Date:         Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:16:39 +1000
Reply-To:     Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
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From:         Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Subject:      Re: mounting gauges on ceiling?
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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Jeff.

I was looking through an Americian JC Whitney catalogue that one of the list
members sent me over.  I saw those overhead parcel shelves and also thought
what a great idea.  I emailed JCW and inquired about these shelves and if
they fitted the Vanagon.  No luck.  They claim there is not enough call for
them to have one made for the Vanagon.  Personally I think it is a great
idea and would solve a lot of clutter problems.

Lets get into JCW and see if they can be talked into obtaining one.  I am
sure if enough of us are interested then they may look at this issue
seriously

Ray Hunnam
Penrith Australia.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2000 7:53
Subject: mounting gauges on ceiling?


>Has anyone thought about or actually mounted aux. gauges up by the rear
view
>mirror, on the ceiling of the cockpit?
>
>I saw an interior photo of a bus on eBay that has the a/c vents up above
the
>rear view mirror and it looks like the visors are mounted under the a/c
>vents. So this made me wonder has anyone without the overhead a/c put a
shelf
>up there like some American pick ups have as an aftermarket set up?  Is
there
>really any usable space up there? And again, back to the gauges---do you
>think a gauge pod could be mounted up there, or is the whole idea just too
>stupid? ie. lights in the guages at night would be too distracting or
>whatever.
>
>Jeff
>83.5 Westy
>NYC
>