Re: [T3] Insturment illumination

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 29 Mar 00, at 18:08, Mark Healey (formerly AKA Edmond Dantes) wrote:

> The instruments in my new square are some kind of VDO aftermarket things.  They
> work fine except that the lights don't show through.  I took them out and the
> bulbs do light and adjust in intensity.  Is there some kind of shield that should
> have been removed?

Are you sure they are aftermarket? The OE gauges were VDO. If 
your gauges all look alike they are probably OE. If they have 311 
part #s they are OE. Old bulbs get darkened with a layer of 
evaporated Tungsten inside the glass. You might just be in need of 
a fresh set of bulbs.

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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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