Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:00:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Rokus <marokus@VOYAGER.NET>
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From:         Mark Rokus <marokus@VOYAGER.NET>
Subject:      Re: WTB: Plastic speedo cluster holder
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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David,
When mine did that, I went to a local electrical supplier and got 4 metal
clamps that are designed to hold small wire to walls (ie: phone wire during
construction) and used the existing screws with these "tabs" to hold it in
place.  Probably available at Radio Shack.   I'm not sure of a good way to
describe them but I'll try.  1/2 " wide, 3/4 " long, flat on the end with the
mounting hole, and curved on the other end to originally hold a 1/8" wire
against a flat surface.  They have worked wonderfully for me and I never give
them a second thought.  If your the type that recognizes that pop cans make
good shim material this should solve your problem.  On the other hand, I
don't know where to get German ones and that might bother the purists in the
group :-)
Mark

David Marshall wrote:

> The plastic tabs that the screws go thru to secure my speedometer / tach
> cluster are now all broken.  Does anyone have one for sale?  I don't need
> the gauges or the switches, just the plastic housing.
>
> Thanks!
>
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