Vanagon rear hitch for fiberglass bumper

[Zeitgeist 13]

I've been thinking of doing something similar with my hitch/bumper mounts. I would like to run an extension over to the driver side and then poke a vertical bracket up through the top of the bumper cover which would serve as the bolt-on base for a custom swing-out tire carrier. I just prefer the look of these bumpers over all the other options.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[rmcd]

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[rmcd]

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[rmcd]

[Zeitgeist 13]

Well, you're no help at all. When we demand to be spoon-fed information, we expect to be spoon-fed information with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.

I hope those pics stay up for a while, 'cause I intend to follow your lead at some point.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[89Westy]

Reviving/subscribing to this thread after seeing pricing/shipping on the hitches from BusDepot (i'm sure they're worth EVERY penny, but i'm trying to pay for my Lincoln welder by doing fabrication projects.)

My shop is in total disarray because I just moved from MA to IN in 2020, but will likely attempt fabricating something like this at some point (soon-ish?)

@rmcd Any updates on the home build job? Assuming it held up to stress pretty well?

Any load testing/photos?

[DuncanS]

I'm going to be doing receiver hitch this summer pretty much like rmcd did, but I'm going to use 3" by 3" square tubing. It will get fastened to modified OG bumper brackets like he did. However, my tubing will be cut and rewelded every 12" so it follows the curve of the fiberglass. The tubing will extend past the brackets all the way to the corner. Then after the fiberglass is mounted, spray foam will fill the entire space between the steel and the bumper itself. The problem with these bumpers is they aren't even OK for a 1MPH smack. This hitch and foam mod will make mine like current cars and should reinforce it to be OK for say... a 1.5 MPH smack. But I will get a receiver hitch out of the deal which is the main impetus. Need one of these as camping gear is starting to multiply.

And for sheer goofiness. I thought I was a nut job, but pale in comparison to the guy who dreamt this one up.

While you're at it, why not go whole hog and use it to mount some outriggers too.

[dabaron]

[DuncanS]

OK.so I learned I can't upload photos from the desk top. I hate the question marks in the title blue boxes so for the record:

[rmcd]

[djkeev]

[DuncanS]

WTH STILL BLUE BOXES. One last try.