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• Clutch and/or Brake drip.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:51:19 -0800
  ...and have a heck of a time looking up under the dashboard but will have to do it anyway. I am basically looking for...
• Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 3 May 2001 09:47:06 -0400
  Hi, How do you know if the mirrors are heated? Do you have an extra dashboard switch for this function, or does it come...
• Re: [LVC] Never mind the Hula Dancer for your dashboard...
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:00:40 -0700
  >>http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/000687.html >> >>The Auto Lava Lite! - available as 12v or USB I gotta get me one of these...
• Re: dashboard clock
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:39:13 -0700
  Well, you can try the junkyard, or just get one of those stick on types. I didn't find any clocks that worked in...
• Re: dash board tray
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:49:17 -0500
  Steve Lashley has two versions of dash trays that fit over the dashboard that is to the right side of the instrument panel. I...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:35:19 -0500
  dj wrote: > Is the any mounting bracket available for a small laptop of the vanagon > dashboard?, I have a dell m700. thanks, dj You...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:18:41 +0200
  ...sides in the ceiling? Or would it > cause more air flow in the front 2 vents on the sides of the dashboard? > > Thanks! > Roland
• Re: Fan noise
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Bebb
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 15:22:04 +0100
  On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 09:59:50 -0500 Kedar Warriner <lmckewa@lmc.ericsson.se> writes: >Hi > >The blower fan in the dashboard (vent...
• Re: Behold! my Jesus shag rug
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 06:26:52 -0500
  ...freezes, >Long as I got my plastic Jesus, >Riding on the dashboard of my car, >Doin' 80 I ain't scary, >Long as I...
• Re: Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 07:50:29 -0800
  ...Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!! > > For true driving tune - ( it is the best i can do) > "paradise by the dashboard...
• Driver's side dashboard vent VERY hard to open & close
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:08:15 -0700
  The passenger side is easy as pie; the driver's side is difficult. What causes this and how to I go about fixing it...
• gauge lights
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 08:17:04 -0500
  Dear List, Thanks to all who suggested replacing the headlight switch in order to brighten the dashboard display at night. I have improved my...
• reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:44:21 -0800
  Hi, Does anyone know a way to reset the OS2 light indicator on the dashboard? I don't want to just pull the bulb...
• Re: fan blowing fuse
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 9 May 2000 13:42:01 -0400
  ...First you take the dashboard out, then you take the heater box out, then you split the heater box in half (the resistor is...
• Air Cooled Vanagon parts for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 00:37:57 -0600
  ...Exhaust & Heat Exchanger Parts, g.. Rear Lights, Blinkers, Side Markers, h.. Dashboard bits and pieces, i.. Complete A/C Unit, j.. Clutch, Flywheel, Pressure...
• Velcro A.K.A Hook'N'Loop
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 17 May 2002 07:17:37 -0700
  ...Will any kind of glue keep velcro permanently stuck to your dashboard, cabinet etc....??? Im ready to try JB weld Next, a two part...
• 1991 van - bulb/holder for automatic shifter - What is the LED equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin P. Gilleran
  Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:43 -0700
  Hi all, I am planning to switch out the dashboard and automatic shifter light bulbs to LED. I found the replacement instrument panel bulbs...
• Brake Fluid Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Fri, 03 Jan 1997 12:02:03 -0800
  ...says that it is located under the instrument cluster in the dashboard panel. Can someone give me better directions and instructions as to how...
• Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:22:01 -0700
  ...looks like I am in for another session of remove the dashboard. > I will probably want to come up with a working motor before...
• how to remove and install a radio? ('85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Z
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:57:16 -0500
  ...the old one out! Do I somehow need to remove the dashboard paneling? Or do I need special tools to pull it out? It...
• Re: Great gas mileage, crappy breaks.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 May 2008 10:39:01 -0400
  ...Regarding DIY, it all depends if you're comfortable with dismantling your dashboard, if it is the Master. Another note, from personal experience: immediately...
• Re: Power mirror conversion how to??
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:32:45 EST
  ...If I had to do it again, I might remove the dashboard to speed up the process. If I were installing power mirrors in...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash - Photos
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:07:50 -0500
  ...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: 2.8 liter vanagon engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 19:10:57 -0400
  ...for the speedo, fuel level, and all the other guages and "idiot"-lights that are on the Vanagon dashboard, i am going to try...
• Re: tiny little bulb issue
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:59:44 -0400
  ...have whacked it out when we were trying to put the dashboard panel cover back into place. Can't find my Bently at the...
• $20 Tach solution for 1984 and older Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:45:35 -0700
  ...Even sillier is that they used great dashboard real estate for a clock instead of a tach! I'd rather have a tach than...
• Re: WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:00:32 -0600
  On 4/25/05 14:49, "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > Oh, and that little mysterious silver socket on the > dashboard? Pencil sharpener...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:30:37 -0700
  ...See the big > hump in > the middle? Engine. > > Jeff wrote: >> Out poking around the internet and I ran across this interesting >> dashboard >> mod: > >> http...
