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Date:         Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:40:24 -0700
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From:         Mark McCulley <raven@halcyon.com>
Subject:      Re: gauges for a Vanagon

>Anyway, the problem with the Vanagon dash is that there's not any good >place to put extra gauges. I could put them to the right of the radio, but >then they're out of my line of sight. I'm thinking of one of the 2 or 3

>gauge clusters that RMMW sells mounted on top of the dash, over the speaker >grille so I can still use my ashtray (I don't smoke but it makes a handy >change holder). How do those gauge pods typically mount? Screws? >Adhesive?

I mounted my three gauges (oil temp & pressure, voltmeter) in an enclosed pod that sits on top of the normal instruments, right in front of me--I don't have to look to the side or anything to see the gauges. I used 2 small screws to mount the pod. Had to drill a hole through the top of the instrument cover to run the wires to the gauges. The only thing I don't like about this setup is that there's a reflection on the windshield of the lighted gauges at night. It's annoying enough that I throw a bandana or something over the gauges to cover them. Then I have to peek under the bandana every now and then. Someday I'll find something to shade the reflections without blocking my view of the gauges.

-Mark McCulley 87 syncro Westy


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