cig lighter

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: Theo Thepen <thepen@pi.net>

>Due to lack of time I put the work on my type 34 on hold, I'm just going 
>to finish rebuilding the engine. So I started to do the little things I 
>still had to do on the notchback. Last year I finally found myself a 
>cigaret lighter for a '67 (that's a one year only). I'm always very 
>reluctant to drill a hole in the poor boy but for the lighter I have to 
>drill one in the most delicate part, the dash. I looked through all the 
>brochures I have, but couldn't find a picture of where the lighter 
>should be fitted. So the question is, where should it go ? I assume left 
>from the ashtray, but how far to the left and how high, can anybody give 
>me the exact measurements??

Theo,

You surprise me!  Wasn't the lighter a dealer add-on, or aftermarket, only?  
I would think you would have to be a pretty dedicated smoker to even 
CONSIDER putting a hole in your dash for this.   ;-)

Jim