And I have a How-To pdf on my website to do just that very thing:

http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf

I've done it several times.  Both my 84s have this upgrade I did myself.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Mark Drillock was just selling one yesterday I belive. - instument cluster
> with tach.
>
> sometimes you have to juggle wire positions on the main plug on the
> instrument cluster to put a late cluster working in an earlier van,
> but ......most conventinetly, the wire connector plug 'opens' so you can
> swap wire positions easily.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 8:52 AM
> Subject: Looking for a working Odo for my 84
>
>
>  Anybody have a speedo/odo or the whole cluster with a tach instead of the
>> analog clock?  To sell?  That works?  Mine, the odo has been iffy for a
>> year, had it apart a couple of times and I'm sick of it.  I know I can
>> send
>> it off for a repair but I thought I might find someone with a working one
>> from a parts van.  Been over on the Samba..nuttin.
>>
>>  Don Hanson
>
>