Well, that setup has a few drawbacks though some people have put them in other vans and even Westys to good effect. One is, it won't work well in Dokas, the original poster's issue. Second, it puts a noisy unit right by the front seat passengers' heads. Third, it blocks travel between the front and the rear seats. Lastly, for me it won't work since I have other plans for that ceiling area in my stretch. I know that some of the glove box area A/C units fitted to Vanagon were done such that the main dash vents are A/C only but they don't have to be that way. My dream plan for a center indash unit would be for it to have it's own vents, leaving those 2 end dash vents fresh air only and adjustable for each front seat rider. I am ready for a modern efficient, quiet, R134A designed A/C unit with all new parts and hoses. I'm not yet ready to volunteer, but someone should really come up with something that also replaces the stock heater box. Those are noisy, whistling, leaky, squeaky , PIA to service and almost all in need of service already. Mark .Jake de Villiers wrote: > Mark, have you considered the overhead type from an early Vanagon? My > 84 has this and it leaves the dash entirely stock. It did an okay job > of cooling and would be even more effective in a smaller air > volume.Our 86 has the Behr in-dash, which works fine but completely > removes the fresh air provision in the dash vents. I really miss being > able to direct fresh air at my face from the end vents. I have grown > fond of the dash-top mounting for the CD player though! > > Jake |
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