Instrument cluster dust cover / foil cover Part No. 251957085B

[Wasted youth]

No idea why I cannot seem to find information on this... I know how to use the search engine/feature. Seems like there are no photos or information. I need to replace two of these.

Maybe I'm not searching it by the correct name? I call this 'Instrument cluster dust cover' and it rests above the dashboard instruments under the plastic cover.

UPDATED TITLE OF THREAD to help others in their solo quest for militant adherence to stock Vanagon dedication...


Anyone know the part number and where to get new ones?

[kamzcab86]

Part #251957085B

Names:
Mask film for instrument housing
Foil for instrument housing
Drip cover for instrument housing
Abdeckfolie Fuer Instrumentengehaeuse

It's NLA; thus, you may have to source a used one.
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[Ahwahnee]

Seems to me like it was there because many owners may spill some brake fluid when topping up -- nasty stuff to have splashed about. I still have mine but set it aside when working with brake fluid (so I can see the reservoir) and instead just be very careful and always 'Know where your towel is'.

[Ahwahnee]

[Wasted youth]

[Paulbeard]

Mine is long gone…any reason you couldn't roll your own with some cling film, if you are worried about sloshing brake fluid over your wiring?
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[VicVan]

Whenever I plan to play with brake fluid, I wrap everything in a 50 cm radius in rags. I typically roll a rag around the brake reservoir, so any dripping will be caught and absorbed by the fabric.
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[Wasted youth]

I never considered it an apron for brake fluid games. Just figured it was a dust cover. As I searched it out with fresh information given by kamzcab86, I keep seeing it referenced as 'foil' and 'foil cover'

Here is the diagram... Item 8

[cmayna]

Item 8 is the plastic guard which you show in your original photo. I've given you two sources for this item.
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[Wasted youth]

[creative native]

Just a few days ago, I saw someone post these for sale in the Samba classified section. I believe they were listed as "plastic dust covers." If I find them, I'll come back with a link.

[kamzcab86]

[SyncroHead]

Does anyone know of a current source for this "foil", "dust cover" item?

Part no. 251957085B

There's one here:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2221319

I was hoping to get one that's new or in better shape than the one in the ad.

None found at GoWesty, Van-Café, or VanAgain.

Bus Depot lists one as "special order" with no photo, so I'm less than confident they can actually supply it.

Jim
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[Ahwahnee]

[Brower001]

Hi- I’m new to the forum; I’m looking for this dust cover too. I have a little machine shop where I make specialty stuff and I can see from videos and photos of this item that it would be fairly easy for me to reproduce with my vacuum former. Would anyone be willing to lend me theirs so I can make a master to pull the forms from? If they work out we could make lots of them.

[jlrftype7]

[Brower001]

yes- I live in a dense city, so all the salvage yards are on my computer! But yeah, in theory even a damaged one could work for me since I'll be making a new tool from it; I can patch it up as long as its geometry is intact. I'll put whatever results I come up with here.