Date:         Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:25:51 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Falling AC duct - heads up!
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Hey do you have the part number for these so I don't have to explain to the
person at the vw parts counter what I want... I have a 91 and don't think
this was done to my van by the PO but then I'm not sure...

>From: Rennie Wible <volksdragon@EARTHLINK.NET>
>
>Cochran wrote:
>I have seen some posts about the A/C ducts falling down, I tried to get a
>couple
>of dealers to get me some info on the recall, but just got the runaround.
>In
>the mean time the duct work fell down and bopped my wife on the head,  you
>know
>how they get when something like that happens.  I just made a couple of
>stainless steel strips about 2" X 7"--8" to reinforce the old mounting
>holes,
>and then I made new brackets for the rear A/C cabinet, which had broken the
>plastic mounting tabs. A/C is now mounted securely.  If anyone is
>interested, I
>could probably provide a picture of the cabinet brackets.
>
>There is a recall for these brackets.  Although you could make these
>yourself,
>the Dealer brackets are real cheap and sometimes VW  will even put these
>for
>free.  Of course your vanagon has to be within the VIN # for that recall.
>
>We stock these at the Dealer I work at and they are cheap, under $10 if I
>remember correctly.
>
>
>Rennie
>VolksDragon@earthlink.net
>Los Angeles
>
>61 crew cab
>65 convertible
>84 vanagon
>93 fox

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