Has anyone ever drilled through the dash just left of the steering column for mounting any kind of auxiliary equipment?
How much room behind there? What tools worked best?

It's been a long time since I've been on here, but hopefully Transporter and/or other mechanically proficient members are still active and able to help. My Auxiliary Circulation Coolant pump has failed according to the VW diagnostic scan. The spare part alone from VW is $500 odd but you can buy Bosch...

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On Friday the auxiliary belt (hopefully I call it correctly, it's the belt on the left side of the engine that drives all those pulleys) on my Bora V5 decided to split itself down one of the groves and half of it shredded. So I got it replaced on Saturday.

But...