How much STUFF can you fit on a dashboard?!?

[aircooledmark]

Long story short, I ordered all my gauges and stuff long before the Berrien Nostalgia body arrived. I was really sweating the two 5" gauges. I had serious doubts as to whether I could make them work!

I think I made it work though. 5" electronic speedometer, 5" tach, 2 5/8" fuel gauge, 2 5/8" boost gauge, 2 3/4" bluetooth stereo controller, 4-pot switch box, and five 1/2" idiot lights! The "check engine" light is oil pressure and the battery light is alternator.

No question here, just celebrating LOL.

[SJackson1369]

Looks really slick, Im jealous

[aircooledmark]

[EVfun]

I like my GPS speedometer, in my case using a Speedhut 3-3/8 speedometer. The rest of my dash includes a Speedhut 2 inch gas gauge. 4 idiot LED lights (they could stand to be brighter), a 4 position light switch from Speedway Motors (hi, low, park, off), and the typical marine style ignition switch.

Your dash turned out very nice. I love that metallic orange color too. Where is the ignition switch? Is that a stereo control at the bottom of the dash cluster?
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[aircooledmark]

I went with an Intellitronix GPS sender, USA made and lifetime warranty. Hoping it works as good as they claim!

I mounted the ignition switch to the left of the steering wheel. Feels strange but it was the only place left!

The bottom piece is a Bluetooth stereo controller made by MTX. It’s designed for the UTV market so fully waterproof. It will have a direct connection to a marine grade amp and two 6.5” speakers (also marine grade). It’s a very simple unit but it fits my needs perfectly with a very small footprint.

[AuburnGrad93]

Very nice! Love that Orange color too! What color Orange is that? What size metal flake did you use? I am building a Manxter and am going to paint it Orange as well.
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Thanks,
Darren

Blaming a gun for crime is like blaming a fork for Rosie O'Donnell being FAT!

1969 Dune Buggy

[aircooledmark]

[tcmia]

Sweet color! I do like the dash layout. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do on mine. It already had a bunch of holes in it and I did not want to start over. I would have loved to get a stainless or aluminum overlay, maybe even a grooved one. I don't have the know how how to do that. I could do it in wood, but not metal.

[Luftwagen 2180]

I never figured out how to fit everything on the original dash area. When I replaced the body after the accident I was on my 3rd pair of bifocals Originally wired it when I was 15. Big roll of blue wire, shortest distance between 2 points, a real rats nest! On the next body I cut most of the dash out and got a piece of heavy tin bent in almost a 90 degree angle and hinged it on the body/ steering wheel support square tube. Covered it in thin oak plywood. Now I sit in the passenger seat, beer and tools on the drivers seat to do repairs. Still a bit of a rats nest, but easy to trace.

[Rengroulx]

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[cbeck]

Luv that orange.
My working dog is not as simple. 3 gauge piller pod with boost, trans temp, and pyrometer. Tablet with a rv travel app. Aftermarket tpms for 2 different trailers. Rear camera on the rv, and another focused on the ball for hooking up. Edge moniter, data logger, and tuner for leaping over mountain passes.
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My cut in half and rebuild thread
www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=647779

[Dangib]

side question any tricks to drilling these big @$$ holes in a brand new body? masking tape fresh hole saw?? Some of the gauges offer little to no hiding errors.

[EVfun]

[GS guy]

I prefer to go slightly undersize on the hole saw vs. gauge diameter as in my experience hole saws can be hit or miss in finish hole diameter accuracy. Masking tape the area, center punch the hole center, then draw a precise finish hole size with compass. Pilot hole as EV suggested, then get close but slightly under with the hole saw. Finish up with drum sander on dremel. Gives you some control on cleaning up gel coat chips from the coarse hole saw and create a perfect fit. You only get one shot!
Jeff
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70's vintage Deserter GS buggy - undergoing transformation to Super GS!

[EVfun]

[aircooledmark]

[slayer61]

I have drilled many holes in my life, and the Greenlee holesaws have become a favorite, as long as you're not trying to drill through a timber. Drill right to the size & no effing around, short stubby pilot that you have to try REALLY hard to bend or break.

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[Dan the workingstiff]

[MrGoodtunes]