"Full_Name" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 09:15:44 -0600, "Hairy" >
> wrote:
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> ><snip>
> >Where were the heaters mounted?
> >H
> >
> About 6" above and rear of the pedals.

I'm not sure what you saw, but that wasn't a gas heater. Gas heaters were
mounted inside and parallel to the left front quarter panel, under the front
deck lid. They were/are roughly the shape and size of an old Electolux
cannister vacuum.

Personally thought it was a
> stupid design, but then again the Beetles were never the greatest for
> heat I'd heard.

Actually the heaters were ok but the defrosters were horrible. Add a gas
heater and you could almost cook a roast in one.:-)
Btw, I still have two, a '62 sunroof and a '69 vert.
H