That's "anti-tamper" paint. If it was still solid and unbroken, the cluster had never been pulled. If broken, the cluster had been pulled. VW has used it for years. My 1968 Squareback had it... G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Mages [SMTP:wasserbox@YAHOO.COM] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:14 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Shoddy German Workmanship? <<<SNIP>>> Oh, and I inadvertently fixed my intermittant speedo problems... seems some mysterious red paint was coated around where the speedo clips in, and was preventing it from seating tight all the time. So the vanagon saga continues... === Mark 87 Westfalia Gl 84 Scirocco 8v http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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