

| Subject: | SPOKE TOO SOON: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing |
| From: | Christopher Michael Gronski |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:36:07 -0400 |
Thanks for everyone's help! Bus Depot said no when I called, but then Ron sent me this (see attached). I've ordered it so I'm good to go. Since I'm in Canada its a bonus that the speedometer is in km/hr not mph. Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario '80 Westy "Pokey" ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Bus Depot" <ron@netcarrier.com> To: <chrisgronski@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 2:06 PM Subject: RE: Wanterd: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing > Chris, > I have one remaining new unit, at $129.95. However, the speedo is in km/hr, > not mph, so you'd have to swap out your old one. > Thanks, > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > http://www.busdepot.com > > > > > Hi Ron, > > > > I'm trying to get a hold of a tachometer and plastic instrument cluster > > housing for my 1980 Westy, preferably pre-85 due to this buzzer issue. I > > believe it is a VW part number: 251919051K. Essentially it replaces the > > clock on the right side with a tachometer. Do you have one? Attached is a > > photo... > > > > Thanks, > > Chris Gronski > > Toronto, Ontario > > '80 Westy "Pokey" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Oxroad@aol.com> > > To: <chrisgronski@hotmail.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 7:02 PM > > Subject: Re: Wanterd: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing > > > > > > > Chris-- > > > > > > The Bus Depot has had them in the past for about $129 for the whole > > cluster. > > > It includes a new KPH speedo. It's a good deal. I got one and used parts > > off > > > an 85 Cluster I had to make it work in my 83.5 Westy. > > > > > > See the later cluster has a buzzer in the speedo for low oil pressure > > which > > > you most likely don't have a sender for. And as near as I can tell that > > > screws up the workings of the oil idiot light in a later model cluster. > > > > > > I would say up to an 85 would be an easy install. > > > > > > Anway the bus Depot is at www.busdepot.com > > > There's a phone # on the site maybe a call would clear things up. > > > > > > Good Luck > > > jeff > > > 83.5 Westy > > > NJ > > > > > > >
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