"Chris S" <szpejankowski@gmail.com> writes:

> Here's a good read which also explains the mystery behind removing
> these wonders:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151026

Well that article helped some, but basically I found that to remove the
thing you need some kind of hook (I have one that looks like a small
screwdriver but it has a hook on the end instead of a screwdriver
blade).  Simply hook the metal sleeve in the one of the rearmost
openings (adjacent to the positive electrical side contact tabs) and
pull.  Hard.  The metal sleeve will pop free of the green plastic
casing.

Needless to say, pull the fuse or unhook the battery ground before doing
this.

I'm going to try to JB-Weld a couple of small bits of something to the
two tabs on the green plastic piece to make more of a substantial detent
that will hold more closely against the dash panel when I put it back.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL