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• Electrical System Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 16:07:15 -0700
  ...Other parts of the electrical system (e.g., parking lights, interior lights, dashboard lights, turn signals, emergency flashers) work fine. When I turn the...
• Gauges... Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable...
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:04:13 -0400
  ...Cable seems to be pulled down into the dashboard a tad too far... and plastic circle clip is broken... there isn't enough slack...
• Re: Dashboard is out!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 07:53:59 -0500
  I used some very soft adhesive backed foam I got from Lowe's. Used for wrapping pipes. It is about 1/8" thick, 2...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:18:54 -0800
  ...intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem Hi folks, Now that Matilda is running properly, figures that other stuff would surface... First...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon, 1.9 L Diesel, 1982 - $3750 (Bellingham)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 01:01:24 -0400
  ...But I was thinking the same until you look at a very 82-83 dashboard. > > T. > > > > > On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:55 PM...
• Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 22:14:35 -0500
  I'm sure some of you have added auxiliary gauges to your vans by now, so I am wondering what interesting mounting cups, extra...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 07:28:04 PST
  I installed 3 gauges (oil pressure, oil temp, voltage) in a VDO housing atop the instrument cluster. The housing is the one described by...
• Re: COLD fresh air leaking
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:13:04 -0800
  ...It is particularly >| > noticeable somewhere on the driver's side of the dashboard, but this is >| > possibly because I can feel the air flow...
• diesel van in CO junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:29:27 -0600
  ...As of Tuesday afternoon, it still had front seats (kinda chewed), rear bench, suspension & wheels, nice front bumper, all doors, nice dashboard, master cylinder...
• Re: WTB: Dash Metal Panel for below windshield...1990 2.1
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:59:48 EDT
  ...its called the "entire dashboard".. its all one piece. anyway i a few good dashes but shipping would be nuts
• How to replace blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:01:12 -0600
  ...I have a new replacement but when I tried to get the dashboard off a couple years ago, using instructions in the big green...
• German custom T3 images
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:02:45 +1200
  If anyone wants more images, p-mail me and I can send others; some interiors/dashboards included. Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New...
• Re: Antenna replacement steps (Revised)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:26:11 +0100
  ...Lay antenna on dashboard > 4. Remove ashtray and plug antenna lead into radio
• Re: Dashboard Tray
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:57:47 -0800
  At 10:34 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote: >all '85 up US models had the vinyl molded dashpad w/ tray and maplite except...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:54:18 -0500
  ...15, 2014 6:20 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Dashboard lights Hi all, about a week a go I lost the use...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:12:42 -0400
  ...Jeff wrote: > Out poking around the internet and I ran across this interesting dashboard > mod: > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/vgon_dash.jpg
• Re: Dash removal
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 23:11:41 EST
  ...You have to crack the dashboard open and have to be real careful not to break the plastic. The resealer stuff i've heard...
• Re: Leaf debris in my fresh air vents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:53:25 -0400
  ...Leaf debris in my fresh air vents I opened the vents on the dashboard and got lots of leaf pieces out. here's so...
• Eurovan Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:25:24 -0400
  ...The problem is with the dashboard brake warning light. The light comes on sometimes when accelerating (particularly uphill). It functions properly when the handbrake...
• St. Louis area salvage yards with Vanagons in situ
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:50:13 -0500
  ...The needed part is on the wiring harness, under the dashboard into which fits the headlight switch. Any suggestions on junkyards along the way...
• Re: Ebay vin# switcharoo?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:23:12 -0700
  ...The VIN >is riveted to the dashboard, so if the seller has a title matching that >VIN, then my guess is it's a...
• Re: Air Conditioning... Add another evaporator?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:09:52 -0400
  ...This installation requires removing the whole Vanagon dashboard, ....quite an intimidating process.... and even more so when it is out.....looking at all the...
• Re: Which way do the end vents mount in the dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:43:35 -0600
  Thanks, got it. Jim On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. > Just looked to confirm...
• Heated rear window on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 19:25:13 +0100
  ...Would it be straightforward to find it at the dashboard end and connect it to a switch and a spare terminal on the fusebox...
• Dashboard updates
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Tue, 22 May 2001 20:40:30 EDT
  Hi all- I have a 83 Vanagon. The original dash had no tach, just a analog clock. I recently purchased a dash from an...
• WTB: Owners manual for 85 GL Weekender
  Historical mailing list - James B Robinson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:34:14 -0700
  ...Like whatall these buttons and knobs on my dashboard do. You'd think after growing up in splits and loafs I'd just grok...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:33:40 -0500
  ...cabinet. ;) Has anyone tried remounting the rear view mirror on the dashboard, to get it low enough to see under the cabinet? Did it...
• Re: [LVC] Never mind the Hula Dancer for your dashboard...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 May 2005 11:48:40 -0700
  Next we have to work on modifying it to consume less power . . . -- On 5/25/2005 11:36 AM jimt wrote: >On 5/25...
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:55:04 -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...
• Turn signal indicator troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:06:29 -0800
  ...TS = exterior turn signal lights TSI = dashboard turn signal indicator light 4W = exterior 4-way emergency flasher lights 4TSI = dashboard turn signal indicator when...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:49:53 +0200
  ...I mean, even here in Yoorp, your typical coffeemaker/car shaver/dashboard fan/radar detector/phone charger/vacuum cleaner/cooler/breakdown light comes with...
