Great idea - I wonder if there is one with a fuel gauge and is it back lit?

Thanks Alistair

Peter Marsh

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On Nov 21, 2011, at 17:29, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> I think I want something like this for my van, mounted on cluster cover to give me some info (that currently I can't fully see due to poor sightlines).
>
> http://gokartsusa.com/dunebuggyspeedometer.aspx
>
> Not saying this one will work, but you get the idea.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2011-11-21, at 9:11 AM, neil n wrote:
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> On thesamba.com there's a thread on adapting a Fox cluster to the Vanagon.
>> I can't find the thread right now, but it should be there. The thread
>> content was aimed, in part, toward the Suby crew, but IIRC, the swap is
>> applicable to any Vanagon.
>>
>> What would it take to reproduce a new cluster housing? Is it even $
>> feasible to do this? Thoughts towards this?
>>
>> Does it have to be made of plastic? I bet a 3D printer could make a
>> prototype for (casting?) purposes.
>>
>> I guess it all comes down to someone taking the ball and investing $ to
>> make it happen. I'm just thinking that at the very least, a plastic housing
>> could be reproduced then one could install parts specific to their model
>> year. That said......
>>
>> Is the housing the same for all model years? I imagine there's differences
>> in the amount and positioning of warning lights.
>>
>> OTOH, maybe there's enough Vanagons in the bone yard to provide suitable
>> parts.  (?)
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:33 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Fonman, I've just gone through somewhat the same dash crap as you-
>>> original problem was a broken speedo cable, but the job devolved into
>>> my being forced into finding, then assembling the best parts that I
>>> could come up with from 4 spare dash pods, all of which suffered from
>>> varying degrees of dinged/cracked/broken plastic and/or
>>> folded/broken/missing contacts where the console attaches to the
>>> wiring harness.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>>
>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines