On 12/8/11, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Good eyes, Yes that is a lexan needle (as used on later golf/jettas?), part
> of another project that has to be kept secret right now.
>
> I had some difficulty removing the stock needle, some come off easily, some
> do not. I used all the tricks, but still cracked the needle hub removing it.
> Luckily I have the lexan needles and some spare stock needles.
>
> Nice write up on the cluster mod Tony.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2011-12-08, at 8:53 AM, T Collins wrote:
>
>> Also note the modified speedo cluster or painted needle.
>>
>> I have a mod write up on VWvortex and vintagewatercooleds.com with a
>> how to-fluresent orange needle paint job. This was done with the
>> scirocco cluster, but it should be the same for vanagon's once they
>> are appart:
>> http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/ATStechnotes/clusterlights/clusterlights.htm
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> Tony
>>
>> On 12/8/11, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> Very trivial mod to the digital clock. I bet most of you how have
>>> switched
>>> to led bulbs in cluster have found that the light output, or rather it is
>>> the beam pattern, of the LED in the clock does not illuminate as well as
>>> you
>>> think it should be. Blog post links to a more involved hack (in German),
>>> I
>>> tried the simpler hack of a reflector
>>>
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/vanagon-digital-clock-led-light-improvement/
>>>
>>>
>>> Also in post is a pic that shows, actually exaggerates, the beam pattern
>>> on
>>> the gauge faces when LEDs are used. Camera setting makes it look worse
>>> than
>>> it really is, and the reflectors I put in the bulb housing also
>>> contributes,
>>> but it does show how the bulb housing is suited for incandescents, not so
>>> good for LEDs.
>>>
>>> alistair
>>>
>>>
>>> PS I'm tiring of the cold glow from super white LEDs, I'm going to make
>>> up
>>> some other colour bulbs.
>>
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