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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:32 pm    Post subject: Dash Magnets Reply with quote

Went to the Kelley Park show (San Jose, CA USA) and got this pretty magentic dashboard magnet. Went to Kelly Park last year and got a magnet. Got magnets from all sorts of fun VW events. I've got more magents than dash space. Let's face it the VW dash isn't exactly expansive. Stick a few magnets in place and there's not space left for more. Anyone have a creative way to keep and display the magnets other than using my refrigerator? I like having them for nostalgic reasons. Am I the only person on the Samba to worry about dash magnets? I know, get a life.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If only there were steel parts on the car other than the dash.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Owwwww that hurt....but it was funny too. I guess I failed to mention that I wanted my magnets not to get lonely by keeping them all together. That's why they are magnetic.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I drive a Baja with no headliner. I stick all my magnets up there. Something to stare at during long red lights.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used to stick them on a board that I had wrapped sheet metal around looked nice and I was able to put it up at shows. Then I started collecting show shirts which my wife keeps threatening to throw away.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could put them in a rotation. Run 3 on the dash- the rest in the glovebox awaiting a turn. Or, open the hood and stick them to the underside- way up just above the wiring cover? You could admire them at each fillup.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Dash Magnets Reply with quote

pantone149 wrote:
Am I the only person on the Samba to worry about dash magnets?


Beer is an invention you may wish to research.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

pantone149 wrote:
Owwwww that hurt....but it was funny too. I guess I failed to mention that I wanted my magnets not to get lonely by keeping them all together. That's why they are magnetic.



I'm sure you have a few that are more independent then the others. Some that actually repel the others maybe?

Those could always be put someplace else, maybe on the doors, or down under the dash. They would still be close enough for moral support from the others if they still needed it!
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

awesome im looking for some old school magnets if anyone wants to pass some down or sell, dash is clear so far.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could always stick them on your tool box.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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