

| Subject: | Tintop AC Tunnel repair kit drawings |
| From: | pcking |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:06:58 -0400 |
Are pictures or drawings of originals available for those of us who may not be able to find an original kit?
----- Original Message ----- From: "T Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Tintop AC Tunnel
Hello All,
For what years is this fix? My 85 has a short tunnel from the front to
right behind the front seats.
This has me thinking that there is something I need to look out for.
Thanks,
Tony
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
Steel, but the way, but aluminum would work if it were the right thickness.
Jim
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:47 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have one plate I saw the other day. I will mail it to you as soon as > I
> lay hands on it. They are very easy to make. This happens to be an OEM
one.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:40 AM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Looking for the kit that prevents the tunnel from suddenly falling to > the
> floor. This was a safety item at one time and as such VW provided a > free
> kit along with labor ats dealership to fix it. Most vans have had this
done
> by this time, and the time allowed for the free fix has long come and
gone.
> But I happen to have a van that was in storage all that time and missed
> out. I need to fix this. Has any one still got the kit for this. It was
> simply two flat pieces of aluminum with as ever so slight offset bent > on
> one side. Will you part with it? Would hate go out to the van one day > and
> find the tunnel lying in the floor. The tunnel fell in my '88 GL while
> driving an interstates hiway, and scared the bejeebers out of me. Could
> really use the fix.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
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