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Subject:Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
From:Tintman
Date:Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:37:46 -0600

Dakota digital 6 gauges in 1.  Expensive but worth it

scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Where do you mount your gauges?

> DON'T mount them in your center console. What use are they where you can't
> see them? You might even crash when trying to read them. If you're good
> with fiberglass etc you could enlarge your instrument binnacle to include
> them, or make a pod to fit them on one side or other of your existing pod.
>
> I will be looking at dash modifications eventually myself, though I'm no
> expert with laying neat fiberglass (I AM expert at laying IRREGULAR
> fiberglass...).
>
> Like a stereo, the closer to the driver's normal driving line-of-sight,
the
> better.
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand]
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & mollusc nut
> Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24
> Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market,
>              always remember that we are the TOP 10%

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