• Re: Digifant dashboard analysis tool you are making
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:55:02 -0500
  Derek, I apologize that I missed the beginning of this thread, I was caught in a religious war of sorts. I am -very- interested...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:55:37 -0800
  Damn! That's right where my airconditioning controls are. Any other pictures of other good mounting spots. Mike H. 89 Weekender Missoula, MT Tom...
• Wiring Diagram - Dashboard
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 01:20:07 -0400
  The original owner of my van replaced the stock vw radio, with a radio from a ford model car, I bought a replacement (still...
• Dashboard disassembly
  Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
  21 Nov 95 17:29:14 EST
  ...So, I'm looking for a recommendation of a book that will walk me through the process of disassembling my dashboard and then re...
• '82 for sale; project update
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:56:03 -0500
  ...Asked the guy not to cut any wires, so he cut the entire dashboard out and gave it to me - stereo and all. It...
• That Little Ditty That You Do
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Wed, 18 May 2005 22:16:48 -0700
  ...was treated to a little melody emanating from somewhere in the dashboard. It made my wife and I look at each other and laugh...
• Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:46:55 -0700
  ...29 PM, Derek Drew wrote: > >> >> >> Here is a picture of my dashboard, so you can see that I am in the >> midst of this...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:44:23 +0000
  ...Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed? You might: See if heater motor needs replacement. You might take the heater assembly out and clean...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:42:54 -0700
  ...You can check codes, and even build a digital dashboard. On 6/6/2014 2:46 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > Don: have you found...
• Re: Re[2]: How 'bout a newsgroup (Wrench)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 02:36:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...is that round silver metal thing that's located on the dashboard > > of the Vanagons, and why would I want to activate it ? > > Well...
• Re: small front table
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:34:24 EST
  ...It has a mount that screws to the > face of the dashboard around the radio. Then the table slides into the > mount and has...
• duct tape sticky residue removed
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:04:26 -0400
  ...now trying to get that sticky residue off without taking the dashboard finish with it. Anyone know of a product that will do that...
• RE: Temperature needle low: thermostat or sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 20:06:04 +0100
  ...I pulled the dashboard to check the wiring, and found that a connector "finger" had been bent by some (other) weekend mechanic. I fixed...
• Re: Back on list - NVC question for Seattle people!
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:07:29 +0200
  ...Like when the dashboard fan stopped working, I could tell him that he needed to remove the whole dash (hee hee). Robin 90 Vanagon...
• no air flow through vents...
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 04:07:42 -0800
  the knob is in the open position but i am getting no air flow through the two dashboard vents on the driver and passenger...
• Your Picture And Diagrams Solved My Glovebox Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kunkel
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:16:57 -0700
  ...the many generous people who emailed me great digital pictures and dashboard diagrams. There are too many to thank individually, but thanks to each...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:52:46 -0500
  On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > I couldn't find the fuse chart, to...
• Looking for 82 Diesel Vanagon Kick Panel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:48:38 -0500
  ...This is the panel that is below the dashboard and behind the shifter in the front of the van. I believe these are different...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:07:47 -0400
  ...DIN standards were set in 1984. >>*Will any DIN radio fit in the dashboard opening?* > > The hole is pretty close, but has rounded corners...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Dash - Photos
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:59:35 -0400
  ...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: Eurovan Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 16:45:00 -0400
  Thanks to those who responded to my problem of my EV's dashboard brake warning light coming on during acceleration. Two suggested that there...
• Re: Setting clock
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 02:15:04 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-19 00:29:00 EDT, ghamburg@VOM.COM writes: > How do you set the dashboard clock on an...
• Re: auto trans light
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 12:18:31 -0800
  ...PRND12 display suppose to light up with the rest of the dashboard >lights? >do i just need to replace a bulb or something else...
• Re: Truly bonding with my Bus
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 20:03:52 -0600 (CST)
  ...but I have > manage to get the dashboard wiring back to where it was, all the > dashboard lights work and I have a brand...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:59:45 -0400
  Or a yellow sticky on dashboard cluster with "handbrake" written on it. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Oct 23, 2014 o godz. 17...
• Re: Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:35:10 -0500
  ...I wanted to grease my windshield wiper pivots before putting the > dashboard back on and closing everything up, and have no idea what > kind...
• 87 vanagon being auctioned on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 11:47:10 -0400
  ...The dashboard is fine and all accesories work(including AC) The body is in very good shape with only minor dings-never wrecked and...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:37:03 EST
  In a message dated 3/19/01 6:42:50 PM, cskanute@BITSTREAM.NET writes: << required drilling out two shear bolts >> Chad, Some dashboard...
• Re: trip time lapse video
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:50:00 -0400
  ...wrote: > Some time back someone made a timelapse video from the dashboard of > their Vanagon for the trip home from a VW camp, the...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions.......
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:01:58 EDT
  ...Installs without having to remove the > dashboard...I only know of one installation...Larry > Chase's "Roadhaus" Syncro. > > I've been fascinated for a...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - Michel Gaastra
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:31:49 +0200
  ...The dashboard is sattelbraun in German. Don't know the exact colorcode, I'll check it out later. Michel Gaastra Garyp, Netherlands currently starring...
• Re: window scoop
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:36:24 -0400
  ...Then create a foam dam that will channel the air that is squeezing up past the dashboard down onto your feet. George/ATL