Hi All
Just joined. Guys need some advice and ideas. I am doing up my '74 beetle and currently working on the dashboard. I have got myself 5 gauges speedo, Tacho, Volt, Feul and PSI. Now the thing is I have no indicator lights (arrows originally with the stock speedo). Any idea how to go abot this? I mean is there anyway I can wire up a couple of lights with the indicator switch and place them on the dash - maybe?
Totally lost.
Rgds
Fida
VDO Gauges
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Chris
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Re: VDO Gauges
Welcome Fida.
Can't the lights on the speedo be fixed?
Can't the lights on the speedo be fixed?
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myellow
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Re: VDO Gauges
Hey Chris
Well I got the VDO cockpit gauge, they dont have the left right indication arrows like the original ones. hence......
Well I got the VDO cockpit gauge, they dont have the left right indication arrows like the original ones. hence......
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Re: VDO Gauges
Ok,cool.I understand.
Why not fit a green globe on the dash without it looking ugly.Or on top of the steering column.
Why not fit a green globe on the dash without it looking ugly.Or on top of the steering column.
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myellow
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Re: VDO Gauges
Sounds like a plan - but whats a green globe?
I was thinking more along the lines of LED lights. Got a sexy costom dashboard cant have anything 'funky'.
I was thinking more along the lines of LED lights. Got a sexy costom dashboard cant have anything 'funky'.
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Re: VDO Gauges
LED's will work.
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Re: VDO Gauges
If you can wait a week, I'm back next week sometime. I have nice LEDs with a green lens and holder that I was going to use. I should have a few extra if you want two of them. I just have to dig them out of storage.
This is what they look like. Let me know
This is what they look like. Let me know
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Re: VDO Gauges
I see you have had some er ..er troubles with a combi speedo cluster beetfanatic, good solution ! 
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Re: VDO Gauges
I had a T3 DC in 2002 and the gauges I've had since 1993 and never put them into my bug. I wanted to use them in the DC but never got round to install them. Last year I was bored one day and started playing around in the Syncro. At least I know it'll work if I do have problems with the T3 gauges.
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Re: VDO Gauges
The following topic thread of mine, on The samba forum, might be of some help:myellow wrote:Hi All
Just joined. Guys need some advice and ideas. I am doing up my '74 beetle and currently working on the dashboard. I have got myself 5 gauges speedo, Tacho, Volt, Feul and PSI. Now the thing is I have no indicator lights (arrows originally with the stock speedo). Any idea how to go abot this? I mean is there anyway I can wire up a couple of lights with the indicator switch and place them on the dash - maybe?
Totally lost.
Rgds
Fida
Accessories/Memorabilia > Upgrading warning-light function & provision
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=257858