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	First Alert Carbon Monoxide Detector which goes for around $20 at Wal-Mart. It is battery powered and the batteries should last for 6 months or so. It also has a battery status indicator to let you know when to change the batteries. We tested this unit and the sound level when it goes off would wake the dead in a Vanagon while sleeping at night. Just a little insurance for sound sleep. We haven't installed an LP gas leak detector yet, but we may in the future.


	A second fuse box was needed due to the number of electrical items added to the van. We took one of the boxes that originally held several relays in the engine compartment from the old VW "waterboxer" motor. This was mounted behind the driver's seat and now houses fuses for the stereo system, driving lights, and interior lights. It has a weather proof seal on the door so any water that might get in through the window won't affect the fuses.


	Third (center) brake light mounted behind the evaporator for the AC. It can easily be seen through the rear window. The previous owner installed this light. It looks like it may have been out of another vehicle and not purchased as an aftermarket light, but it looks factory so we left it.


	New Delco style CS-130 alternator. Specially built with heavy duty bearings, heavy duty windings, ramp-style voltage regulator (doesn't suddenly come on full amperage and burn out your electronics), and 140 amps at full output. It fits in the original Subaru location with a custom bracket, and fits under engine cover with no modifications. This seemed like a necessity with all of the electronics that have been added to the van. The stock Subaru alternator puts out 70 amps at full output which we didn't feel was enough. This alternator is similar to the ones they put on Freightliner semi-trucks (only more heavy duty).