I store one if my flashlights using a broom grabber type mount. Pic here at the end of this old blog post

https://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/vanagon-pop-top-canvas-swap/

Alistair 

> On Apr 15, 2016, at 5:47 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> And FYI, I find that those ubiquitous 9 LED flashlights, you know the cylindrical ones that are about 3" in length and 1" in diameter and take 3 AAA batteries and available in many colors of the rainbow, are a FAR superior solution to reading maps in the dark instead of being hunched over with a dim light above the glovebox.  So my van has 2 of those mounted for ready access, a 3rd one in the glovebox, and a bunch of AAA batteries in the drawer.  Ready for reading maps or WHATEVER.
> Tremendous battery life and performance from those things, around $1 each.
> 
> I always smear some general purpose grease on contacts in flashlight and on the ends of the batteries, just a smear.  Defeats corrosion superbly.  No, NOT di-electric grease, just white lithium grease or whatever, practically anything, Vaseline is good too.  I live 1 mile from the ocean with a salty sea-breeze, and a little grease goes a long way, keeps things working.  Especially when you need it most.
> 
> Rich
> San Diego
> 
> 
>      From: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 5:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
> 
> Your comment.... "That silly wonderful map light? Yeah the switch can be broken by a stiff or
> otherwise cadaver. Only takes a feather touch to turn on/off..."
> That "feather touch" is so true; like when wiping down the interior with a moist chamois after car washing.  Numerous times I noticed the light was on accidentally after doing so.  With car parked in garage for many days until the next outing and not noticing, a superb candidate for dead battery.
> I removed bulb, tossed into glove box, and there it remains.
> Rich
> San Diego
> 
> 
>       From: Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
>   
> Right or wrong a '91 2wd assembled in Graz in pretty cool.
> I know of a'92 syncro weekender assembled in Graz (Valid VIN)...
> Now resides in Nanaimo, BC. Sent to BC as a Dealer loaner kept in Vancouver.
> Used as a weekend ski Van to Whistler as the story goes.
> 
> Perhaps mumbo-jumbo (on gerry vanagon): left over'90 Vanagons in Cali were
> re-VIN'ed as'91's? Have not read where this has been validated or confirmed?
> 
> The part of this story that I believe to be true is around, the bodies were
> pressed in Hannover and sent to Graz for storage and assembly as either
> 2wd/4wd during the'91-92 dates of manufacture.
> Posses the question: were any '91-92 full-campers assembled in Graz?
> As full-campers were assembled in Westphalia??
> Anyone have a full-camper with a Graz initial in the VIN?
> 
> That silly wonderful map light? Yeah the switch can be broken by a stiff or
> otherwise cadaver. Only takes a feather touch to turn on/off...
> Anything more... takes a re-build.
> 
> Happy Fryeday
> 
> Phil z.
> ---------------
>> On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:04:29 -0700, BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> It is my understanding that all 90-91 T3's were assembled in Graz.
>> BenT
>> sent from my electronic leash
> 
>>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 6:45 PM, Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>> Got the chance to got to local wreckers today and found something pretty
> rare, an "assembled in Austria " 2wd tin top. Year of manufacture was listed
> as 91. One of the 2wd vans made in Graz when the Hannover plant switched to
> T4 production.-----------
>>> Alistair