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Subject:Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed- under front seat
From:Mike Collum
Date:Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:16:12 -0400

I'm curious, Frank.

Did you cut all the way down to the wheelwell box or did you leave a bit
of a lip there?

Mike

mad madeline wrote:
> Frank, can you please take a couple of photos so we can "see" the finished product?
>
> Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:  In a message dated 30/08/2006 1:07:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> I have wanted to do this for a while (cut my own seat, not steal your
> laptop) but have been hesitant because I was afraid of cutting in the wrong
> place. Do you have a template or a picture showing exactly where to cut? I'v
> also heard of some people using a glove box lock to lock the compartment.
> I'd like to do this on both sides of both of my vans.
>
>
>
> Ed, if you can wait until Westys at Watkins I will show you what to do.
> I've done this on my Westy before going of the Mexico last winter. Used no lock
> as my version looks like nothing has changed when your done so no one will
> suspect there is storage there unless you do a show & tell !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
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