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Subject:Re: AC under rear seat?
From:neil N
Date:Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:29:05 -0700

Thanks Jeff.

I know that when I had my tiny 12V heater up front, that putting up a
curtain helped. I imagine that would also help with the AC..... if one
routed ducting to the cab.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Jeff @ Autostadt West
<vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> That's where I'm putting it in my Tristar.  But, a doka cab is much smaller
> and the rear seat is right behind the front seats so it's probably not a
> good comparison.
>
> I've often considered the possibility of mounting an a/c under the rear seat
> but running insulated vent hoses under the van and up into the heater box.
> It should be doable, but you've got to be willing to cut some holes in your
> van.  The obvious advantage would be to have a/c coming out your stock
> vents.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of neil N
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: AC under rear seat?
>
>
> Hi all.
>
> Anyone running an AC unit under the rear bench seat?
>
> If so, how effective is it?
>
> I know it's not the best location, but am curious.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
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