nah, i have an '87 syncro westy, not an '89...grey interior...long door. b On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 12:40 , Imua Camper Company wrote: >> nope. i have the grey interior in my '87 syncro westy and it has the >> blocked closet door. i hate the idea of cutting it, but done right >> that's an elegant solution... >> >> bill >> '87 syncro westfalia >> santa cruz, ca >> >> >> On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 02:29 , Imua Camper Company wrote: >> >>>> > I agree the VW Westfalia engineers had their hats on a little too >>>> tight >>>> when >>>>> they failed to consider the door/table relationship. I could never >>>>> take a >>>> saw to >>>>> my Westy's closet door, though! I simply lift the door off its >>>>> hinges to >>>> access >>>>> the closet, then replace it, without having to swing out the table. >>>> >>>> Roy... >>>> >>>> Man... you lost me on this one. My closet door opens without >>>> swinging out >>>> the table. Is that something that changed with the later models or >>>> something? >>>> >>>> mick >>>> 89 syncro westy >>>> hilo, hawaii >>> >>> I think it changed in 87 with the grey interior. From then >>> on you can gaze at yourself in the closet mirror, without having to >>> move the table and risk spilling your canine adobo... >>> >>> Shawn >>> way too many vanagons >>> Hilo, Hawaii > > Bill- Interesting- so far I've seen postings of people with short > closet doors (non interfering) as early as 87, and long closet doors > (table interfering) as late as 89. Mick Kalber and yourself both have > 89's, and he has a short door and you have a long door. That is very > interesting and have no idea why that would be. They may have used > left-over short doors/closets now and then to get rid of them or > something...(?!) Another production mystery... > I am going to post this to the list too and perhaps someone can > shed a little more light on the matter... > IMHO, it's not that hard to swing the table out to open the closet. > > Shawn > > -- Volkswagen camper rentals in Hawai`i > > Imua Camper Company > http://www.imua-tour.com > 45 Shipman Street, Hilo HI 96720 > Reservations: admin@imua-tour.com -or- 1(877)773-4682 > Hilo office (phone/fax) 1(808)935-6241 > |
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