My solution was to pop off the cover for the instrument cluster or was it just
to remove the ash tray? Anyway, I found that by pushing the heater control
cover from inside the dash, I avoided breaking the little plastic tabs that
hold it in place.

Todd Last
'88 Westfalia

Yi-Ruey Wei wrote:

> I took the heater panel out before.  Price: one broker levels.  Worse: VW
> dealer doesn't have the same type of level available.   You need to pull
> the fan knob and 4 levels out (don't remember you need to take 2 philip
> screws (hidden behind the panel) out or not) to get the control panel out.
> But the levels are so tight which you may break it easily.   WD-40 won't
> help too much since it's plastic.  For rear heater panel just pull the fan
> knob and pry the panel out carefully.  But then again I can't get the
> replacement bulb from the VW dealer.  The one they sell was too big too fit
> in.
>
> Yi-Ruey Wei
> 87 Vanagon GL Syncro  w/leaking cylinder head
> 85 Jetta GLI  w/160,000 miles
> "Hot" Dallas, TX
>
> Jess Lopatynski <Jess_Lopatynski@COMPUSERVE.COM> on 07/26/98 03:52:18 PM
>
> Please respond to Jess Lopatynski <Jess_Lopatynski@COMPUSERVE.COM>
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:  instument panel lamps
>
> Any advice about changing burnt out instrument panel lamps on my 87
> Vanagon?
> specifically the heater control panel. It doesn't just pop off like my 85
> GTI does and I 'm afraid to apply much force. Bentley has no details on
> this.
> Thanks
> Jess Lopatynski
> Riverside ,CA
>
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