Date:         Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:45:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dead analog clock & vinyl tiles
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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The later Westys had a vinyl floor under the carpet.
I replaced the carpet with heavy-duty 2'x2' square computer room carpet squares, not
available to the consumer.
I replaced those with interlocking squares of anti-fatigue mat from Checker Auto. Not
very flashy, but softer than vinyl and easier to clean than carpet, especially when
you travel and camp with a large dog.
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Elliott" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: Dead analog clock - any easy fixes


> jbange wrote:
>
> >>> What I did was to get a small alarm clock from
> >>> the local "Dollarama" store, and glued the AA battery-powered mechanism
> >>> into the back of the clock pod spacer with RTV.
> >>
> >
> > > Hm. A reasonable and effective solution!
> >
> > Hey, is that allowed? I thought there were RULES against that sort of
> > thing, like never buying a reproduction if you can find a $190 original
> > un-rusted "Hoover Bit"  for your Bug's oil cooler.
>
> . . . or /making/ your own out of inexpensive aluminum extrusions! The
> less said about such uncouth and unsporting behavior, the better. (He
> said, slowly pushing his own home-made "Hoover bit" behind a pile of
> shop rags.)
>
> [OVC]: Has anyone pulled their Westy's carpet and installed vinyl floor
> tiles? Care to share your experience? I think the checkerboard look
> shown on page 103 of Malcolm Bobbitt's "VW Bus" is right smart.
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
> KG6RCR