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| CG-914 |
 Feb 22 2013, 04:48 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 27-December 10 From: LA/OC CA Member No.: 12,526 Region Association: Southern California  |
My car (74) came without the console from the factory and from a member I bought a nice factory one a while back (Thank you).
After the car was sitting for a while now and the engine getting back in next weekend i'd like to put my new gauges and the new old console in. The gauges are new VDO gauges for Volt, Oil Pressure and Cyl Head Temp... Of course they are a little smaller the the OE... What is the best (and hopefully the easiest way) to fix it or fit them? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)  |
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| JamesM |
Feb 22 2013, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,900 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/...apter%20Ring%20
I think that is probably what you need. or You could just make a new face for the console with smaller holes. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 22 2013, 09:20 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I have also heard of people carving up rolls of electrical tape to go around the gauges so they fit nicely in the rubber holders.
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| speed metal army |
Feb 22 2013, 09:47 PM
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Waiting for the rain to stop... Group: Members Posts: 1,068 Joined: 4-September 10 From: PNW Member No.: 12,137 Region Association: Canada |
This may sound haywire,but I just took the original rubber ring and folded it inside-out,slipped it over the new (smaller) vdo and it fit nice,and was easy as can be.
 (obviously the temp guage is the new one) Not bad,and tough to notice.If I was doing all 3,heck, I doubt anyone would notice. |
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| bluhun |
Feb 23 2013, 01:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 23-January 06 From: San Rafael, CA Member No.: 5,464 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(CG-914 @ Feb 22 2013, 02:48 PM)  My car (74) came without the console from the factory and from a member I bought a nice factory one a while back (Thank you). After the car was sitting for a while now and the engine getting back in next weekend i'd like to put my new gauges and the new old console in. The gauges are new VDO gauges for Volt, Oil Pressure and Cyl Head Temp... Of course they are a little smaller the the OE... What is the best (and hopefully the easiest way) to fix it or fit them? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I went to Kragens (now O'reilly's), bought a radiator hose of the correct diameter and cut off about a 1-inch section. The VDO temperature gauge fit perfectly inside the hose and the hose perfectly inside the rubber gasket. |
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| bluhun |
Feb 23 2013, 01:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 23-January 06 From: San Rafael, CA Member No.: 5,464 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(JamesM @ Feb 22 2013, 03:13 PM) http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/...apter%20Ring%20 I think that is probably what you need. or You could just make a new face for the console with smaller holes. That adapter ring just fits behind the gauge. It doesn't make up for the difference in diameter between the smaller gauges and the gaskets designed to hold the stock VDO's. |
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| 76-914 |
Feb 23 2013, 09:50 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,502 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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or a short piece of 2" ABS pipe
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