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Subject:Re: Clocks
Date:Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:15:14 -0500

hey i managed to find a clock for my bay window- for free. i didn't know
they were that difficult to find. Are you sure that the type III clock is
different? i didn't do any mods on the dash tp fit mine in.

michael

>A while ago there was a thread on the clock that fits in the right hand hole
>of a Bay window dash. By all accounts these are not easy to get and I only
>ever saw one for sale at a swap meet with an extortionate price tag. But I
>saw plenty of cheap Type 3 clocks that look very similar (at least the dial
>looks similar) and thought I might be able to persuade one to fit the bus's
>dash. And it does, with a bit of modification, and unless you compared it to
>the real thing you'd swear it was stock. The clock only cost me 3 quid and
>matches the speedo and fuel guage perfectly. If anyone wants details of the
>butchery (to the clock, not the dash) needed to get it to fit, e-mail me
>directly. Its not a difficult job, just hard to describe.
>
>Andy E.
>
>A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk