Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Gauges are worse than useless anywhere out of the driver's > line-of-sight; this includes the middle of the dashboard. You can DIE > because you looked over there. Down is even worse. I agree...if it's more than a foot or so below my normal line of sight I'm not going to be able to look at it often enough to be useful. I fiddled around for a while and decided the ideal location for gauges on my Vanagon was on top of the instrument cluster cover. I used a multi-pin connector to hook up the gauges so I can still remove the cover completely if I want to. The Vanagon has a low enough dash that the gauges don't block my view at all. A center console might be an OK spot for gauges you don't have to look at often, or only will be looking at while stopped. In campers you could put a voltmeter for your auxiliary battery there, for example. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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