At 11:51 PM 8/22/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Shortly after embarking on our first trip in our new '88 Westfalia, my wife
>commented that she would really like a 'pocket' on her door like the one on
>the driver's side door.  Well, I could understand that right away, 'cause I
>liked the convenience of the one on the driver's side.
>
>So I ordered one for the passenger side door.  Upon taking the passenger
>side interior door panel off, to install the pocket, I found the panel was
>pre-drilled, as I had expected to mount the door pocket.  Ah,,, all is
>well, fits like a charm.
>
>It was a week later that I tried to open the glove box (on the passenger
>side naturally) with that side's door closed.... Guess what.  The glove box
>won't open now with the door closed!
>
>I may be able to make some small adjustments to both to enable enough of an
>opening to stuff something in or grab something with a slim hand, but the
>clearance is probably the reason why VW didn't put pockets on both doors in
>1988.
>
>John Graham
>'88 Westy (with two pockets)
>Charlotte NC
>
I did exactly the same thing - & suffered exactly the same embarassment;
replace it with one of those fabric pockets that has an elastic along the
top, or tell everyone it's a safety feature to keep the glove box closed
while driving!!

Austin