In a message dated 8/20/02 10:00:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
freeholder@STARBAND.NET writes:

<< I went out and look.  Sure enough, the space behind my passenger taillight
is outside the
 sheetmetal and extends all the way to the horizon.  Did you mean in front of
the passenger
 taillight? >>

Well, Bill that is relative to where you are located. If you are inside the
engine compartment, then the backside of the taillights would be facing you.
Then the outside of the taillight where the lens actually is would be the
area behind the taillight that you seem to be referring to. However, when
facing the vehicle from outside, most normal folks think of the space "behind
the taillight" as being inside the engine compartment.

Try this: Open the engine lid in your bus/westy/etc. Look inside and turn
your attention to right side of the compartment. That is the space he wants
to put his battery in. Then you're facing the backside of the taillight.
Smakes smense to sme.

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