total cost if you buy =
all the
above NEW from VW = $2900.00
just something to think about =
the next
time you are backing up...
chris
On this matter, I am having a =
problem that
should not happen to anybody. My van was rear-ended a month ago, by =
a
college kid driving his mother's Toyota Avalon. I was sitting in =
traffic,
waiting for the light to change, when I heard this loud bang, and =
had to
step hard on the brake to avoid hitting the car in front. So, I get =
out of
my van (1990 white Carat, with the panels and bumpers painted to =
match), and
I could see I had no longer a rear bumper. I bought my van with a =
trailer
hitch already installed, and after looking long and hard at the =
mess, I came
to the conclusion that if it wasn't for the hitch, the damage =
wouldn't be so
bad. The thing is, the other car bent the bar of the hitch, as it =
was the
first resistance it encountered, thus the 2" ball wrecked the
fiberglass of the bumper, cracking it badly beyond repair. My =
advise, if you
have fiberglass bumpers and a hitch, leave the latter off the =
bumper.
Because of the damage to my van, and because not much happen to the =
rice
burner's bumper, the insurance denied payment to me. Yesterday I had =
to go
to the PD to get a copy of the cop's report to take to the insurance =
on
Monday, and hopefully buy another rear bumper, if Chris still has
one.
So, in short, the fiberglass =
bumpers are
nothing but beauty accents, so be careful. Back to you
guys.
Hector