I'm curious as to what is in this recall kit, so I can tell if mine's been
done. Mine fell out last year- y'all ever tried to put those $#&*@ things in
by yourself? Mine were 'held up' by these little brass-looking plates, about
1.5" x 6". Since the broken plastic was still deteriorating behind these
plates, I had to get some large washers, etc. and rig it to hold. Then of
course there was the whole process involving the front piece... gharrrgh.
I also had to brace the rear housing because those weak little tabs had
busted clean off. I used some angled steel (sorry, Eric; hehe) and since I
had some larger enclosed speakers I wanted to use I extended the braces out
forward and made a sort of shelf to mount the speakers on. It ain't
factory-finish pretty but it does the job.
Anyway, if somebody could describe the kit and the fix I'd appreciated. I'm
afraid mine might have already been 'fixed' and what I'm seeing is the
aftermath. I don't do any off-roading, so maybe I'm ok for a while.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dart 330" <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: AC advice, keep or remove?

> You all have convinced me to keep and repair the AC.
>
> I called the local dealer (100 miles away) and they are ordering the
> recall
> kit. I will get it installed on the 17th. Joel mentioned that the rear
> unit
> was not covered by the recall (which will suck since that is the part
> falling down). Anything they don't fix I will attempt to repair myself
> using
> Stan's and Joel's advice.
>
> Thanks for the advice,
> Nathan