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Subject:Re: Help needed fixing the tabs an instrument cluster
From:neil N
Date:Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:48:00 -0700

Hmmmm.....maybe not so "rare" then.

And one "gets what they pay for" too. (at least in my case)

Mine came from NON running vehicles. But they were a really good deal
as I pulled a  bunch of other parts along with them. With any luck,
the speedos work and/or there are parts on them that can used.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 8/3/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> As we speak, I'm looking at an instrument cluster from an '84 (has
> analog clock that works) and there are no (zero, none, nada, zilch)
> cracks or chips anywhere!
>
> Mike
> '84 GL 7 pass
> '84 GL Westy
> '85 GL Westy
>
>
>
> neil N wrote:
> > That's really rare from what I know.
> >
> > I have two spare clusters of varying quality. Both are cracked in
> > quite a few places. And aren't even known working for that
> > matter......
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
> >
> > On 8/3/07, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Well Chris:  I just went to the basement and took it apart,  It has ALL of the 4 tabs (to the
> >> dash), and NONE of the 8 screw holes (for the speedo and clock) have any cracks in them! in NEAR
> >> perfect condition...... 171,000 kms on the odo.  Maybe I should double the price, Eh?  :-)
> >> Malcolm
> >>
> >> --- JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> >>> well it may have all the dash mount tabs, but are the screw bosses for the
> >>> speedo uncracked as well?  if so, then that's a first for me..  i dont think ive
> >>> ever seen a vanagon instrument cluster that didnt have cracked speedo screw
> >>> bosses... chris
> >
>