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Subject:Re: Putting Side Rocker Mouldings on Westy?
From:David Katsuki
Date:Thu, 29 May 1997 16:57:39 -0400

Ron,

My 90 Westy doesn't have the side panels.   Looks like they would interfere
with filling the propane tank.

Dave

At 01:20 PM 5/29/97 -0500, The Bus Depot wrote:
>I bought a used set of side rocker panel mouldings off a '91 Vanagon, which
>I plan to put on my '89 Westy.   These are the plastic mouldings that
>attach to the rockers and hang down a few inches below the body, found on
>later-year Vanagons.
>
>My question is, were these mouldings originally used on any Westies, or
>just on the multivan campers (without propane)?  If they weren't originally
>used on Westies, has anyone else put them on a Westy? I'm wondering whether
>there will be enough clearance to fill the propane tank, or whether I'll
>have to modify the drivers side moulding if I ever want to have propane
>again.  The reason for my confusion is that a customer stopped by with a
>'91 Westy, and his did not have the mouldings.
>
>Thanks,
>Ron Salmon
>The Bus Depot
>http://www.busdepot.com 
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