Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 22:35:06 +0000
Reply-To: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
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No prob. Glad to help :)
good thing he was able to stop the order in time.
Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA
>From: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@adelphia.net>
>To: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
>Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:10:31 -0700
>
>Thanks, Chris -- the nice man at the online battery sales place intercepted
>the order before it shipped and swapped in the sidemount model.
>
>--
>
>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
>KG6RCR
>
>
>
>Chris DeLong wrote:
>
>>you can fit the battery that you purchased. you will however need to mount
>>it upright. it will not fit into the hole without cutting the terminals
>>off
>>(or if you like cutting your van; cutting slots in the van for the
>>terminals). If you cut the terminals then you will need the sidemount
>>option
>>as you will have no way to connect it to power.
>>
>>
>>
>>Chris DeLong
>>Fine Tuning
>>206.522.5503
>>www.finetuningperformance.com
>>Seattle, WA USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>>>Reply-To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
>>>Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:59:28 -0700
>>>
>>>Yep, well, but to steer this thread back to me, me, ME! -- I gotta know
>>>whether I fumbled it when I ordered my YellowTop with only the top
>>>posts. I was thinking I had the luxuriously roomy compartment under the
>>>driver that non-swivel seat folks have. Planned to mount the battery on
>>>its side.
>>>--
>>>
>>>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
>>>KG6RCR
>>>
>>>
>>>Vince S wrote:
>>>
>>>>Now reality sets in. I used the driver seat swivel once or twice when I
>>>>first bought the vehicle back in 1989. Since the steeling wheel is in
>>>>the way I haven't been bother since. The best part is you have to
>>>>release the hand brake so the seat will clear it. I am surprised there
>>>>hasn't been liability law suits from someone's Westy rolled down the
>>>>hill using the driver side swivel.
>>>>
>>>>This will never pass the legals in this day and age.
>>>>
>>>>I use the passenger side all the time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>- Vince
>>>>
>>>>http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net
>>>>1989 Vanagon GL Camper
>>>>1993 Mazda Miata (for sale)
>>>>1996 Land Rover Discovery
>>>>2005 Mini Cooper S
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>>>Of Doug in Calif
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:48 PM
>>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hey all,
>>>>I wanted to ask this to the group since I have not yet installed my seat
>>>>swivels in the syncro conversion I am working (slaving) on.
>>>>
>>>>How many of you use the front table and swivel the seats to use that
>>>>area as shown on the vw literature?
>>>>
>>>>Some folks tell me they only swivel the pass seat and use it for storage
>>>>while camping.
>>>>
>>>>Another idea I heard recently is to have a board on the armrests of the
>>>>pass seat to create a "shelf" for even MORE stuff .
>>>>
>>>>Doug
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Al Knoll" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
>>>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>>Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:30 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sweevils we doan need no steeking sweevils. Dump the one on the
>>>>>drivers side sell it for moolah to Eric of the bad keyboard. Yer
>>>>>driver side doan sweevil easily anyhoo. Put the seat back on. Now
>>>>>you got lotsa room for batteries, sekurt compartments and such.
>>>>>
>>>>>And with a jemdandy Sheroko steerin wheel you can see the guages
>>>>>again...kewl
>>>>>
>>>>>don't ask
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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