At 10:20 PM 3/30/2010, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
>perhaps the details ...like need for screw holes n' such dictated a
>less robust plastic for the guage housings or something like that ..

I was actually thinking more in terms of the design of the posts,
size of the holes and the design of the screws themselves to avoid
long-term stress fractures.  Likewise the flatness of the support
under the mounting ears and perhaps the size of the
washers.  Plastic(TM) is funny stuff.  It will take all sorts of
stress short term that will kill it eventually.

Yrs,
d