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My tach is mounted, with screws ,to the bottom of the dash. Just Rt. of the wheel ,just left of the ashtraySmall,black VDO. Seems to me,mounting in a console requires you to look too far off road to see 'em.I hate that. -- David V.Nelson Darkside ' 69 VW Fasback '86 GW '93 Firehawk '81 Escort '90 Escort rmcevoy1@NOSPAMtwcny.rr.com davidvnelson@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Fessenden fess" <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:28 PM Subject: [T3] Gauges, mount points, and which ones. > > So, when I eventually get my '67 square back from the shop, I hope to > install some temp gauges and a tach and stuff. > and I'm wondering what's out there, and what's available, and where to > mount them. > > The main question that I couldn't get much from the archive about was: > > Where do folks like to mount their gauges? It seems like center > console, or on top center on the dash, are two common options. > I would like to see more examples of center console positions, and > would be very interested to see any tricky combination gauges in the > existing locations. > > I'm hoping to have a tach, an oil temp gauge, [ possibly two, one from > before the cooler and one after. ], cylinder head gauge, > and oil pressure gauge. > > I've scavenged the archives using the now well placed search links, and > here's what I've gleaned. > > For Tachometer's there are a lot of used options: ( > http://neil.us/type3/tach/ ), these tend to fit in the clock location, > guess I can hunt on ebay for them. or I could put the VDO one in. > (from my reading I think it fits) > of course it would be cooler to have a style that more matched the > original gauges. > > For the other gauges I didn't see any reference to anything other than > VDO gauges. Are there other options? > any combined gauges? > > With respects to where to put the sensors. > I didn't understand what was meant mounting the oil temp sensor "on top > of the oil cooler" which seemed > to be stated as the "best place" > how is this done? I thought the oil cooler was basically connected by > being pressed against the case. > do you have to get an alternate oil cooler that has hookups for sensors? > > I assume the oil pressure sensor can mount any where the oil temp > sensor mounts, possibly requiring > a tee connector to put both on. > > For the cylinder head sensor, it sounds like the best place is the > number 3 cylinder head, and that there > are sensors that go around the spark plug. > > --fess > john fessenden > > [ this list makes me feel like I should name my car, hmm. ] > '67 square > '71 square > '67 bug > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >