was just looking at some pictures of van interiors to see if i could see something and realized that on the westy they are part of the facia covering that area. is it possible that there were variations of that facia piece? when i check some manuals (bentley included) they seem to imply that the vents were 1985 and after for all models, but what about prior years?. jimt On Tuesday, Oct 29, 2002, at 10:53 America/Denver, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Stan Wilder wrote: > >> Whoa! Bubba. >> I've seen 80-83 Westies that didn't have the passenger side vents >> above >> the sliding door. >> I have no idea why they aren't there. >> My 83 has them but on one 82 I sold it didn't have the rear upper >> vents >> above the door. > > My '82 has them, but the fascia they're mounted in is badly cracked > where > someone used it as a handle while getting into the van. > > This may explain why some vans have them missing. ;) > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, > MI > / _` | | | | | | > +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Only the government would call one half cup a > |___/ reasonable serving of ice cream." -- Consumer > Reports > |
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