Date:         Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:09:44 -0500
Reply-To:     ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET
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From:         Ian Butler <ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Green digital clock (from Mars)
Comments: To: Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Jeff Oxroad wrote:

> I suppose the green clock is no big deal, but I don't deal well with change.
> I just pass this along for those making the same repair. While the
> installation of the Golf clock is identical it will light up green at night. All the
> Vanagon digital clocks I have seen light up gray and the digital clock in my 93
> Fox also lights up gray. I would have thought the color on all VWs would be the
> same. Live and learn.

The digital clock in my Scirocco is green, as is the rest of the dash.  I
had that car first, and I have to say I found the Vanagon's instrument
cluster to be more than a little ghetto by comparison.  A1 cars (at least
eventually) had really nice green filters, and thus were spared the nasty
incandescent brown.

On my van, I covered the main instrument lights with cutouts from one of
those blue-tinted page protectors.  I didn't think I'd be able to pull off
the green look very well, so I just used the blue tint to correct the
color and make it more white (if a bit more dim.)

ian Butler / ian@bluemoon.hplx.net
'88 Audi 5000S quattro
'88 VW Scirocco 16v
'87 VW Vanagon GL syncro -- FOR SALE
'77 Mercury Marquis -- FOR SALE