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Subject:Re: Dash improvement?
From:Ralph Meyermann
Date:Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:03:10 -0600

Flexible paint. Please be patient, medicated from back injury.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Nov 17, 2014 3:01 PM, "Ralph Meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:

> I painted my dash with a flexible by SEM products. 3 yrs no issues
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> On Nov 17, 2014 2:38 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You are right!  I just looked up an old photo of my ’84 and had never
>> noticed.  Now I’m tempted to remove the padding from my ’85, but I’m sure
>> that would be a disaster.
>>
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>> Stuart
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>> From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 12:29 PM
>> To: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Dash improvement?
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/17/2014 2:05:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>> Where did you get that, or did you remove the padded dash cover?  Padded
>> dashes have been required in the US since at least the ‘70s.
>>
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>>
>> only '85 up vanagons had the big dash pad with flat tray area.   unless
>> it was a wolfsburg edition.    all other earlier vanagons just had a tiny
>> pad at the edge.
>>
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