Chris,

I believe that a/c controls on the dash began in '89.  I've had several
88's, and they all had the controls on the overhead unit.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

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Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 10:26 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Need info on overhead A/C

the 86-91 passenger van a/c system doesnt need the center ducts or front
duct
to be functional.  in fact 88-91 has the a/c controls in the dash, so the
only thing in the ceiling is ducting.   without the ducting, air will still
blow
out the hole in the rear..as blowers and evap are all contained in the rear
unit.    so if you are doing a poptop conversion to a 86-91 pass van, and
still
want functional a/c, you dont have to worry about anything.  the only thing
you lose is the ability for cold air to blow in your face, which i found
annoying anyway.
 westys with a/c just blow air out the overhead rear anyway, so it wouldnt
be
any diffrent from that.

chris