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• running rca cables to a rear-mounted subwoofer
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:46:33 -0600
  ...Any tips on running cables down and out of the dashboard?
• Ground Wire For Camper Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:40:56 -0500
  ...This was about five months ago but I am having trouble finding under the dashboard that wire.&nbsp; <br><br> Now I can't...
• Re: Cupholder photo link
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:13:01 -0700
  hey, where'd you get that groovy dashboard carpet? Entity Bill N spoke thus: > Here is the link to the photo of the VW...
• those mysterious wires
  Historical mailing list - EARL J SMITH
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:57:46 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if the leads can be reconnected without taking the whole dashboard out again?
• small front table
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:07:10 -0500
  ...It has a mount that screws to the face of the dashboard around the radio. Then the table slides into the mount and has...
• Re: Dashboard Tray
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:34:59 EST
  ...Why is it that some have that 3-sided > stamped-in "tray" area on the passenger side of the dashboard, and others > do not...
• Re: who sells vanagon dashboard switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:18:04 -0400
  ...Monday, April 19, 2004 9:38 PM Subject: [VANAGON] who sells vanagon dashboard switches > X-SpamDetect-Info: ------------- Start SmiteSpam results --------------- > X-SpamDetect-Info: This...
• Re: reality check
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 02:29:14 +0100
  D Welch wrote: > Please advise, adventures are one thing, but upside down under the > dashboard looking for Lucas, the Prince of Darkness is another...
• Antennae - Is an electric one possible?
  Historical mailing list - First Name Last Name
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 09:40:56 -0700
  Anyone install an electric retractable radio antennae?? Is it possible?? What make?? Where to get it?? I have the dashboard out of my van...
• clock, '91 Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 12:44:12 -0500
  Can the background for the dashboard digital clock be restored? The clock in my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile works fine, but I can...
• Strange Guages - fan failures and wiring woes.....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Lewis
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:47:15 +0100
  ...Any Ideas? Does anyone have the wire colours for the dashboard on the '83? Regarding the bentley manual, any ideas where i could get...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:59:14 -0500
  ...2014 8:01 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Dashboard lights Thanks Dennis - light behind digital clock is dead, and so are...
• Any one need dash light wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:12:57 -0600
  Hello- We have removed the dashboard map light and wiring. The lens is broken (only half a lens exists) but the wiring is intact...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:26:48 EDT
  ...Out poking around the internet and I ran across this interesting > dashboard > mod: > > > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/vgon_dash.jpg > > > > that looks like...
• RE: Paradise by the dashboard...
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  23 Jun 1995 16:28:51 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ To All: I'm old; I get confused. I didn't trust myself to include blue LEDs. (My next project is a 6 watt...
• Re: black Dashboard for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 13:13:13 EST
  In a message dated 12/28/02 11:02:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, peter@PBCLIBRARY.ORG writes: > > Hello, anyone have, or know where...
• Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:36:27 +1200
  ...dsangerous) 4) locks 5) slider handle type 6) dashboard/instruments 7) door-mirrors 8) small & low-mounted taillights 9) ditto front indicators
• Removing 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, Heater, Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:44:28 -0700
  ...With assistant lift dashboard, disconnect air ducts, wiring to lighter, radio and map light, then remove dashboard. Release red/black wire from fan switch...
• Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:21:57 -0700
  ...Here is the current status of the patient: - Headlights work. - Running lights do not at either switch setting. - Dashboard lights also do not work...
• Which way do the end vents mount in the dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:10 -0600
  I'm trying to reassemble my dash and got the end vents (the ones on each end of the dash, on the top surface...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:23:49 +1200
  ...Out poking around the internet and I ran across this interesting dashboard > mod: > > > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/vgon_dash.jpg Looks like a...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important ?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:12:00 -0800
  Another Gauge location idea: how about a gauge that is small and will fit in the extra position near the hazard & rear defrost switches...
• Re: VIN location
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:51:27 +0100
  Chuck Hill wrote: > Where is the VIN number to be found, other than the standard left front > dashboard tag. I need to check whether...
• squeaking from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 20:11:59 -0900
  ...The battery light on the dashboard remains lit until the accelator is depressed. Does this sound like the beginning of an alternator going bad...
• trip time lapse video
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:06:15 -0700
  Some time back someone made a timelapse video from the dashboard of their Vanagon for the trip home from a VW camp, the video...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:20:44 EDT
  ...Its >back rests on the dashboard (just in front of the defroster vents), >and >its front has hinges that are attached to the front...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 12 May 2001 19:53:00 -0700
  ...Where exactly are the two ground points in the dashboard area ? > > 2. Where are the sensors that would indicate a failure in the brake...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 21:32:37 -0700
  I installed 2 voltmeters since I have 2 batteries but rather than on the dash they are under the rear seat atop the plywood...
• AC Ducts
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:54:29 PDT
  ...I have the front piece above the dashboard and the pieces that run to the rear. They are grey and in good shape. I...
• Re: Cigarette lighter socket standard
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:39:12 -0800
  ...I've tried a couple of lighter socket accessories in my '89 dashboard and they never fit snugly, worked intermittently, fell out, etc. Any...
