Today I cut the speaker enclosure down by 3/4" on the sides and it
will work with the brake. The 10" speaker barely fits into the rear
end of the 11x11" OD box, but it sounds real nice. Problem solved for
now. Beats moving the e-brake handle!

Thanks

On Apr 8, 2008, at 2:01 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

> Hi,
> Not even a bolt-on, but a whole re-engineering of the left under
> dash area.
> You could go to a 'mico brake' or whatever it's called.
> It's an electrical brake pressure holding valve - all tow trucks
> have them.
> You step on the brake, flip the switch, and all four wheels are held
> locked
> hydraulically.
>
> Draws current of course, and is for short temp 'parking brake' use,
> and not
> actual parking for a few hours or anything.
>
> I think it's tucked in pretty wheel.
> I don't think a corner missing from your woofer box would hurt too
> much.
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Keith Ovregaard
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:51 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Foot actuated parking brake
>
>> It wouldn't be impossible to do, but a lot of effort.
>
> Got a point there Scott. Not exactly a bolt-on job with a new cable.
> Back to the drawing board regarding the subwoofer box...
>
> Keith
>
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