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ronjonlasvegas
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Here is a picture of the dash in my old 59 Ghia Vert. The original clock was converted into a Tach. I had a simple bracket made for the other three gauges.
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analogmax
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Location: Chandler, Arizona
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Here is my 66
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crocteau
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Location: Philaburbia
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:33 am Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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Putting the top down gives a good view of the dash in my '71; zoom in for details 
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jacobsteel
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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Planning...
Testing a NE555 point-signal-cleanup circuit
Done (voltmeter, tachometer, oil pressure, oil temp, removable and inside the glovebox).
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jeffrey8164 
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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Here’s mine. Quite quickly done, just because I had the fabric and I wasn’t too fond of the wood grain anyway.
I recently found more of the seat fabric, so I may recover the glove box door so it will blend in more.
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udo dreisoerner
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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My 56th dash
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olspeed
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Location: In the shadow of Denali, I still don't give a damn how they do it outside
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Man I love your dash my looks close but when I bought my car in the late 70's I wanted to have what I thought at the time was a cleaner look... I pulled the chrome trim, filled the holes and  threw the trim away... boy am I a dumb ass.
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PeteSC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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My '58:
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KGCoupe
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Man I love your dash my looks close but when I bought my car in the late 70's I wanted to have what I thought at the time was a cleaner look... I pulled the chrome trim, filled the holes and threw the trim away... boy am I a dumb ass. |
YES, ... Yes you are!
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Just kidding, of course.
As the saying goes, "Hindsight is 20/20.".
Personally, I love that 1966-only dash trim but that may just be because my first Karmann Ghia was a Manilla Yellow 1966.
Seeing as that lovely dash trim was unique to just one model year, it's obvious that even the Volkswagen/Karmann designers felt that the trim needed to go as well, so don't beat yourself up about getting rid of it back in the day. |
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Marcdeb
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djkeev
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61karmann
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TCK123
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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Still getting my ghia together. I have the matching speedo on the way. I also have oil temp, oil pressure and a clock. |
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obus
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Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Show Us Your Dash! |
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My 1967 Convertible "Joan" with original labels showing tire pressure and shift points.
Who would leave those intact?
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