• Re: Dashboard Tray
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:49:37 EST
  In a message dated 12/21/04 12:40:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, vanagon@GMAIL.COM writes: > > FWIW my '91 multivan was made...
• How to remove ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:07:08 -0700
  ...But is there a way to take them out again? Other than removing the dashboard etc. Zoltan
• Re: painting plastic interior parts black to brown, or brown to black
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:25:41 -0400
  My local auto body supply shop sells "dashboard paint" in a spray can that works well and matches the original color. I used it...
• Thanks, and goodbye
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Thu, 16 Nov 95 16:24:00 PST
  ...Gerry, I still have to pick up the light bulbs for our dashboards. I call ya soon. Thanks again! Tim C.
• Oil pressure warning buzzer on 1986L
  Historical mailing list - Graham Benoit
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:44:53 -0600
  Has anyone had a problem with the oil pressure warning system on a 1986L? My mechanic has replaced both sensors and the dashboard warning...
• site with snow plough, high top roof/boat etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:24:09 -0800
  ...There are some interesting pictures there, including a very nice dashboard "extension that houses gauges and switches, Porsche disk brake, rear swaybar. Alistair -- '82...
• Dash brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 1995 09:52:36 -0500
  The dashboard brake light on my '87 doesn't work. I checked the obvious....the bulb and the fuse and both are ok. Any...
• Re: SCREAMING Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 03:57:42 +0200
  ...Which end of the cable > would be easiest to get at? Unhook it in the dashboard, you don't even need tools! It is...
• Re: 84 vanagon defroster dashboard switch
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:18:07 -0700
  ...the previous owner has > the radiator fanswitch wired to a spare dashboard defroster switch--i > have to toggle it on as needed--it isnt...
• Re: Dashboard fan in 86 syncro vibrating badly...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:54:30 -0500
  ...The fan that I purchased from them vibrate the dashboard badly at high speed. It's okay on number 1, and 2, but on...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:22:57 -0500
  Whoa, that is pretty cool! My dashes are in good shape, but something worth knowing just in case. Cheers, Mr. BZ On Tue, Jan...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:58:55 -0700
  At 06:38 AM 06/25/2002, Lee Roesner wrote: >Please keep us informed on your dash light modifications. I am >considering modifying the...
• oil temp gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 08:40:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...i was wondering how to best rout the wire to the dashboard. what's the way to do it ? outside or inside the car...
• Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:24:20 -0700
  ...I can't turn off the heat in my dashboard. The lever that opens the heat will not slide back. When I try to...
• Re: Proofing a Heater Core
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:54:21 -0300
  ...M > So what do we do to proof a heater core enough to risk buttoning up the > dashboard? Hook up the hoses and run...
• duct tape sticky residue removed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:01:56 -0700
  ...now trying to get that sticky residue off without taking the dashboard finish with it. Anyone know of a product that will do that...
• dashboard fan / AC
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  10 May 1995 13:42:15 -0800
  ...Cetin Wagner Michael writes: > I'd sure like to install a small dashboard fan to make the > summer traffic a little more comfortable -- anybody...
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:55:51 -0500
  ...Things are tight behind the dashboard >after the Behr unit goes in. T > >he louvers you mentioned are made to mount in a hole...
• Re: Stove knobs and dashboard utility trays
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:26:29 EDT
  ...my friend Kyle's Vanagon sports a cool tray on his dashboard which has slots for two beverages, some cassettes, and a pile of...
• Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:40:11 -0700
  ...The suggestions I got were to go to the archives and look under "blower", "dashboard" or "dash". I found enough information under "blower" to...
• Leaf debris in my fresh air vents
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:28:33 -0400
  I opened the vents on the dashboard and got lots of leaf pieces out. There's so much junk in there, I can't...
• Re: dashboard fan?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 9 May 1995 12:11:13 -0600 (MDT)
  On Tue, 9 May 1995, dean c aukes wrote: > As we have discussed on the list, you can probably get a like fan from...
• WTB: Diff Lock Vacuum Parts Actuator Switch Etc.
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Sun, 26 May 2002 15:00:45 -0600
  ...I need the lines, the blue plastic vacuum actuator as well as a dashboard switch. Please P-Mail me if you have any leads...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:19:37 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Edmund A. Hintz wrote: > Everything I put on my dash flies off when I corner like some kind > of...
• Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:15:05 -0700
  ...I'd like to install an additional cigarette lighter plug hidden under the dashboard with the unit's mini USB cable accessible through the...
• Re: Hot Wheels Vanagon anyone?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:29:36 +0000
  ...Can't remember where I got it, but is now resides on the dashboard (in the ashtray) of my real full sized Vanagon Westy...
• Gauge Pod ?? What are you using?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 20:22:59 -0500
  ...Like to know what kind of pod any of you out there have used for the dashboard or possibly the window pillar. Any of...
• Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:11:35 -0700
  I have an 89 Westy and am measuring about 13.1 to 13.3 volts in the dashboard cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my...
• Dash foil
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:20:59 -0500
  ...I've had to try and glue the metal filaments in place just so that I can get the dashboard lights and instruments to...
• How can I remove the dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:24:36 -0700
  I can't find how to remove the dash board in the Bently manual...anyone know which page it is on? I've already...