At 07:35 PM 10/29/2004, you wrote:
>Places to stick stuff:
>
>In front of the glovebox (that's if you don't have an early model with
>dealer installed AC there.)

Muahahahaha! That's the PERFECT place! I can't believe I didn't notice it
when I had the glovebox out to clean up the water that leaked in after the
big rain last week (3M  Drip-Chek is already ordered-- the fixing of a
Vanagon never ends, does it).

>Under the rear seat. Lots of space, but oftentimes used for tools.)

Heh. I can't add so much as a pencil now with all I got in there.

>After that, you have to start getting creative. The side panel on the
>drivers side of the vehicle. If you remove the panel, there is a fair
>amount of dead space between the outer skin of the vehicle and the
>interior panel.

I've already got plans for that space! Some sort of recessed magazine-rack
type thingy to hold all my extra maps and the like-- just waiting to find
something I can put in there that won't look bad-- though it'll be
competing with the stained and torn gray vinyl covered masonite, so I guess
I could use almost anything. It'd be nice to have aplace for my maps. Can
you believe the map pocket was left off of the base model in '90? Every
nickel counted, I guess.

>If you have an overhead AC unit with the evaporator in the back (and
>duck work that goes forward) you also have the possibility of putting
>stuff behind the passenger side D pillar (which is part of the support
>for the evaporator). The drivers side has the tubes, and electrical
>connections for the fans, but the passenger side is more or less empty.
Hmmm....it only that space were easy to get into, I'd have a perfect place
to keep stuff like the tow strap, magnetic window screens, and rear hatch
snap in screen. I may have to do Dremeling...

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"

>That's about it for the insides. Then you can start thinking about
>outside locations. lots of places there...all exposed to the elements.