Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:15:27 -0600
Reply-To:     Steven Cu <steven@PWORLD.NET.PH>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Cu <steven@PWORLD.NET.PH>
Subject:      Radio locations and A/C
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> From: Steven Cu <steven@pworld.net.ph>
> To: Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@TELEBYTE.NET>; vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Radio locations and A/C
> Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 8:51 AM
>
> Mark,
>
>    I have an 82 Westy imported from California, I have a dual custom A/c
> which I assembled myself, the vents do come out in the original DIN Hole
in
> the dash. I removed the heater system for it has no practical use in this
> side of the world. The radio was mounted on the plastic heater vent,
below
> the dashboard. I had to fabricate brackets to hold both the radio and the
> plastic vent for the original heater was removed.
>
>      I do not know if you use your heater but removing it will give you a
> lot of space and might open up the glove compartment area.
>
>
>     As to mounting it on the headiner, it is indeed possible, I have done
> two vans, one mounting a radio and one a equalizer booster, it would be
> good idea to enclose the radio since it was designed to be an in-dash
> mount. Routing the wires is the tricky part, you have to go through the
> space around the mounting of the rear view mirror (you might even have to
> do some filing). To route the wires I use steel wire to pass it through
the
> rear view hole to the left or right then down to the pillars then it
should
> come out below the dash( remove the sunvisors so you can see the wire.
>
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> > From: Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@TELEBYTE.NET>
> > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Radio locations and A/C
> > Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 10:18 AM
> >
> > In our 82 Westy the current radio is not in the stock location, it is
in
> an
> > add-on plastic bit just in front of the shift lever below the heater
> vents.
> >  We want to change over to an in dash CD player and they all seem to
want
> > to be mounted in a horizontal position.  The problem?  The stock
location
> > has vents for the Behr brand A/C that came in the van.  Any ideas on
> where
> > to locate the CD player?  On the headliner is about the only spot we
> could
> > come up with.  We would welcome your ideas or experiences.
> >
> > Also, as to the A/C system..does anyone else have this system...the
> > installation of this system takes away the upper half of our glove
> box...is
> > there another way?  Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
>