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Date:         Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:29:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfjUw+X=QWAzJ52DS9tbvsCWPxGt-MaKiN0RoUyYb6Q=2g@mail.gmail.com>
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I think I want something like this for my van, mounted on cluster cover to give me some info (that currently I can't fully see due to poor sightlines).

http://gokartsusa.com/dunebuggyspeedometer.aspx

Not saying this one will work, but you get the idea.

alistair

On 2011-11-21, at 9:11 AM, neil n wrote:

> Hi all. > > On thesamba.com there's a thread on adapting a Fox cluster to the Vanagon. > I can't find the thread right now, but it should be there. The thread > content was aimed, in part, toward the Suby crew, but IIRC, the swap is > applicable to any Vanagon. > > What would it take to reproduce a new cluster housing? Is it even $ > feasible to do this? Thoughts towards this? > > Does it have to be made of plastic? I bet a 3D printer could make a > prototype for (casting?) purposes. > > I guess it all comes down to someone taking the ball and investing $ to > make it happen. I'm just thinking that at the very least, a plastic housing > could be reproduced then one could install parts specific to their model > year. That said...... > > Is the housing the same for all model years? I imagine there's differences > in the amount and positioning of warning lights. > > OTOH, maybe there's enough Vanagons in the bone yard to provide suitable > parts. (?) > > Neil. > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:33 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Fonman, I've just gone through somewhat the same dash crap as you- >> original problem was a broken speedo cable, but the job devolved into >> my being forced into finding, then assembling the best parts that I >> could come up with from 4 spare dash pods, all of which suffered from >> varying degrees of dinged/cracked/broken plastic and/or >> folded/broken/missing contacts where the console attaches to the >> wiring harness. >> > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines


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