Something I failed to mention is (for those with earlier Vanagons) ... I also have an '84 Vanagon and I dry fitted the console to its dash just to see what would have to be done to install it there. The US spec '84 dash has a piece that runs across the front that European dashes don't have. For proper installation, I would have had to trim the sides ... right at the front ... of the console so that it would fit over this piece. Mike
Mike Collum wrote: > I have one of these in my '85 Westy and love it. > > I notched both the front and rear of mine so that it fits the dash > without sticking out too far on the windshield side where it would allow > air from one of the defroster vents to go up under it. I used a > "Profile gauge" to get the exact shape for transfer to the plastic > before making the cuts with my Dremel tool. > > I used modeling clay to "Gauge" the distance from the dash pad to the > console where I wanted to put screws. That way I could fabricate the > right thickness wood pieces, which I cemented to the dash with > construction cement, for anchoring it down. The construction cement > holds well but can be removed from the vinyl (with some work, of course) > should I ever want to return to stock. > > I trimmed out the front and bottom of the ashtray compartment so that I > could mount 3 gauges in the front of the console and still use the cup > holders. I then modified a black ashtray so that it would fit as a > "Cover" where the ashtray normally goes. > > In the upper right hand corner of the console, I drilled a counter sunk > hole, then marked and drilled (you need a right angle drill to do this) > a hole in the depression of the metal dash right where the forward part > of the stock dashpad sits. Then I ran a 3 inch black screw through the > console and into that hole for a positive anchor to offset forces > applied when using the fold-out table. > > Mike > > > Dana Showers wrote: > >> Can anyone provide feedback on this? >> >> Overall quality (including the hinges)? >> >> How usable the cup holders are? >> >> thanks, >> >> Dana >> 85 Westy 1.9td >> 04 Beetle 1.9tdi >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 >> > |
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