Thanks, Chris -- the nice man at the online battery sales place
intercepted the order before it shipped and swapped in the sidemount
model.

--

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
KG6RCR

Chris DeLong wrote:

> you can fit the battery that you purchased. you will however need to
> mount
> it upright. it will not fit into the hole without cutting the
> terminals off
> (or if you like cutting your van; cutting slots in the van for the
> terminals). If you cut the terminals then you will need the sidemount
> option
> as you will have no way to connect it to power.
>
>
>
> Chris DeLong
> Fine Tuning
> 206.522.5503
> www.finetuningperformance.com
> Seattle, WA USA
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>> Reply-To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
>> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:59:28 -0700
>>
>> Yep, well, but to steer this thread back to me, me, ME!  -- I gotta know
>> whether I fumbled it when I ordered my YellowTop with only the top
>> posts. I was thinking I had the luxuriously roomy compartment under the
>> driver that non-swivel seat folks have. Planned to mount the battery on
>> its side.
>> --
>>
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>> Vince S wrote:
>>
>>> Now reality sets in. I used the driver seat swivel once or twice when I
>>> first bought the vehicle back in 1989. Since the steeling wheel is in
>>> the way I haven't been bother since. The best part is you have to
>>> release the hand brake so the seat will clear it. I am surprised there
>>> hasn't been liability law suits from someone's Westy rolled down the
>>> hill using the driver side swivel.
>>>
>>> This will never pass the legals in this day and age.
>>>
>>> I use the passenger side all the time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Vince
>>>
>>> http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net
>>> 1989 Vanagon GL Camper
>>> 1993 Mazda Miata (for sale)
>>> 1996 Land Rover Discovery
>>> 2005 Mini Cooper S
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Doug in Calif
>>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:48 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel / table
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>> I wanted to ask this to the group since I have not yet installed my
>>> seat
>>> swivels in the syncro conversion I am working (slaving) on.
>>>
>>> How many of you use the front table and swivel the seats to use that
>>> area as shown on the vw literature?
>>>
>>> Some folks tell me they only swivel the pass seat and use it for
>>> storage
>>> while camping.
>>>
>>> Another idea I heard recently is to have a board on the armrests of the
>>> pass seat to create a "shelf" for even MORE stuff .
>>>
>>> Doug
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Al Knoll" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sweevils we doan need no steeking sweevils.  Dump the one on the
>>>> drivers side sell it for moolah to Eric of the bad keyboard.  Yer
>>>> driver side doan sweevil easily anyhoo.  Put the seat back on.  Now
>>>> you got lotsa room for batteries, sekurt compartments and such.
>>>>
>>>> And with a jemdandy Sheroko steerin wheel you can see the guages
>>>> again...kewl
>>>>
>>>> don't ask
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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