Date:         Fri, 30 May 1997 11:35:49 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "The Bus Depot" <list@busdepot.com>
Subject:      Putting Rocker Mouldings on Westy? (again)



> I bought a used set of side rocker panel mouldings off a '91 Vanagon,
which
> I plan to put on my '89 Westy.   These are the plastic mouldings that
> attach to the rockers and hang down a few inches below the body, found on
> later-year Vanagons.
> 
> My question is, were these mouldings originally used on any Westies, or
> just on the multivan campers (without propane)?  If they weren't
originally
> used on Westies, has anyone else put them on a Westy? I'm wondering
whether
> there will be enough clearance to fill the propane tank, or whether I'll
> have to modify the drivers side moulding if I ever want to have propane
> again.  The reason for my confusion is that a customer stopped by with a
> '91 Westy, and his did not have the mouldings.
> 

Just thought I'd give this one more go.  Two people who have '90-91 Westies
wrote me to say that they do not have rocker panel mouldings.  But nobody
seems to have actually tried putting the mouldings on a Westy.  Will I be
the first person on the list to do this?  

If so, I'll let you all know whether I had to modify the one side for the
propane tank or not.  It looks like it will be very close. The mouldings do
hang down a little bit, but may not hang down enough to block access to the
filler valve. I may put the moulding on and then go to a propane place and
see if they can get the nozzle to clear the moulding or not.  If not, I'll
probably notch the panel slightly. 

If anyone has tried this before, please save me the hassle and let me know
what you found.

Thanks,
Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot
http://www.busdepot.com