper, and a screw to attach them to the >> body of the vanagon. >> #2 Krylon makes a nice paint for plastics. You can get it spray cans, >> and color them however you want. >> >> On Aug 25, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> >>> My 84 has sheet metal bumpers fore and aft. These take stupid snap-on >>> plastic ends, which after a few years fade to charcoal gray and look >>> cheesy. >>> >>> One has gone missing. I reckon my options are; >>> >>> A) to ignore it >>> B) to order another stupid plastic snap-on plastic end that will fade to >>> charcoal gray and look cheesy. >>> C) ...any other ideas that don't involve buying a new bumper or welding? >>> These appear to be in working order and I've never used them to bump >>> anything out of the way. >>> >>> I'm leaning toward A). It's very inexpensive. >>> >>> -- >>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >>> Bend, OR >>> KG6RCR >> >> > |
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