My father's 81 Vanagon L has this setup....it was an option at the time
whether to put the a/c in-the-dash or overhead.  The radio is in a plastic
box just like yours.  We've never gotten a cassette player to last very long
because of the mounting position.  A possible option maybe to buy a radio to
which you can add a 6-disc CD changer under the drivers or passengers seat.
Some CD changers can be mounted horizontally or vertically be the flip of a
switch....I don't know of any in-dash CD's that can mount in any more the 45
degrees.
My 2 Pfennigs!!!
Karl Batzler
La Quinta, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@TELEBYTE.NET>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 8:28 AM
Subject: Radio locations and A/C

>In our 82 Westy the current radio is not in the stock location, it is in an
>add-on plastic bit just in front of the shift lever below the heater vents.
> We want to change over to an in dash CD player and they all seem to want
>to be mounted in a horizontal position.  The problem?  The stock location
>has vents for the Behr brand A/C that came in the van.  Any ideas on where
>to locate the CD player?  On the headliner is about the only spot we could
>come up with.  We would welcome your ideas or experiences.
>
>Also, as to the A/C system..does anyone else have this system...the
>installation of this system takes away the upper half of our glove box...is
>there another way?  Ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark
>