Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:24:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Map Pockets
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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The guy that had my 90 Carat Vanagon before me was a map pocket
enthusiast.  I have never seen a Vanagon with so many map pockets
installed in so many creative ways.  Of course I have one on the
passenger door and it is shifted back a few inches from how it is
installed on the driver's door and therefore doesn't interfere with
anything.  I can open the glove box with the door closed no problem.
Then he cut the top level of plastic off of another one and attached it
to the plastic cover that is below the dash board, behind the shifter
area (where the two floor vents come out).  This is a nice area for
storing things and he attached a flip open cup holder to this on the
driver's side and it is my favorite cup holder placement I have ever
seen in a Vanagon (I have seen hundreds of permutations of this believe
me).  Then he cut a map pocket in half vertically and put one half on
either side of the bottom of the plastic shifter housing (automatic).
Again this makes for two very convenient pockets one on each side of the
shifter.

My wife loves this configuration so much that when I bought a nicer 89
Wolfsburg in a color that I thought she would like better (light blue)
she said she wanted to keep our 90 Carat (Dark blue) instead.

So go map pocket crazy!  I am excited that they are being made again!

--
Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
Fax: 856-327-2242



On 2/3/2011 9:35 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> "Many people add one to the passenger front door."
>
> For those contemplating this, beware that you won't be able to open
> the glove box without first opening the passenger door. Bus Depot has
> some plastic frames with heavy duty stretch netting that make a more
> open pocket. They are intended for use in campers, at least that's
> where I use mine. But they would like perfectly flat on a door panel
> while still being of use to the passenger when needed.
>
> Jim
>