• Re: 12 V interior fans, what I got
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:22:49 EDT
  ...The most expensive were the German Hella Marine fans! I bought a fan that sits on the dashboard and oscilllates for $17.04 including...
• Re: Paint color for Westy stove brown
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:17:33 -0500
  ...Paint color for Westy stove brown > > Stuart, > > I needed some brown to match my dashboard and couldn't find anything close > enough. I went...
• Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:34:31 -0600
  ...For a man of your engineering talent, I expect a LED lighted dashboard version of one of those wave machines I remember seeing back...
• Re: Re[2]: How 'bout a newsgroup (Wrench)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 21:53:38 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 6 Nov 1995, John W Clark wrote: > What is that round silver metal thing that's located on the dashboard > of the...
• Q? Front 12V Bus Location.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 10:02:45 -0800
  ...a good location to check the 12VDC bus supply to the dashboard area? al ( I digest so email in addition to a list reply...
• heater blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Nelson Hogg
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:41:18 -0500
  ...My question to all you experienced van fixers is whether or not I should tackle disassembling the dashboard to get at the fan. Is...
• Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:06:40 -0600
  ...Time for a new voltage regulator? Also, does anybody know a source for those dashboard LED's? -jspeer '87 Westy, yet-to-be-named
• Free Parts (for packaging ans shipping)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 12 May 2004 09:29:19 -0700
  ...the size of quart of oil - not the small westy style. Dashboard Other small bits and pieces from a junker. I do not have...
• Re: [syncro.org] GPS units
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 17 May 2005 19:08:36 EDT
  ...Okay, once again, I'm pondering what the latest and greatest in GPS units to mount on my dashboard of my Westy Syncro. Ideally...
• ....that hi/lo beam switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:55:33 -0600
  ...is there a temporary fix to "direct-wire" the low beams to the dashboard switch? Thanks for any and all Bob Stevens '87 Syncro...
• Re: Thanks for the Sage Advice-NOT Re: Dripping or popping sound behind glove box
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:10:04 -0800
  ...I kinda doubt a space/time warp from ancient Scotland materialized in his dashboard, never mind the image presented by the idea of said...
• Behr Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:36:43 -0700
  ...The evaporator is installed under the dashboard on the passenger's side. The large plastic housing also encloses two three-speed blowers. The housing...
• Re: Dash Power outlet..?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:13:45 -0700
  ...Heres one http://motorcycle.motorcycle-superstore.com/motorcycle/12%20Volt%20Power%20O utlet This one is great for dashboard, its like a mini 110vt...
• RE: Heater motor gone?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:54:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...motor itself and b) do you >REALLY have to remove the dashboard to get at the heater motor? > >He's got a large, green...
• Re: Vent intake off when?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:34:25 +0200
  ...left and lever B & D to the right, and close the dashboard vents with the little know on the side. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Re: German custom T3 images
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:07:13 -0500
  Post 'em! AB Andrew Grebneff wrote: > If anyone wants more images, p-mail me and I can send others; some > interiors/dashboards included. > > Andrew...
• Re: Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:19:53 -0800
  ...have differing opinions. > > Also, does anybody know a source for those dashboard LED's? Dealer, they're a few bucks, or check with your...
• Re: Printing on Aluminum Sheet - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:32:43 -0700
  ...Basically, I'm looking for someone to put the labels on > an > aluminum dashboard for the switches and warning lights. Any help is > greatly...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:03:51 -0800
  ...2014 8:01 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Dashboard lights > > Thanks Dennis - light behind digital clock is dead, and so are...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash - Photos
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:57:00 -0700
  ...I have NEVER seen, > nor > seen photos of, anything like this dashboard. > > Thought some of you might be interested. It's full res, so...
• RE: Vases for the Dash on Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  19 Jul 1995 11:17:23 -0800
  ...like to do with ye olde Transporter and then have $$ left over to put a little bud vase on the dashboard... Michael '76 Campmobile
• crash damage, Van front end
  Historical mailing list - MS GINA GODAT
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:13:55 -0500
  ...not to mention having coolant sprayed all over ya and the dashboard in your lap maybe. I read the 89 Vanagon was the safest...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which areimportant?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 00:03:34 -0800
  I mounted 3 VDO gauges (oil temp, oil press, voltage) on top of the dash, between the dash "pod" and the ashtray. They are...
• trim painting
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:06:20 -0600
  ...You can use this stuff on interior plastic as well (dashboard, vents, whatever). I've used it a lot over the years and have...
• reFUSES to move
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Thu, 8 May 2003 12:12:43 -0500
  ...What little forcing I mustered caused the rotating cover to hit the stationery dashboard and has carved an abrasive pattern in the cover. It...
• Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:18:47 -0600
  On 4/5/05 6:41, "Matthew Jenkins" <JenkinsM@SI.EDU> wrote: > ny suggestions? > > Is the motor another one of those 'Remove the Dashboard...
• Re: Heater housing access
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 01:00:42 -0400
  ...Any easy outs here? >Just a drop of oil! Well first there's getting the dashboard off. Then there's getting the heater box...
• Re: Repairing Window Washer Reservoir Tank
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:28:55 -0700
  ...Not happy with the design of the vanagon dashboard area. painful. It looks like i might be able to get to the area in...
• Re: Head light relay modification.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 05:05:01 EDT
  ...to feed the headlights, all the switches and connections in the dashboard only have to energize a relay. This relay is fed by a...