> BTW - I strongly agree with Mark that any mods you make, you should
> do it with an eye to being able to return it to stock as needed.
> Often times your "perfect mod" will only translate to scare away
> potential buyers should you ever need to sell your Van.
>>

>> I would leave the original battery and wiring alone. I deplore
>> butchery
>> such as you suggest. Add any aux batteries in such a way that it is a
>> simple matter to return the base vehicle wiring to unmolested state.
>> Design your new wiring so that by unhooking a single wire the
>> vehicle is
>> back to normal, other than the minor things you moved over to run
>> from
>> the aux battery.
>>
>> Mark
>>

This brings up a different but related thread in regards to your
Vanagon,  The pros/cons of modifying a vanagon.

Since the vanagon model is relatively new in vintage auto circles
(16-26 years old), many volks see it as a contemporary vehicle, but
want to "update" it to todays standards.

To each their own, but as stated above, do so at your own risk.  If
you must "update", think seriously about doing it in a manner that
can easily be changed back to stock, or not doing it at all. Those
volks that are old farts like myself, can remember all the 60's mods
that were made to VW buses, etc. that are now major costs to restore
back to og to make them worth any $$ at all, i.e. radiused wheel
wells for bigger tires, cutting in windows in Panels, non vw engines
such as Corvair, Chevy,  "shorties", extended buses, etc.

Flame suit on,

Tom B.-65 Deluxe Westy w/ poptop?