Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 14:13:24 -0400
Reply-To: Kevin Davis <kdavis@QSILVER.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Kevin Davis <kdavis@QSILVER.NET>
Subject: Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
In-Reply-To: <20010524155757.41461.qmail@web14407.mail.yahoo.com>
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not a great pic , but it gives you the idea
best,
Kevin
> From: Tony Gould <tgerr95@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 08:57:57 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Kevin Davis <kdavis@qsilver.net>
> Cc: vw <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Subject: Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
>
> Plz send a .jpg of the setup - I'm new to owning my
> Vanagon ('89 Carat) and would like to see any ideas on
> gauges.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
> '89 Carat "Agnes"
>
> --- Kevin Davis <kdavis@qsilver.net> wrote:
>> I've got 5 of the little suckers mounted right on
>> top of the dash in of the
>> drives side. They don't obscure visibility at all,
>> but they do create a bit
>> of an orange reflection in the windshield. I can't
>> help you with the
>> housing. Mine is an ugly plastic thing that I will
>> soon be replacing with, I
>> hope, a flat black-painted piece of aluminum that a
>> welder friend is making
>> up. Five of the 2" gauges nicely fills up most of
>> the space across the
>> instrument cluster giving a pretty balanced look to
>> the dash. If I had only
>> two or three I would consider mounting them in a
>> vertical stack either to
>> the left or the right of the instrument cluster. In
>> addition to the three
>> gauges you mention I also have a water temp and a
>> boost gauge for a
>> supercharger. If you would like I can send you a
>> .jpeg of the setup I
>> currently have.
>>
>> My .02.
>>
>> Kevin
>>> From: Damian Shaw <dts@xmission.com>
>>> Reply-To: Damian Shaw <dts@xmission.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:15:35 -0600
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: VDO Gauge Mounting
>>>
>>> Hi all;
>>>
>>> I picked up a very nice set of 2" (or so) gauges
>> from the picknpull.
>>> They're out of an Audi 4000. I am thinking about
>> putting them in the
>>> Vanagon but I don't have a good place to put them.
>> I was wondering if
>>> anyone has mounted a set of three 2" guages in
>> their vanagon and if so
>>> where did you put them?? You can buy different
>> gauge housings from
>>> aftermarket places but it's the location that's
>> got me!
>>>
>>> Anyone done this? The guages are a basic set of
>> three: Voltage, Oil
>>> Pressure, and Oil Temperature.
>>>
>>> Thanks;
>>>
>>> Damian
>>>
>>>
>
>
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