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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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