Don't cut any wires, just open up the 14-pin connector and re-arrange the
wires as needed.
You will have to run a signal wire from the dash pod all the way back to the
coil, just lke on the Chevys.

TomC

-----Original Message-----
From: Leon Korkin [mailto:korkwood@SURFREE.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 1:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Dash Panel interchange.

John,
It sure can be done. The connectors are diffrent on later model with tach so
you will need to get the panel and connector, then cut/splice wires using
bentley manual.
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

John Brush wrote:

>
>
> Anyway, as I was leaving it, I noticed the dashboard panel was the same
> color as mine, and is in fine shape. The thing I liked was that it has a
> tachometer <drool>
>
> Mine is a 1981 air cooled, this one is an 85 waterbox. I would keep my own
> speedo, but I would sure like the tach if it would work. Is it likely to
> just be a standard electrical tach? In the world of small block chevies,
> we just attach the tach to the coil. Is that the way that this one would
> attach?  I cannot recall where the gas gauge is located, but its all by
> itself on my panel. One an 85, does it appear there as well, and the tach
> just sits over it? Guess I should have looked a little harder
>