Ben, I have a metal housing that moves the radio up to the top of the dash as one of my original Behr components, so I know that option was made. It would be nice if it were even larger to hold other gauges and such. I'll take a picture if you want, a decent sheet metal fab person could no doubt recreate it. Jim
On Sep 5, 2006, at 2:11 PM, BenT Syncro wrote: > On 9/5/06, Mark Hersh <markhersh@msn.com> wrote: >> >> We have an 86 Westy Weekender that had AC (still has some stuff like >> compressor, some fan, wiring) and is missing the thing >> (evaporator?) that >> took up the overhead cabinet space, and some hoses. We have been >> thinking >> of restoring the AC. >> >> In the swap-Synchro engine tranny running gear for the 2WD thread, >> someone >> mentioned a "Behr" air conditioner? Is this a complete >> aftermarket system >> or would I swap out various components. I googled it but figured >> I'd ask >> here before spending hours on the web. >> >> So anyone have any experience putting Behr stuff into their V- >> gon? What >> do >> I do/where do I start? >> >> Thanks >> >> Mark & Jennifer >> 86 Westy Weekender "Monty" > > > > > Mark, > > The Behr AC in-dash AC is what early Vanagons used. There is plenty of > discussion of this in the archives so let's not clutter the list > with too > much detail now. Yes, they can be retrofitted to later models. I am > doing > one now. It's more usefull than the rear AC IMHO because the > cooling air is > upfront where you need it most. Downside is you loose 80% of your > glove box > space and have to move ther radio to a vertical box on the floor in > front of > the shifter. > > Cheers, > > BenT > vanagoncafe.info > > > > > > > > -- > BenT > |
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