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Subject:Re: Dash cluster foil replacement
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Wed, 5 Jan 2022 20:55:35 -0800

I know yer just joshing about the colour.

I meant ti say in previous was that all the Kapton tape I’ve seen has been that amber brown.

Alistair 

> On Jan 5, 2022, at 7:56 PM, manuel.melo.jr@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Rad!  Any chance Kapton can have blue color :)
> 
> 
>> On Jan 4, 2022, at 6:26 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> I sent your message on to Greg, the maker of them.
>> 
>> Ab
>> 
>>>> On Jan 4, 2022, at 2:13 PM, kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I would love to carry these on my site.
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022, 4:44 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> Friend of mine here in town has had a few dash foils made. They are his redesign of the stock foil, using a better film, surface mount components, and gold plated contacts.
>>>> 
>>>> He posted pics on the samba
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=763460&sid=f3d57934656e18d905ca64328b73325a
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I’ll let you know how it works out after he populates the foils and we test them.
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, there are other options to a failing foil ( one of which I’m using now). I think this option has some advantages, a cleaner look etc.
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair

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