Date:         Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:04:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Tony Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch (Again)
Comments: To: Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@GMAIL.COM>

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 23:26:20 -0700, Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

>I am still in need of one of these and refuse to pay the exorbitant price
>($450) that my VW dealer wants to charge. I have checked w/ Camelback and
BW
>Auto Dismantlers and come up empty-handed. I bought one on eBay from a guy
>who was parting out his Westy but when I installed it, it didn't work.
This
>switch has concentric knobs to control fan speed and temperature -- it is
>specific to Westies of this era. Switches from non-Westies will not work.
>
>So, if anyone has a lead on one of these switches, I'd sure appreciate
>hearing from you. Thanks for your help.
>
>Ray Reinhard
>Davis, CA

It depends on what is wrong with the switch, mine had burned out on the
fan section but the centre thermostat section was still OK. I bought a 3
position AC fan switch from a Jetta (don't know the year) for about $35.00
By disconnecting all the fan wires and drilling a hole separately through
the dash I mounted the fan rotary switch next to the thermostat switch. It
works just like the original except the swiches are not ganged together.
I'm surprised that you can buy the original switch at any price, I was
told it was NLA years ago

Tony