Date:         Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:22:33 -0400
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tintop AC Tunnel
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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Hello All,

For what years is this fix? My 85 has a short tunnel from the front to
right behind the front seats.

This has me thinking that there is something I need to look out for.

Thanks,
Tony

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Steel, but the way, but aluminum would work if it were the right thickness.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:47 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have one plate I saw the other day. I will mail it to you as soon as I
> > lay hands on it. They are very easy to make. This happens to be an OEM
> one.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:40 AM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Looking for the kit that prevents the tunnel from suddenly falling to the
> > floor. This was a safety item at one time and as such VW provided a free
> > kit along with labor ats dealership to fix it. Most vans have had this
> done
> > by this time, and the time allowed for the free fix has long come and
> gone.
> > But I happen to have a van that was in storage all that time and missed
> > out. I need to fix this. Has any one still got the kit for this. It was
> > simply two flat pieces of aluminum with as ever so slight offset bent on
> > one side. Will you part with it? Would hate go out to the van one day and
> > find the tunnel lying in the floor. The tunnel fell in my '88 GL while
> > driving an interstates hiway, and scared the bejeebers out of me. Could
> > really use the fix.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>