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Subject:Re: raised instrument cluster
From:Robert Fisher
Date:Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:25:02 -0800

Anybody know where they got that carpet?

Cya,
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Stevens
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 9:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: raised instrument cluster

"good grief!! those seats sit up high!!!   a 6ft tall guy like me  would be
hanging his head on the headliner.."

I noticed that too Chris ... I'm 6' 1" butt ..... very long legged and short
waisted.
I need more leg room and have thought of changing the seats to the Eurovan
seats. I think Stephen Grisanti may have done that and wrote up an
installation
and photo report. It would work better for me. In my Passat I put the seat
up
as high as it will go and still have head room, provides more leg room.

bob
'87 Syncro Westy

I bet it  improves the cluster sight lines especially with the non-
> stock steering  wheel.
> That pic is here:  http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/cimg0015.jpg
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