In a message dated 97-06-11 04:29:32 EDT, mcleans@earthlink.net (Ed McLean) writes: << Also Ed Berroth (aka EdBuzz@aol.com) described an in-dash unit last Fall (1996). If anyone has any information on this unit or how to get in touch with Ed please let me know. I've tried email and phone directories but I've not been able to reach him. >> Listmember William Kennedy ( of '81 3liter flat 6 Porsche powered Vanagon fame) had some info on this in-dash A/C unit. It was the same as used on some of the Porsches. Listmember Tony Moore has a friend who has a '81 sunroof Vanagon with this unit installed. You lose your in-dash radio, as this space is now taken for A/C vents, and you also lose some of your glovebox storage as the evaporator is mounted behind the glovebox. The radio was mounted in a compartment behind the shift lever (it was a automatic..yeah, I know, AT and AC in a aircooled Vanagon...real speed demon...:<) It was well installed, and to the average person, it wasn't even obvious that the Van even had a/c, and the radio being at floor level was also a theft deterrent. Neat setup, the only one I've ever seen. chris
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