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Subject:Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
From:Zeitgeist
Date:Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:50:33 -0800

Pffft, where's the carbon-fiber solution?  My kingdom for a CF map-pocket!

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> this is good stuff, and if we plan on keeping our vans for any time we all
> come up against these problems we will have to deal with. I  appreciate
> seeing other's solutions, no matter how the maker's feel about the fix. And
> I believe all of us are capable of making good repairs. It all comes down
> to feeling free to do it. There is no substitute for trying things,
> experimenting, failing, succeeding.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2011-11-26, at 4:18 PM, Edward Maglott wrote:
>
> > That is beautiful.  I am not ashamed to show my ugly but effective
> > version:  http://staff.blueridge.edu/~edwardm/vanagon/pp023/index.htm
> >
> > Edward
> >
> > At 04:32 PM 11/26/2011, neil n wrote:
> >> Yes! Saw that. More thorough and better looking than my repair of
> totally
> >> failed corners on instrument cluster; metal reinforcement, each with a
> tab
> >> bent over to provide a screw hole. Very ugly! No pic will be shown!   ;)
> >> Used LePage "5 Min." Metal type epoxy IIRC.
> >>
> >> Neil.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> > ver nice job posted on the samba in this thread
> >> >
> >> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=489656
> >> >
> >> > alistair
>

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