![]() Holds drinks perfect and I added gauges below the cupholders.Homeowners in the Spencer Ridge West subdivision in Pace are raising concerns about early plans to build a subdivision adjacent to theirs after preliminary designs show about 140 new homes would use the current subdivision’s lone entranceway to connect to U.S. After I fit mine I used sikkaflex to seal the edges. If you have a padded dash the console has to be trimmed to fit. It is only secured by driving a few screw down into the dash. I have one of these and absolutly love it. ![]() Posted: Mon 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Bumpity bump! So besides trimming (which I shouldn't have to do on my 84 non-padded dash) what else is involved with the install? SCREWS?ġ990 Burgandy Tintop (Wife's Daily Driver) Eurocamper also has a small console that allows you to keep your ashtray free, and it attaches by an adhesive. The map table console seems a bit much for me, I don't see why my passenger can't just open it on their knees. Is it true that you DRILL into your dash, does it mount by sliding into the ashtray hole? I have NO options to have a drink in my 84 Doka and I am not a big fan of the center isle consoles, so I have been looking at the following from the Busdepot:ĭoes anyone out there have a review or any experience with this type of console? BD seems hopelessly vague about it. Posted: Mon 5:13 pm Post subject: Bumpity bump! Still need to repair my clock but all other gauges work fine. I took a chance and ordered a 2" digital tach and scouted a single pivot pod so hopefully I'll be able make them all work together. I have a 83.5 Westy so it should be a straightforward install utilizing all the tips listed here. I've been eyeballing it for a couple weeks now. Posted: Wed 8:36 pm Post subject: Thanks!įor reviewing this dash unit. Sold them on Ebay back before Ebay was horrible. I was shocked by how sought-after they were. I considered using one, but figured everything would just fly out of it over bumps, so I stuck with the glove box. I've also seen them in pictures of stripped-down german dokas. They were an option (or maybe standard?) on early air-cooled models I've pulled a couple in junkyards and sold them. Tell me about that glove box/tray unit under your dash Posted: Wed 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Product review: Deluxe dash console "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction the world will have a generation of idiots." ~Albert Einstein The 1981 brochure lists a black vinyl interior, and specifically states "All campers have brown dashboards," which leads one to believe that the 1981 black passenger van interior had a black dash.ġ986 Cabriolet: 1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog The blue 1982 Vanagon GL also came with a blue interior (no pics in the brochure), and I doubt they would've put a brown dash in it. The 1983 brochure shows a blue passenger Vanagon GL with a black dash. Perhaps I should have said "not likely".? My housemate has a 1984 Vanagon Wolfsberg which was the first US production model(that I know of) to have the black dash as well as some other features such as tach. Have you seen this thread? Gauges - Post Pics! I think that the dash board grows to enormous proportions, didn't like it at all and that thing was one of first items that I got rid of.ĭid it have gauges mounted in the front of it? If so, how were they mounted?īlack dashes only back to 1987 & only brown before that. Any ideas?Īm I the only one who removed that extra dash monster? The area behind that large front face is very, very shallow.I can't see how VDO gauges from a cabriolet will fit there. I got the dash console yesterday from Eurocampers and have been working on a plan of action for attaching it to a non-padded dash. How did you install these? Did you have to take a blade to the cupholders and ashtray hole? ![]() "Still, it's good to be afield."-VWagabond if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. '86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen" If the unthinkable happens and LSU does not win, it'll be next weekend. If LSU wins tomorrow, it will be January. I'll post plenty of pics once I get going on it. I'm thinking I'll relocate my gauges to the front of the console as well, and am also thinking about painting the dash black as part of my overall plan to transition all of my interior bits from brown to black. I found a pre-'85 (brown) dash last weekend and also just ordered this dash console from Bus Depot, so this is my next project. My padded brown dash is completely cracked and looks terrible. Great timing that this topic came back up! Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top
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