Hi all,

  I have a non-pop, non-AC van and I'm interested in putting an after-market
skylight in it.  I am thinking one of those transparent tinted panels, right
above the front seats, the kind that open up a few inches to a slant from
one edge.
 I had one, installed by the previous owner, in a VW beetle I recently sold
and I liked the extra venting and the veiw of the stars, but that one was
kinda cheapo.  It's hardware was crude and the rubber gasket was all cracked
and dried up, the trim ring inside was kinda 'cheesey' too and it whistled
and rattled driving down the road.  Has anyone encountered a unit like that
but with some better quality?  Any 'favorite' places to look for that kinda
thing?
  The type I have in mind installs almost flush with the outside of the roof
so it doesn't interupt the air flow when closed and you don't really see it
(again, when closed) when you look at the van in profile.

  By the way, My almost full time van co-pilot, Jake the Chesepeke dog,
really loves the new 'hatch-latch-extender' I fabricated recently after
seeing some posts on them here on the list.  The inside of the van stays
much cooler with the extra cross-ventilation that new opening provides, and
I can be even more certain (Jake is pretty intimidating to anyone
approaching the van anyhow) that the contents won't be disturbed while it's
parked.

  Don Hanson