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Fie Ro
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FEB 23, 10:08 AM
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Kohburn
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FEB 23, 10:25 AM
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ooh pretty.. true about the guage layout - not sure just yet how I want to lay it out. i'll work on it
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Joe Torma
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FEB 23, 11:44 AM
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Really nice work Fie Ro! You have some amazing wood(and other material)working skills!
Can't wait to see your stuff done!My gauge setup is similar to what you posted...
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Fie Ro
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FEB 23, 12:10 PM
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Hi Joe,
Your dash buildup has been quite some inspiration for mine, thanks! Made me decide to use wood instead of foam... 
Havent seen updates on yours lately, or did I missed it? Are you still doing a 3D kind of gauges setup?....I really liked that one!-edit: forgot to say this looks really cool!!!! Have you built it yet?
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Joe Torma
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FEB 23, 12:40 PM
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Hehe...me an inspiration? Thanks!! 
MDF is my friend!!  This is how I left it in the fall. I'm taking all the boards off the guages and using just the center gizmos(what are they called?!). Since they have threaded terminals it will be really easy to use ring terminals and nuts...and the boards have just about everything labels so its so easy. Needles will be repainted blue, I have lots of EL material laying around and I will make my own EL guage faces, in blue, to look like the VWs.
I am using the entire AUX panel though, that will get mounted behind everything.
The biggest thing for me was the visibility of all the gauges behind the wheel. It's pretty good...note that the camera lens makes everything look even more visible though. I have 2 notches with the steering column where all guages are visible from my seating position. Unless you place the outside ones lower(doesn't look good to me) it's hard to fit them all in there. 
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Kohburn
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FEB 23, 02:04 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Joe Torma: Hehe...me an inspiration? Thanks!!
MDF is my friend!! This is how I left it in the fall. I'm taking all the boards off the guages and using just the center gizmos(what are they called?!). Since they have threaded terminals it will be really easy to use ring terminals and nuts...and the boards have just about everything labels so its so easy. Needles will be repainted blue, I have lots of EL material laying around and I will make my own EL guage faces, in blue, to look like the VWs.
I am using the entire AUX panel though, that will get mounted behind everything.
The biggest thing for me was the visibility of all the gauges behind the wheel. It's pretty good...note that the camera lens makes everything look even more visible though. I have 2 notches with the steering column where all guages are visible from my seating position. Unless you place the outside ones lower(doesn't look good to me) it's hard to fit them all in there.
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VW guages, blue needles, looks like you beat me to it - I hadn't though of eliminating the odo/trip odo though... my guage inspiration is a little more from the new subaru legacy gt though.. my interior will come later but will share similarity to both of you
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Fie Ro
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FEB 23, 02:37 PM
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These are soo bad for my sick brain..........!!
yes the stock units offer many posibilities.....hmmm... never GETTING finished this way..! ...got these rocker switches because I thought they were cool (kinda works like a zippo) but I found an application for them now; NOS steering, you will loose weight from obsolete steering wheel/column/rack....and 10hp extra with sticker lol
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Kohburn
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FEB 23, 02:57 PM
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I guess your car is designed to be a wheel stander then - using nos instead of brakes to stear I like aircraft style switches (but i work with em all the time since I am part of a team that builds military flight simulators)
they do seem to be a bit overdone by the import crowd around here - i suspect your use will be very tasteful tho
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Fie Ro
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FEB 23, 03:44 PM
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well I played a bit with them tonight....some zippo tricks (I never had one lol)...yeah they look too "ïmportant", its just a switch...! But I guess they look best on a horizontal surface...and.. got some ideas coming
The pushbuttons will work for the mirrors/decklid up/manual headlights down (a common fiero mod) but I will need those extra ..switches for the headlights and extra lighting I guess..I figure some lineing up with the shifter ring rounding...I should try a photoshop if I dont fall asleep.
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Fie Ro
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FEB 23, 05:42 PM
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Good to see posting these little things always gives some nice feedback that makes you think about things you havent thought about .. so I played with the switches placement..ended up with this PS so far...a bit crowded but fully armed
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