

| Subject: | Re: instrument cluster foil replacement |
| From: | Richard Koller |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:38:03 -0400 |
Ok great info, thank you On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 7:19 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes I’ve used both. Both work. In addition to the below the GW has a > superior quick disconnect on the center circuit board so if inclined you > can hard splice their harness to the original wiring to completely > eliminate the troublesome OEM connector. The dynamic oil pressure warning > system is on their board so you remove the factory one and there is a > switch for it if your van does not have that sensor. It does bother me that > you need to buy the “Tach” board separately. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > *From:* Richard Koller <brvkoller@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Friday, August 30, 2019 5:51 PM > *To:* Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > *Cc:* Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > *Subject:* Re: instrument cluster foil replacement > > > > Dennis, have you seen the Vanagon.org system in action as well? And does > the GW system totally eliminate the stock dynamic oil warning system with > the their version? Or is this a choice? > > > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 4:56 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > I've been installing the GoWesty kits. I like the brightness of the waring > LEDs, the integrated dynamic oil pressure warning system and the > illumination LEDS. But since it is Friday I'll add that what we really need > is an upgraded instrument cluster. We need speedometer/odometer that really > works without the bouncing needle, electronic instead of cable driven and > the ability to add more instrumentation including volts, oil pressure oil > temperature, and especially for automatics transmission temperature. And > while some of that will be available on the scan gauge for the GW EFI that > is not a user friendly interface to use while driving. Personally after > installing that system I find using that scan gauge display while driving > is as bad as using a cell phone. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of > Richard Koller > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 12:41 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: instrument cluster foil replacement > > Hi Vanagoneers, > I need to replace the instrument foil in my '90 syncro and I was > interested to know the various opinions of the List comparing the GoWesty > with the Vanagon.org products before I buy one or the other. The cost isn't > my concern only the quality and or userfriendliness of each. > Thanks > Rick Koller > >
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