Another "fix" is to add spacers under the instrument pod under the four screws that hold it to the dash. You can vary the thickness to get additional height, or change the angle. Todd '88 Westy TJ Hannink wrote: >On Sat, 24 May 2003 10:27:48 -0700 "Loren A. Busch" ><lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM> wrote: > > > >>BTW, for those of us that are taller and have >>trouble seeing the speedometer and tach I'll bet >>that mounting the drivers seat on the lower set of >>rails (eliminating the swivel base) would help. >> >> > >You might want to try a larger diameter steering wheel >(like the 18" ones found in vans w/o power steering) >to replace your existing steering wheel before cutting >out the seat swivel mechanism. > >My Westy camper has no power steering or swivel seats, >but I'm pretty sure that if I lifted the seat a couple >inches I could still see the gauges alright. > > > >===== >TJ Hannink >Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition >Winter Park, Florida >http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers >http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). >http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > |
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