Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:24:51 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject: Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
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I put the GW harness on my A’wagen a few years ago. I love everything about it except the price. The illumination bulbs are LED bright white and they make all the instruments much easier to read. As far as “non-adjustable,” they dim with the rheostat just fine. I think that painting the needles orange would improve it even more.
Other than a couple “you could have explained THAT a bit better”s on the instructions, I’d give it a solid 5 star review.
Jim
> On Mar 24, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>
> Thanks Jim. My understanding is the GW lights are LED and bright white and non adjustable. Does the Vanagon.org <http://vanagon.org/> foil come with lights too or are they separate, and if they are included are they LED and kinda harsh or closer to stock?
>
> I like stock. My wife says I’m less attractive under LED lights (this came up when Paradise by the Dashboard Lights came on the radio the other day) and I need all the help I can get.
>
> Jeff
>
>> On Mar 24, 2019, at 11:09 AM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I recently installed the Vanagon.org product. What specifically do you want to know?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 24, 2019 at 11:07 AM, <Jeff Palmer <mailto:w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Can anyone with the vanagon.org foil comment on the lights?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mar 24, 2019, at 9:45 AM, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Just an FYI, I recently installed the GoWesty dash circuit board and
>>>
>>>> lights. It was straight forward, but I suggest looking at both the
>>>
>>>> online video and the print directions as there were things covered in
>>>
>>>> one not covered in the other, and vice versa. I would have liked GW to
>>>
>>>> offer options for the dash light color (the white is pretty bright for
>>>
>>>> my taste), and getting the tubing that prevents light from bleeding
>>>
>>>> through to stay in place was one of the more frustrating steps. But, it
>>>
>>>> went well and works as advertised.
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Dave B.
>>>
>>>> Boise
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:52:55 +0000, Richard Koerner
>>>
>>>> <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> At first I was thinking of something like adhesive copper foil...from
>>>
>>>> McMaster-Carr. But the more and more I looked into it, and recognizing
>>>
>>>> the 30+ years age on that troublesome Blue Foil, the rock-solid
>>>
>>>> improvement offered by GoWesty would be something to strongly
>>>
>>>> consider. Yes...it's $250...and probably several hours of work. But
>>>
>>>> they offer a great video on how to do it, doesn't look bad at all, and
>>>
>>>> you will be confident for the next 30 years. Their design looks robust
>>>
>>>> and well conceived.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> For me, I use my van for extensive long distance cross country
>>>
>>>> roadtrips. Reliability is EVERYTHING to me.
>>>
>>>>> So as GoWesty often says....Cry once, Do it right, and then forget
>>>
>>>> about it forever. Having said that, no I haven't replaced mine in my
>>>
>>>> '85. But maybe I will.
>>>
>>>>> Rich
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> San Diego
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 3:17:17 PM PDT, Jim. Felder
>>>
>>>> <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> Much cheaper, but haven't used this brand (though their other products
>>>
>>>> have
>>>
>>>>> been good)"
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> https://www.gearbest.com/other-tools/pp_009129062089.html?wid=1433363
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:52 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> hi all,
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> I am looking for a kind of electrical conductive paste or
>>>
>>>> glue/adhesive to
>>>
>>>>>> repair the instrument cluster blue foil...
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> thanks advance for any idea of brand, kind and where to buy..
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> I am repairing the spots where the lights are.. there's no contact
>>>
>>>> and no
>>>
>>>>>> light at all, the bulbs are LED and new.. I guess the spots were worn
>>>
>>>> or
>>>
>>>>>> broken...
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> dan
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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