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Subject:Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
From:Jim Arnott
Date:Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:24:51 -0700

I put the GW harness on my A’wagen a few years ago.  I love everything about it except the price.  The illumination bulbs are LED bright white and they make all the instruments much easier to read. As far as “non-adjustable,” they dim with the rheostat just fine. I think that painting the needles orange would improve it even more.

Other than a couple “you could have explained THAT a bit better”s on the instructions, I’d give it a solid 5 star review.

Jim

> On Mar 24, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Jim.  My understanding is the GW lights are LED and bright white and non adjustable.  Does the Vanagon.org <http://vanagon.org/> foil come with lights too or are they separate, and if they are included are they LED and kinda harsh or closer to stock?
> 
> I like stock.  My wife says I’m less attractive under LED lights (this came up when Paradise by the Dashboard Lights came on the radio the other day) and I need all the help I can get.
> 
> Jeff 
> 
>> On Mar 24, 2019, at 11:09 AM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I recently installed the Vanagon.org product. What specifically do you want to know?
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 24, 2019 at 11:07 AM, <Jeff Palmer <mailto:w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Can anyone with the vanagon.org foil comment on the lights?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 24, 2019, at 9:45 AM, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Just an FYI, I recently installed the GoWesty dash circuit board and
>>> 
>>>> lights.  It was straight forward, but I suggest looking at both the
>>> 
>>>> online video and the print directions as there were things covered in
>>> 
>>>> one not covered in the other, and vice versa.  I would have liked GW to
>>> 
>>>> offer options for the dash light color (the white is pretty bright for
>>> 
>>>> my taste), and getting the tubing that prevents light from bleeding
>>> 
>>>> through to stay in place was one of the more frustrating steps.  But, it
>>> 
>>>> went well and works as advertised.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Dave B.
>>> 
>>>> Boise
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:52:55 +0000, Richard Koerner
>>> 
>>>> <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> At first I was thinking of something like adhesive copper foil...from
>>> 
>>>> McMaster-Carr.  But the more and more I looked into it, and recognizing
>>> 
>>>> the 30+ years age on that troublesome Blue Foil, the rock-solid
>>> 
>>>> improvement offered by GoWesty would be something to strongly
>>> 
>>>> consider.  Yes...it's $250...and probably several hours of work.  But
>>> 
>>>> they offer a great video on how to do it, doesn't look bad at all, and
>>> 
>>>> you will be confident for the next 30 years.  Their design looks robust
>>> 
>>>> and well conceived.
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> For me, I use my van for extensive long distance cross country
>>> 
>>>> roadtrips.  Reliability is EVERYTHING to me.
>>> 
>>>>> So as GoWesty often says....Cry once, Do it right, and then forget
>>> 
>>>> about it forever.  Having said that, no I haven't replaced mine in my
>>> 
>>>> '85.  But maybe I will.
>>> 
>>>>> Rich
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> San Diego
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>  On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:17:17 PM PDT, Jim. Felder
>>> 
>>>> <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Much cheaper, but haven't used this brand (though their other products
>>> 
>>>> have
>>> 
>>>>> been good)"
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> https://www.gearbest.com/other-tools/pp_009129062089.html?wid=1433363
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Jim
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:52 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> hi all,
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> I am looking for a kind of electrical conductive paste or
>>> 
>>>> glue/adhesive to
>>> 
>>>>>> repair the instrument cluster blue foil...
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> thanks advance for any idea of brand, kind and where to buy..
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> I am repairing the spots where the lights are.. there's no contact
>>> 
>>>> and no
>>> 
>>>>>> light at all, the bulbs are LED and new.. I guess the spots were worn
>>> 
>>>> or
>>> 
>>>>>> broken...
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> thanks
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>>> dan
>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>