Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:42:38 -0800
Reply-To: Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Bumper contemplations
In-Reply-To: <4CF2D2C2.8010908@charter.net>
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I recently went for Rocky Mountain Westy's new Twin Peaks plate bumpers.
See pics at
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=429711&postdays=0&postorder
=asc&highlight=rmw&start=180
They are very well made, the rear step allows nice access to the roof/pop
top plus the receiver hitch section is incredibly heavy duty.
I pity the fool that rear ends me.
Andrew
Ps. The front RMW bumper also gives great access to the Westy luggage rack!
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Rodgers
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 2:08 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Bumper contemplations
Never had the rear bumper problem - but then I have a hell-for-stout
Haynes bumper hitch mount on the back of my van. That thing will do some
serious damage to the front end of an un-attentive drivers car, should
someone decide to tap me. Of course a pickup truck might be a different
matter. But I do like that hitch.
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 11/28/2010 3:24 PM, Rob wrote:
> I've been driving a VW bus of some type for a lot of years and have
> never had someone bump let alone hit me from behind. A lot of those
> years includes the '59 with the mighty 36hp and the '71 so slow on my
> part has been an issue.
>
> I have on the other hand I have found poles, rocks & trees with the
> back on my VW bus (over the years) that I did not see until they
> 'introduced' themselves to me <g>.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
> At 11/28/2010 01:05 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>> #2 is the most consistent cause :)
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
>> Full Timing Since March 1999
>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>> ***********************************
>> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Mark L. Hineline
>> <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
>> > Whenever I find a new Vanagon in the boneyards, the front bumper is
>> > pristine while the rear is a twisted piece of wreckage. As is mine.
>> > This leads me to think that one or more of these things is true:
>> >
>> > 1. We are better at driving forward than we are at backing up.
>> >
>> > 2. Impatient drivers come up on our rears more than we would like.
>> >
>> > 3. It would be good to have a second driver in the rear, rather like a
>> > hook-and-ladder truck.
>> >
>> > Mark
>> > '82 Westy
>
>
