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Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:20 pm

Hey Brandon, I’d love to work out your idea into a design! Email me: chris@uniwerksdesign and we’ll get the ball rolling. :-)

Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:44 pm

I would like to see a double DIN pod that mounts to the dash through the factory ashtray opening.

Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:42 pm

He made this custom vent cover for me and I love it! I second the request for tweeter pods. Someone mentioned they have them on ebay, so I checked them out and am shocked at how expensive they are at $50-$70... more expensive than the tweeters.

Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:45 am

Someone here on the Samba asked me to design and make a true LED pop-in style light to replace the stock Hella unit above the door in a Vanagon. Here is my first attempt. 🙂 let me see if I can pop over to my Westy storage spot to test the fit today.

This will be a HUGE improvement in illuminating the Vanagon front cab area. ;-) Plus, you will have the option of white or red LEDs.

This will fit:
Porsche 968, 944, 924
VW: Bay Window Bus, Rabbit, Pickup, Cabriolet, Vanagon/T25, Dasher,
Audi: 5000, 4000, Coupe, Fox

Probably more....

Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:00 am

unibagel wrote: Someone here on the Samba asked me to design and make a true LED pop-in style light to replace the stock Hella unit above the door in a Vanagon. Here is my first attempt. 🙂 let me see if I can pop over to my Westy storage spot to test the fit today.

This will be a HUGE improvement in illuminating the Vanagon front cab area. ;-) Plus, you will have the option of white or red LEDs.

This will fit:
Porsche 968, 944, 924
VW: Bay Window Bus, Rabbit, Pickup, Cabriolet, Vanagon/T25, Dasher,
Audi: 5000, 4000, Coupe, Fox

Probably more....

Sweet, but is that a 3-position switch? On-Off-Door?

Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:03 am

It wi be a 3 position switch. Yes.

Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:36 pm

I just received my parts order I submitted mid-week!

Automatic transmission selector slider, wiper caps, and speedometer/odometer repair piece. I've got to say if your transmission selector slider is missing GET THIS FROM uniWerks!

Easy installation, took less than 5 minutes. I popped the top off the console. You can see the slot the slider fits into, and it fits just as it should.

Put the assembly back together.

Since replacing the selector console lights I've had a nasty glare in my passenger window right at my passenger mirror because the slider piece was missing, making it difficult to tell if someone was really behind me or not. With the new slider piece in place no more glare!

This is awesome!

Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:52 pm

Thank you for that post! Yes, I really bust my butt to get orders shipped out as quickly as possible. I am often dropping off at the post office twice a day. I think that it’s only fair though, I see that customer service has gone to the wayside in this day and age. I’m bringing it back though, no worries! ;-)

Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:29 am

Hi Chris, you have some great stuff. I looked through the grille badges and still haven't found what I've been seeking for a long time. A peace sign replacement for the hatch badge. It would be form / fit as the stock one, but is a peace sign. Preferable chromed or silvered like the stock one, and all of the arms/legs that same dimensions. It would look like stock, but simply be a peace sign instead of VW.

I'm a little worried this might be a tough sell because to install requires removal of inner hatch panel. So possibly it could be an overlay that clips on, or there was a mounting method that allows the installer to simply break / grind the old one off, and then this new one would somehow "push / clip" into the mounting holes.

Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:16 pm

I have nothing but praise for Chris/uniWerks Design. I have placed several orders to replace broken or worn parts on my 1986 Westfalia and all parts have fit perfectly, function perfectly and always arrive very quickly.

I am hoping to have the upright radio housing replaced. Those of us with the Behr in-dash a/c know these parts are quite frail by this point and a breath away from ruin.

Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:20 pm

unibagel wrote: It wi be a 3 position switch. Yes.

Yes please. I’ll take several. Pls pmwhen design ready.

Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:06 am

Stock up order has arrived in from the UK. I have fresh supplies of:

Table Stowage Brackets
Brake Line Clips
Grab Handle Screw Covers
LED Festoon Bulbs
Hella Door Light Housings
Heater Panel LED Bulbs
Heater Fan Knobs

Come and get 'em!!

Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:26 pm

New product release!

The LED Door Light is now available in the webshop!

https://uniwerksdesign.com/product/door-light-vanagon/

Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:35 pm

Hey Chris-

Is the light warm, or cool white? I have an aversion to harsh, cold color temps...

Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:23 pm

Hi Chris:

The ashtray powerpod (voltmeter / USB), is the switch to turn the USB on / off or does it also turn off the voltmeter display? I like to keep it on to check charging from solar when the van ignition is off, but it gets really bright at night when I'm trying to sleep...

Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:04 pm

To answer both questions:

The LEDs are inbetween, more warm than bright white.

You can wire any of my products however you like. ;-)

Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:14 pm

Your products look nice! With regard to the new door light you released today. Had you though about the delay circuitry that later Jetta models used to keep the lights on for however many seconds after the door is closed. Some samba members have popped them in because they are almost plug and play. Even better, they control all the lights on the circuit to keep them on while you fumble for your seatbelt. Those model years of Jetta are getting rare in wrecking yards...

Hans

Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:48 am

Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to me! :-)

I had not thought of incorporating that as I am after a simple solution. I usually just keep my door open (the light will stay on) until I'm all set. Close the door and the light goes out.

But I'm sure you could add that circuit board or whatever to this light.... :-)

Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:39 am

Zeitgeist 13 wrote: I would like to see a double DIN pod that mounts to the dash through the factory ashtray opening.

Such a great idea!
Just ordered the new door light and finally, an ashtray power-pod this AM, great products! Thanks again Chris.

Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:56 am

Hey Chris,

have you ever considered some sort of way to convert the ashtray into a wireless phone charging phone holder?

I've got some int he past that work pretty well - they are suction cup mounts to windshield. But if you had a way to sort of cannibalize parts - and use your ingenuity to get it to mount where the ashtray is?