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• [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-19T05:33:36.000Z
  The dashboard says 0.0 miles, which is either excellent preservation or a very patient trip. The attached screenshot is the mile-zero witness...
• RE: DASHBOARD ALTERS
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 13:54:15 +0000
  > > I also have a portrait of Pee-Wee Herman filling the unused third > instrument hole in my dashboard. Helps me keep my perspective.... > In...
• Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Mundy
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:18:52 +1000
  Hi, Has anyone had experience with filters to change the colour of your dashboard lights? I would be interested in hearing your comments. The...
• Re: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:43:44 -0800
  ...http://www.urethanesupply.com/Repair-Cracked-Dashboard/ Another thing on my endless list. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:28:32 -0400
  > > - Dashboard powered from aux battery (currently at 2.9V!). > What does this mean exactly? What circuit(s) are you calling "dashboard"? Yrs, d
• RE: DASHBOARD ALTERS
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Schmidt
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 15:34:04 -0600 (CST)
  I also have a portrait of Pee-Wee Herman filling the unused third instrument hole in my dashboard. Helps me keep my perspective.... Greg
• dashboard fan?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  8 May 1995 10:12:41 -0800
  I'd sure like to install a small dashboard fan to make the summer traffic a little more comfortable -- anybody done this? any advice...
• Re: Baywindow Safteydash.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Stafford
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 09:41:39 -0700 (PDT)
  verbeek@the-hague.stbv.slb.com asked: >In my '73 T2 ownersmanual i see this padded dashboard. >In the Dutch '75 salesbrochure VW calls...
• Wanted: dashboard air vent
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:57:09 -0700
  Hello, I am in need of a dashboard air vent that are on the right and left edges of the dashboard. On my 87...
• Re: wanted ... dashboard ash tray
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:06:15 -0500
  ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > Can anyone supply me with a dashboard ash tray, in either black or > brown, cheap?
• Dashboards
  Historical mailing list - Warren Rigor
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 14:50:00 -0700
  Is it possible to install later model dashboards/dashpods into a 81 vanagon. If it is...are there any articles on how to do...
• Re: Dash blower install...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:28:00 +0300
  ...You easily disassemble the whole iron dashboard, I did it with the attached steering column because there are two screws I could not open...
• Re: Dashboards
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 19:31:38 -0400
  ...Dashboards > > Is it possible to install later model dashboards/dashpods into a 81 > vanagon. If it is...are there any articles on how to...
• Re: yet another oil temp. gauge question\breadloafs.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Mon, 27 May 1996 10:53:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...If you wire gauge AND dashboard lights through the resistor you'll almost extinguish the remaining dashboard lights when you dim the gauge light...
• RE: DASHBOARD ALTERS
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  14 Dec 95 14:22EST
  >>I don't care if it rains or freezes >>'Long as I got my plastic Jesus ...yeah, I got my dashboard Jesus, right along...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:53:42 -0700
  ...anyone had experience with filters to change the colour of your >dashboard lights? I would be interested in hearing your comments. The ones >available...
• '85 Vanagon Dashboard Vinyl
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:35:08 +0000
  My brown '85 Westy dashboard vinyl is starting to discolor and crack on the right side over the glovebox where it's thinner than...
• Re: [non]Newbee question - silver box behind dashboard?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:06:27 EDT
  In a message dated 9/1/06 9:38:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, thomas.myers@XEROX.COM writes: > With the dashboard off during...
• RE: dashboard fan?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  8 May 1995 13:43:35 -0800
  ...8-May-95 dashboard fan? by "Wagner Michael"@macmail > I'd sure like to install a small dashboard fan to make the > summer traffic...
• Dashboard parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:21:10 -0600
  Anyone know where I can get the following pieces of the dashboard, for a 1982 Vanagon? I don't expect to find them new...
• Re: Dashboard fan in 86 syncro vibrating badly...
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 06:58:41 -0700
  ...It seems my dashboard fan is loose, it's making a horrendous sound when I turn it on and it's not blowing at...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:01:39 -0400
  ...the dash board lighting circuit to >boost the output (brighten the dashboard lights) or is the voltage reduced >somewhere in the circuit? There's...
• Fw: The end of the dashboard Disco!!
  Historical mailing list - Lance Lovell
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:07:09 +0100
  ...The end of the dashboard Disco!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Lance Lovell To: Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 10:46 PM Subject: The end of...
• mysterious dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Cindy Taykowski
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:01:17 -0500
  Hello! I have mysterious dashboard lights. Sometimes they work great. Sometimes they don't work at all. I don't see any pattern. Sometimes...
• Re: no dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:21:58 -0800
  ...no dashboard lights > Hey folks, > > All of my dashboard lights are out, including the > light for the radio. I checked the fuse, but it...
• Dashboard lighting help
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:24:41 EDT
  ...Where can I order appropriate bulbs for my 82 Vanagon Westy's dashboard (over the clock)? #2: Will I be able to install it...
• Dashboard fan in 86 syncro vibrating badly...
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:44:41 -0400
  It seems my dashboard fan is loose, it's making a horrendous sound when I turn it on and it's not blowing at...
• Dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lonsdale
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:46:19 -0400
  I find the dashboard is too cluttered and not precise enough and I would like to modify it does anyone have any suggestions on...
