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mabbo Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2004 Posts: 208 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 2:18 pm Post subject: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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Hi,
I have just bought my first Bay, a 69 Westfalia built in Nov 68. Im not as familiar with them as Beetles or Split Bus'.
From what I have read I think my speedo is 68 only, my fuel gauge is 69-71 and my cluster is 73-75.
Is that right? Could my speedo be correct as it was built in Nov 68?
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2531 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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From memory it looks like our 69 Bus. Maybe some other folks wth sharper eyes will notice irregularities. _________________ Larry in OB
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69 Westfalia and 2002 Eurovan Camper. |
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HoboBus Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2016 Posts: 347 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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Based on this
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=583799
Your cluster looks like 76-79 _________________ Salt air it ain't thin, it'll stick right to your skin,
it'll make you feel fine. Makes you feel fine.
And I wanna be there. -- Jimmy Buffett
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16803 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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surround is wrong
speedo is right. up in the air on the warning lights. 68 and 69 had some pretty cool warning configurations.... from non-marked lenses to different symbols. but, it was very early in the run to have these. _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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jtauxe Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 5778 Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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This makes me think that we should start a thread on changes to the instruments and instrument panel through the years, like Tcash has done with seats and other stuff. _________________ John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
http://vw.tauxe.net
1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51057 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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jtauxe wrote: |
This makes me think that we should start a thread on changes to the instruments and instrument panel through the years, like Tcash has done with seats and other stuff. |
Like the one HoboBus posted above? https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=583799 _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
Please don't PM technical questions, ask your problem in public so everyone can play along. If you think it's too stupid post it here
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jtauxe Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 5778 Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 6:55 am Post subject: Re: Is my dash cluster / speedo / fuel gauge right for my 69? |
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busdaddy wrote: |
jtauxe wrote: |
This makes me think that we should start a thread on changes to the instruments and instrument panel through the years, like Tcash has done with seats and other stuff. |
Like the one HoboBus posted above? https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=583799 |
D'oh! Yeah, just like that one!
I am losing my mind in my advanced age. I even had that thread bookmarked.
They say that the memory is the second thing to go. _________________ John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
http://vw.tauxe.net
1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD
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