at one point VOA was doing a recall and there is an updated bracket for the housings Bob Donalds
----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: Re: AC Ducts Repair
> If I'd decided to keep the AC in my Vanagon, I was entertaining the > idea of laminating something our of kevlar, carbon, and epoxy in > strap form as you described. > > It would look odd, having gold and black in those joint areas(unless > I mixed resin colorant in the epoxy), but it would've been my way of > thumbing my nose at VW for such a cheesy engineering job on the > overhead ducts. Then again, the composition of the fiberglass > bumpers on the later models has me baffled as well. > > DM&FS > > At 05:06 PM 4/13/2007, Robert Lilley wrote: > > >1988 Wolfsburg Edition with the AC Ducts down the center. > > > >My top ac ducts were cracking and falling down due to broken plastic > >under the metal plate and along the top sides. The ducts are being > >held in place from the top and over time that starts to break > >down. To fix it, I put a thin aluminum band (1 inch wide by 1/8" > >thick)around the outside of the duct and then put the ducts back in, > >trapping the top of the band between the duct and the roof. > > > >Roof of Vanagon > >Aluminum strip > >plastic duct > >metal plate > > > > > > > >The aluminum strip was easy to bend into shape and I did not have to > >drill any holes in the strip either. > > > >It looks good and the best part is that the ducts should not fall off... > > > >If you want pictures email me... > > > > > >Robert |
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