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Drtrash
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Joined: April 29, 2019
Posts: 135
Location: Phoenix
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 Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 3:35 pm Post subject: Dash upgrade |
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| New thing owner, not first thing but new in last 10 yrs, like the original look but looking for input or options to update date switches ( have crappy metal toggle for fog and fuel pump) like to have the stock look but open to happy medium, not sure id i can use a headlight switch for fog lights and not sure why it has a fuel pump switch, anny suggestion or pics would be appreciated for a restoration guy |
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KAmes
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Joined: February 16, 2014
Posts: 877
Location: Illinois
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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I used '68 beetle switches, mostly because I was able to get what I wanted with knobs that matched pretty good.
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Bashr52
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Joined: July 16, 2006
Posts: 5666
Location: On an island in VA
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 4:43 am Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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| Drtrash wrote: |
| New thing owner, not first thing but new in last 10 yrs, like the original look but looking for input or options to update date switches ( have crappy metal toggle for fog and fuel pump) like to have the stock look but open to happy medium, not sure id i can use a headlight switch for fog lights and not sure why it has a fuel pump switch, anny suggestion or pics would be appreciated for a restoration guy |
Here is what I did on mine:
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Drtrash
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Joined: April 29, 2019
Posts: 135
Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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| Very nice like the old old school, and back to the future. Where did you find small square switches? |
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Drtrash
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Joined: April 29, 2019
Posts: 135
Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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| was looking ar adding 2 eng gauges, oil temp and maybe volt, any other recomendations? |
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KAmes
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Joined: February 16, 2014
Posts: 877
Location: Illinois
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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oil temperature gauge
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mondshine
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Joined: October 27, 2006
Posts: 2770
Location: The World's Motor Capital
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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Here's a hacked up dash.
4 gauges in 2 holes...
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ernieballbass
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Joined: June 14, 2006
Posts: 191
Location: Orlando, Fl
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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| mondshine wrote: |
Here's a hacked up dash.
4 gauges in 2 holes...
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I love those Aircraft Spruce (?) gauges. What is that rectangle screen under the hazard switch?
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77kafer
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Joined: April 08, 2008
Posts: 823
Location: New Windsor, NY
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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Looks like the screen for the headunit. See the 2 knobs to the left of it.
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mondshine
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Joined: October 27, 2006
Posts: 2770
Location: The World's Motor Capital
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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The three priorities are:
Steering, Stopping, Stereo.
The black rectangle is my radio.
Here's the writeup:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596821
BTW- The gauges are made by Westach; up in the wine country of the Golden State. |
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Drtrash
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Joined: April 29, 2019
Posts: 135
Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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| Moonshine, is the 12v the euro plug where you need a us adapter? Can cigarette light be used to charge phone? |
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mondshine
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Joined: October 27, 2006
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Location: The World's Motor Capital
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Dash upgrade |
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Any standard lighter outlet can be used to charge a phone.
My radio has a "Lightning Cable" plugged into one of the USB inputs for this purpose.
The European "Powerlet" socket is standard equipment on Things.
It is a DIN standard item which has been around for years (my BMW motorcycles from the '60's had them). There were accessory work lights that plugged in there, along with all kinds of other stuff.
Anyway, I don't use mine because the rubber cover is original from 1974, and I don't want to ruin it.
I have a secondary 12V standard American style outlet in the glove box, and the big rubber cover on my dash panel protects sockets for aux input and USB that came with the radio.
As "Q" used to say "We've made some rather interesting modifications". |
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