Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:59:28 -0700
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
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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.
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>This will never pass the legals in this day and age.
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>I use the passenger side all the time.
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>- Vince
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>http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net
>1989 Vanagon GL Camper
>1993 Mazda Miata (for sale)
>1996 Land Rover Discovery
>2005 Mini Cooper S
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>-----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
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>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?
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>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
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>>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
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>>don't ask
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