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Date:         Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:43:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Eurovan e-brake boot (picture)
Comments: To: Willolyn99@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <25.4073b294.2cdd5b2e@aol.com>
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a suggestion:


I stitched up (just like making leathers for oars) a bit of used saddle
leather to make a nice grip on my e-brake handle.


Did the same for my 1/2" ratchet drive, nicer to handle especially on cold
days.


Alistair




--
'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
http://members.shaw.ca/albell






on 7/11/03 12:31 pm, Bill Marshall wrote:


> The boot looks great.  It brings up a question I had a while ago....
>
> My e-brake doesn't have the nice plastic handle on it.  Just plain metal.
> Did the '85 come with one originally, and if not can I retrofit a later model?
> And if so, does anyone have one for sale?
>
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
> Aurora, IL
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