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sinclair
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Location: New Forest UK
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 Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 11:28 am Post subject: Pod colour? |
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My new dash pod blank is almost black, and the original gauge pod has faded dark tan. What’s best paint the old pod dark. Paint the new pod light. Or just put up with it?
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ZENVWDRIVER
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Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Pod colour? |
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we are all different and like different pod finishes - personally, I like unfinished pods -as long as everything functions properly.
Once had a 5.52 deluxe with standard pods - left 'em alone - yeah so, they are not correct - doesn't matter to me
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Martin Southwell
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Location: Bath, England
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 3:03 pm Post subject: Kohmler |
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Before you sell your clock holding dash panel https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2279275 it might interest you to know that British Army 'Standard' splits were supplied with face winding Kohler clocks. It seems Kohler made all sorts of clock post war: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/kohler-travel-alarm-clock-made-in-germany-us
From memory, the panel also had a couple of holes in the bottom area to house switches. What for I don't know.
When I find my panel I'll photograph it and post here. I did try oiling my clock, as its operation was hit & miss, and ended up discolouring the face when the oil later found its way into that area. No doubt it can be repaired. Here is a picture of one I saw for sale a couple of years ago, which I should have bought really, but didn't.
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:22 pm Post subject: clock |
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| When I find my panel I'll photograph it and post here. I did try oiling my clock, as its operation was hit & miss, and ended up discolouring the face when the oil later found its way into that area. No doubt it can be repaired. Here is a picture of one I saw for sale a couple of years ago, which I should have bought really, but didn't. |
zen remembers -
… Also had a 1950 11G, back in the 1970s and '80s - removed my non-working clock and brought to a clock shop to have it cleaned and repaired - the guy cleaned it and got it running. but said it was wearing as there were no jewels,. only steel on steel movements - really poor quality = ran for the 10 years, I had it - my clock was the usual, split dash clock from the fifty's that wound from inside oh the glove box.
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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON
All super-heroes, wear a MASK |
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sinclair
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Joined: July 01, 2004
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Location: New Forest UK
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Kohmler |
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Before you sell your clock holding dash panel https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2279275 it might interest you to know that British Army 'Standard' splits were supplied with face winding Kohler clocks. It seems Kohler made all sorts of clock post war: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/kohler-travel-alarm-clock-made-in-germany-us
From memory, the panel also had a couple of holes in the bottom area to house switches. What for I don't know.
When I find my panel I'll photograph it and post here. I did try oiling my clock, as its operation was hit & miss, and ended up discolouring the face when the oil later found its way into that area. No doubt it can be repaired. Here is a picture of one I saw for sale a couple of years ago, which I should have bought really, but didn't.
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Now that's interesting! thanks Martin. |
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