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Crooked Designer
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 Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Instrument Circuit Foil Replacement Kits.. |
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| plummerdesign wrote: |
| The SA Cluster Master kit from Eric at Vanagon.org is a gem and worth waiting for. |
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SyncroHead 
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vik
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: Instrument Circuit Foil Replacement Kits |
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Has anybody used any of these replacement kits (GoWesty, Vanagon.org, Kai from Taiwan) on a van with a Subaru (EJ25) conversion? Are they compatible or is there anything that needs to be changed/modified?
My clock is shot, my tachometer stopped working a couple weeks ago, my dash lights are flaky, the usual...  |
I do have Kai set on my subaru converted vanagon.
Works great so far and the install was super easy too.
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professorplumb
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Instrument Circuit Foil Replacement Kits |
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| vik wrote: |
| pnwkayaker wrote: |
Has anybody used any of these replacement kits (GoWesty, Vanagon.org, Kai from Taiwan) on a van with a Subaru (EJ25) conversion? Are they compatible or is there anything that needs to be changed/modified?
My clock is shot, my tachometer stopped working a couple weeks ago, my dash lights are flaky, the usual... |
I do have Kai set on my subaru converted vanagon.
Works great so far and the install was super easy too. |
I have the GoWesty version on my EJ25 conversion for ... 5+ years now? No problems at all. |
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wesitarz
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 8:42 am Post subject: Re: Instrument Circuit Foil Replacement Kits |
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x2.If you can solder and have time you can do it for a fraction of the kit cost. kpcnsk diagram is correct checked against the foil. |
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pnwkayaker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Instrument Circuit Foil Replacement Kits |
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I finally decided to order Kai Yu's replacement kit to use in my Syncro with a Subaru EJ25, and I couldn't be happier with the results (pic below is the first engine start). Before this, half of the lights of the cluster were dead, the tachometer was not working, the LCD clock was blank and I couldn't trust that the fuel gauge level was correct (level never went above 80%). Now everything is working again including the fuel gauge (correctly indicating that the tank is full).
Total installation time was 2-3 hrs at a very deliberate pace (once I started removing the foil I realized there was no way back, so wanted to ensure everything was done correctly).
I did some research on foil replacement kits, and it seems all kits available in the market work great - in my case, I decided to buy from a small vendor (with great reviews) that also happened to sell an OLED replacement clock that looked awesome. I also added some beauty rings as a way to show that I love my Syncro 
Kai Yu's dedication showed up in the design, packaging and clarity of the instructions, but I was completely amazed that he had pre-set the clock to the local date and time for the Pacific Northwest (the clock has its own internal battery to keep the time, no adjustment was required)!
Below is the link to Kai Yu webpage, I bought the "VW Vanagon instrument cluster repair kit with OLED clock".
https://www.slowbridgeinnovation.com
You can buy the beauty rings from Brickwerks https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/beauty-rings-t3-dashboard-pair.html
The kit came with instructions, but I mostly followed the video below from "Italjohn" (was constantly comparing it against the instructions). The video is based on a previous version of the kit, the current version is even better/simpler (removed potential for error in the tachometer connection by adding a small circuit board pre-wired).
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