The exterior dimensions may be the same, but the  internal dimensions are
not the same on my '85 Westy.  Must be an extra piece of sheet metal in
there for some reason.   Anyone else seen this?  Or am I crazy.

                                                             Jay

mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> on 11/16/2001 12:01:29 PM

To:   Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont@DuPont, "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM"
      <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
cc:
Subject:  Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?

Ok, I just went out to my driveway measured the depth of the left and
right side under front seat battery boxes of 5 Vanagons, 2 of them full
factory Westys, 2 of them Syncros, 4 different years, 82,83,86,87.

They ALL have 7" deep battery boxes on both sides. Measuring was done in
the wheel wells where the front outer section of the box is visible.

Mark

Jay L Snyder wrote:
>
> The seat was not the problem.  The depth of the box was not the same as
the
> passenger side.  Have you put a Group 41 under the passenger seat of a
> "full" Westy?  I have an '85.
>
>                                                              Jay