I put the 12 ft one on my 87 Westy. I drilled through the cover and put clamps on the underside of the cover. They are rounded top bolt heads that do not protrude. I was not concerned about keeping the cover “original”. It is Avery good investment. 

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> On Dec 12, 2019, at 10:19 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> So I did not know what any of this was until I googled it.
> I also found the pic from go westy. Im guessing there is a wire mesh under
> the foam that you can tread the zip ties thru and place the tubing.
> https://www.gowesty.com/images/ec/products/full/full_48573e763a28fe12169e396698ff25e5.jpg
> 
> hth,
> T.
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 8:45 AM Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi John
>> 
>> I just flipped the lid over, laid out the blazecut and drilled holes on
>> each side and used zip ties to secure it. I caulked the holes after just
>> because. Has worked well for several years. HTH
>> 
>> Dan
>> Country Homes Camper, the Huckleberry Sky
>> 
>>> On Dec 11, 2019, at 10:53 PM, John H. Lauterbach <
>> john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The engine cover has foam on the bottom and is a plastic cover, not the
>> metal
>>> engine cover on older Vanagons.  Looks like I need to mount the BlazeCut
>> tubing
>>> on the underside of the floor, just around the opening for the engine
>> cover.
>>> Has anyone done this?  If so, what do you use to hold the BlazeCut
>> tubing in
>>> place.
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> John
>>