Date:         Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:44:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeffrey@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeffrey@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear side marker light guards
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <29BE381A-5507-4BAB-8588-1DA30EB8647D@shaw.ca>
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Good point. LOL.

> On Jul 24, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Vw didn't get much praise for adapting that attitude with the rear bumper.
> 
> Alistair
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 24, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeffrey@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Ditto. Its a bit like the Syncro axle thing - do you want a super-strong axle (Porsche) that won’t break or do you want something that WILL break before it breaks the the transmission?
>> 
>> I think a set of those in ‘breakable' plastic would be the thing.
>> 
>> Jeff in Marin
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 23, 2015, at 7:52 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Date:    Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:47:59 -0700
>>> From:    Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
>>> Subject: Re: Rear side marker light guards
>>> 
>>> +1 on what Stacy said.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>> Stacy Schneider
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:14 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Rear side marker light guards
>>> 
>>>     I like them, the only issue I see is that instead if breaking the
>>> lense it will just push the body in ,if push gets past shove.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                              Stacy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 23, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I made some prototypes, really just copies of what I've seen on the net.
>>> 1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint.
>>>> 
>>>> What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but I like
>>> how they look on the van.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/vanagon-rear-side-marker-light-guard
>>> s/
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair