Looks great!  Any problems removing cluster cover to add brake fluid,
etc?

Pax,

Tom B. you can never have 2 many qauges?

On Sep 29, 2007, at 2:33 AM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Here's a pic of what I did. I found the three gauge pod on ePay for
> $9. Its a "universal" pod sold for about a dozen different cars as
> far as the listing goes. Mounting it on the cluster cover means that
> if you don't like it, all you have to do is get another cover for $10
> and be done with it. No holes drilled in the dash and the gauges are
> right in your line of sight. I get a sliver of reflection on the
> windshield from the gauge lights at night which I will fix with small
> eyelids at the top of the gauges.
>
> http://vickersdesign.com/vanagon/gauges1.jpg
>
> Jeff //87 Westy Syncaru
> On Sep 28, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>>
>> Date:    Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:56:53 -0700
>> From:    "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Idea for gauge placement
>>
>> Hmmm... I could see some sort of HDTV setup in there... maybe a
>> Video-iPod hack... hmmm....
>>
>> Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: I've been interested in
>> installing some after market gauges in our
>> westy.  Probably oil pressure, oil temperature, and maybe the "air
>> fuel
>> meter" gauge described here:
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=479384
>>
>> I'm really not excited about the options for dash placement, however.
>> One idea I had, however, was to use the slots right below the idiot
>> lights.  If you forget what your dash looks like, here's a picture I
>> found in an ad: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?
>> id=479384
>>
>> In this one, there appears to be some sort of digital readout
>> taking up
>> the bottom two slots?  I guess maybe that's a clock?   In any case, I
>> don't have that.  All the slots are available.
>>
>> What I'm wondering, is whether anyone knows of any good candidates
>> for
>> gauges to go in these slots: rectangular, and of an appropriate size.
>> I'm assuming this restricts me to digital gauges, but maybe not?
>>
>> -Wes
>> '83 1.9l westy