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On 11 Nov 2003 at 17:24, Mark Fuhriman wrote: > On 11/10/03 12:10 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > > >> http://www.neil.us/type3/mystery_part > >> > > I have a couple of these. They were only used in the last year or 2 of > > production, possibly just in 73. I THINK they were some sort of water > > deflector. They were positioned up above the switches and wiring under the > > left end of the dash. I THINK one end of the S-curved part may hook around the > > dash vent duct somehow. > > Jim, do you mean this part is intended to keep the wiring around the fusebox > dry in case the windshield seal leaked? I could use a deflector like this. > I have a slightly leaky seal, and it drips right onto the fusebox. > Fortunately it drips onto my rubber floormat and not into carpet, but I have > had occasional trouble with corroding fuses because of this. Yes, that's my GUESS, either for water from the windshield or from the antenna wire. But I haven't been able to get mine to fit in there in a way that looks like it was intended. Russ, do you remember these? -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org