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Date:         Thu, 24 May 2001 08:57:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Tony Gould <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Gould <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
Comments: To: Kevin Davis <kdavis@qsilver.net>
In-Reply-To:  <B731A19F.6C31%kdavis@qsilver.net>
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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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