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 11:38:15 -0700
  ...I can go a hundred miles an hour Long as I got that almighty power Ridin' on the dashboard of my car John
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:26:47 -0500
  And by keeping the lights dim you notice the idiot warning lights a WHOLE LOT faster!!! I keep the lights on my Honda and...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 11:42:57 -0700 (MST)
  ...I don't care if it rains or freezes 'Long as I got my plastic Jesus Riding on the dashboard of by bus..... Todd...
• RE: DASHBOARD ALTARS
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Schmidt
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:49:24 -0600 (CST)
  > > I also have a portrait of Pee-Wee Herman filling the unused third > > instrument hole in my dashboard. Helps me keep my perspective.... > > > > In...
• Re: dashboard fan?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 8 May 1995 13:48:29 -0500 (CDT)
  ...8-May-95 dashboard fan? by "Wagner Michael"@macmail > I'd sure like to install a small dashboard fan to make the > summer traffic...
• Width of dashboard please?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:38:32 +1300
  ...It occurs to me that it may be possible to fit the Lexus dashboard (dark blue, like my Caravelle) in its entirety, making things...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 21:01:03 -0500
  I'm altering my dashboard -- so far I have used a crowbar and a variable temperature soldering iron. Lately I have switched to a...
• Re: Behold! my Jesus shag rug
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:33:40 EST
  ...That's my dashboard family. --Paul--
• Re: List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:25:06 -0700
  And the dancing wiggly dashboard Hawaiian girl: ( http://www.thisnext.com/item/C1B9170B/C9FF77BB/Dashboard-Hula-Girl ) However, more realistically, nice additions to the...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 11:56:50 -0800
  ...t care if it rains or freezes >'Long as I got my plastic Jesus >Riding on the dashboard of by bus..... > > > >Todd -71 Campmobile > > >
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:20:51 -0500
  ...Its back rests on the dashboard (just in front of the defroster vents), and its front has hinges that are attached to the front...
• [non]Newbee question - silver box behind dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 09:20:46 -0400
  With the dashboard off during the blower replacement - I noticed a silver box mounted behind the glove box. Does someone know what this is...
• dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 09:28:27 -0800
  ...The idea is to create a "VW Bus Dashboard Alters" web page with photos of various dashboard alters. I'm willing to host the...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:43:06 -0600
  ...anyone had experience with filters to change the colour of your >dashboard lights? I would be interested in hearing your comments. The ones >available...
• Dash restoration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Volatile
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:17:06 -0500
  Check out this company for restoration of your dashboard. I looked into it but found a decent one in a salvage yard. This company...
• no dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - A Abian
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:33:51 -0800
  Hey folks, All of my dashboard lights are out, including the light for the radio. I checked the fuse, but it's fine, and...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:12:38 EDT
  ...anyone had experience with filters to change the colour of your > dashboard lights? I would be interested in hearing your comments. The ones > available...
• Re: Starter repair:replace wire to solenoid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:06:26 -0400
  ...My fix was to wire a second starter switch on the dashboard. So you can run a second wire in parrallel. THis means that...
• Dashboard Removal Procedure: where in Bentley's?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:37:50 -0700
  ...I spent some time this morning trying to find a dashboard removal procedure in the Bentley's manual (1984 Vanagon) and didn't find...
• Re: Dashboard light filter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:01:48 -0700
  ...relay on the dash board lighting circuit to > >boost the output (brighten the dashboard lights) or is the voltage reduced > >somewhere in the circuit?
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:03:23 -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: Dashboard Removal Procedure: where in Bentley's?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:56:25 -0700
  ...I spent some time this morning trying to find a > dashboard removal procedure in the Bentley's manual (1984 Vanagon) and > didn't find...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list - Poor Richard
  Thu, 14 Dec 95 12:37:34 EST
  ...with the occasional plastic > novelty thrown in for good humor. > > The idea is to create a "VW Bus Dashboard Alters" web page with photos...
• 84 vanagon defroster dashboard switch
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:53:30 -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: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:48:18 -0700
  ...wrote: > - Dashboard powered from aux battery (currently at 2.9V!). >> > > What does this mean exactly? What circuit(s) are you calling "dashboard"? > > Yrs, > d...
• /f Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 21:52:21 -0700
  ...your way -- clears up almost any ill. >I'm altering my dashboard -- so far I have used a crowbar and a variable >temperature soldering...
• Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:11:49 EST
  ...have to tear them out of the dashboard? Or let my hand crawling inside the dashboard? Any advice will be appreciated... Thanks. Jim w88kender...
• Re: [non]Newbee question - silver box behind dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 09:45:04 -0400
  ...Chris On 9/1/06, Thomas Myers <thomas.myers@xerox.com> wrote: > With the dashboard off during the blower replacement - > > I noticed a silver...
• Dashboard surgery... 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:20:31 -0500
  Since i have to drain coolant again to replace some leaking or near leaking parts, I'm thinking about pulling the dashboard and replacing...
• Re: USA Vs. Japan vs Europe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:12:36 EST
  ...High dashboards. (Example: Chrysler Lebaron), then look at a Honda(Example: Civic). Very low dashboard. Why? because Americans are typically taller than thier Asian...
• Re: Dashboard fan in 86 syncro vibrating badly...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:05:08 -0500
  ...Dashboard fan in 86 syncro vibrating badly... > > It seems my dashboard fan is loose, it's making a horrendous sound when I turn it...
• Re: TV antenna
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:40:06 -0700
  ...Hint - don't perch 17" Macs on the dashboard as they lose traction very easily and can crash to the floor, breaking keys in...