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Subject:Fw: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
From:Robert Steven Fish
Date:Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:16:09 +0200

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH

> On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 07:08 AM, Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
> > Now this is a styled cockpit:
> >
> > http://www.vwbus-online.de/feussner/cockpitp.jpg
> >
> > Nice, although I am not much a fan of all this Porsche style...Audi
> > preferred.
> >
>
> Fascinating. Analyzing this image, it appears that the dash was
> repainted and a chrome knee strip added. Nice clean job on the
> instrument housing.
>
> Door panels are curious. Tweeter up where the "stock" speaker would be,
> with a mid-range speaker lower down. I like the stick shift, though I'd
> be curious as to how much room was lost by the shifter housing (looks
> like it is up a couple of inches from normal).
>
> Hmm. TWO stalks on the left side of the steering column? Is that upper
> one a cruise control/MFA control stalk?
>
> Seats look comfy (and powered based on the controls.) Not sure about
> the colors.
>