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Date:         Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:33:05 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Gauge Pod ?? What are you using?
Comments: To: Warren Chapman <vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2003011120313891@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Warren Chapman wrote:

> I want to install some aftermarket temp, oil press, and volt gauges into my > Syncro. > > Like to know what kind of pod any of you out there have used for the > dashboard or possibly the window pillar.

I took the easy way out on my '82 diesel. I bought a three-gauge bracket and mounted it "upside-down" on top of my dash cover. I used a multiconductor plug from Radio Shack on the cable, so I can still remove the cover completely if I want to. I used 1" wide fender washers to spread out the stress on the plastic. It seems very sturdy. I admit this isn't the best looking arrangement, though it could be improved by using gauge cups so the backs of the gauges don't show through the windshield. I don't mind that, personally, and I like that I don't have to take my eyes far off the road to look at the gauges.

_ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be."


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