Group buy! (was: Hatch cover holders)

[tiAn@usiw.net (Christian Els)]

Uh, why not try the eye-bolts like I suggested?

I'm not a chemical engineer, but I am a mechanical engineer. Even without
that training, I guarantee that this setup isn't going to break unless you
try hauling passengers on the hatch cover...

Regards,


Christian Els
1987 Scirocco 16V - For Sale
www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, 18 March, 2002 16:02
Subject: Group buy! (was: Hatch cover holders)


> I think we should have a few thousand made and preserve them in cryostasis
> for all current and future Scirocco owners to use (read Jeff needs
> straight-jacket).
>
> would someone mind throwing out the NAME of one of these dealers that
> supposedly stocks them?  ;)  And, I wonder (hear the gears grinding?),
why
> the Potterman hasn't thought of this already - I know the general mantra
of
> this list is not to get over on other Scirocco owners, but someone could
> make a good chunk of change duplicating (or even improving) the OEM
straps.
>
> Any of our resident chemical engineers care to offer up a synopsis of what
> it would take to make them (hopefully more durable than OEM!  :p  )
Larry?
>
> My $0.01 worth (feeling cheap today), JT