>Interesting!
>The lighter socket in my '88 Westy was missing the lighter, but when
>I tried to plug
>in the lighter from my '90 Westy, I discovered the socket was much
>deeper. If '88's
>didn't come that way, I suspect the PO replaced it, possibly with
>one from Germany,
>since he was originally from there and made frequent trips, bringing
>back accessories
>not available here, including the Trumatic gas heater which will
>soon be transferred
>to my '90.
>Jerry

I noticed that the reason nothing would stay plugged in in my 84's
socket is because it IS too shallow... the spring/ground on standard
plugs wouldn't go in all the way, and they would actually cause the
plug to be actively spat back out. Great VW design... I have never
seen another vehicle with a nonstandard-sized socket, including my
Bay, 74 Passat etc.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut