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[T3] 1973 Fasty Dashboard removal, itty bitty light, cable, and welding?


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I bought a new dash to replace the San Andreas Fault dash I have. Was wondering if anyone knows how to replace a dash and how to remount the VIN?


2nd Q: below the two vent controls there is a small light (LED? Don't know for sure as it was crushed by PO or others...) It is to the right of my Saphire XV AM radio. Does anyone know what it is? There isn't a mention of it in the 1968 owner's manual posted on the Samba. I'm guessing it is a dummy car alarm light that looked really cool when it used to blink menacingly at any would-be car thieves. But maybe it served a higher purpose? Was it standard or dealer-added?

As an aside, I bought a steering wheel & adapter to nake it fit. Then found my 1973's steering column is not using the older large spline style column, but the newer small spline column. Did VW switch this early on mine? Or some PO do that?

Lastly, how does one replace the rear hatch cable system? Mine has the cool lever in the door pillar, but no cable running anywhere. PO took out all the hardware when he replaced the motor with an upright bug! He even cut out the sheet metal to shoe-horn the bug motor into place! (Anyone got some spare rear end assembly parts that I can weld in there?) and yes, it looks like a huge gaping hole where one was a parcel zone above the engine. :-(
Timothy


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