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VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:43 am
by myellow
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
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:45 am
by Chris
Welcome Fida.
Can't the lights on the speedo be fixed?
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:56 am
by myellow
Hey Chris
Well I got the VDO cockpit gauge, they dont have the left right indication arrows like the original ones. hence......
sv_CockpitWhite_speedometer.jpg
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:04 am
by Chris
Ok,cool.I understand.
Why not fit a green globe on the dash without it looking ugly.Or on top of the steering column.
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:54 am
by myellow
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'.
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:56 am
by Chris
LED's will work.
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:58 am
by beetlefanatic
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.
Dash small.jpg
Let me know
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:59 pm
by splitfan
I see you have had some er ..er troubles with a combi speedo cluster beetfanatic, good solution !
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:36 pm
by beetlefanatic
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.
Re: VDO Gauges
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:24 pm
by Nigel A. Skeet
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
The following topic thread of mine, on The samba forum, might be of some help:
Accessories/Memorabilia > Upgrading warning-light function & provision
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=257858