I have a Germin GPS II+ which is designed to be used in an automobile.  I
set it between the ashtray and the instrument panel.

Never had a problem with the speedometer though, other than being about 5%
too fast.

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Chris Reichow
Sent: December 14, 2001 3:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Replacing/Upgrading the Speedometer

Starting a few years back, the speedometer on my 1984 Vanagon GL started to
become inaccurate. It eventually deteriorated to the point where I would be
going 35mph down the road and it would be bouncing from 20mph to 60mph. It
was pretty funny to watch, but unfortunately useless as an instrument to
determine speed. So, in order to try to fix the problem, I went over to the
local Pick n' Pull and got myself a replacement speedometer. It worked for a
few months, but then slowly started to deteriorate, much like the old one
had. Now, I am using a Garmin eMap GPS to tell me my speed, but it's
inconvenient to use all the time. Thus, I was wondering if anyone on the
list had a similar problem or knew how to fix it from happening again. I
would evben go so far as to replace the sender, although I have no idea if
it's really necessary.

-Chris Reichow
1984 Vanagon GL