First, you might want to find out if your van was included in the recall for the
overhead ducts, which in some cases were falling down and hitting people on the head.
A dealer should be able to tell you or do a search on recalls.
Second, if you live in the desert, you will miss that duct bringing cool air to the
front.
And yes, it has come up, with most Westy owners trying to figure out how to get cool
air to the front, or installing second A/C under the dash.
Good luck,
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrea Zittel" <andrea@ZITTEL.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:06 AM
Subject: moving AC ducts?

> Hi, I'm fairly new to the list so I don't know if this topic has come up
> before, but I'm trying to find out if there is any way that I can reroute or
> remove the center ceiling fixture for my Vanagon's air conditioning ducts.
> Eventually I would really like to add either a large sunroof, or pop top
> conversion, and besides that I find the size of the ac fixture protruding
> down from the the ceiling somewhat obtrusive.
>
> (Oh, and I live in the desert where the temp is up to 110 degrees in the
> summer, so I'm not really willing to give up the AC altogether!)
>
> Any advice or suggestions?
>
> thanks -
> Andrea
>