Re: Brighter gauges for Mk1.

["Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>]

I've said it once and I'll say it again; Randy, that web site is great.  I
think it has already become a wonderful reference and guide for us MKI
owners.  Plus we are all very jealous that you have *2* pristine MKI's.

Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:14 PM
Subject: Brighter gauges for Mk1.


> Well I finially got around to puting on the gauge faces I got from Brett
> many moons ago and they came out real nice :)
> The instalation was real straight forward thanks to the great
instructions.
>
> While handling the Speedo it occured to me that I could create a brighter
> and more evenly lit gauge if I added another bulb to the housing.
> After going through my parts bins I found another bulb housing/wire and
went
> to work instaling it.
> Check out the link for details:
> <<http://www.myscirocco.org/_MARS__81S/Gauges/gauges.html>>
>
> After installing the guage cluster back in the car (at night) I tested it
to
> see if there was a difference with the new bulb by  unpluging each one at
a
> time.
> There was a noticable difference when both were on over just having one
on.
> It is kind of like having a speaker not connected, you don't notice right
> away but when you find it and hook it back up you say...WOW! I can't
believe
> I didn't notice. (just did this in the Jetta, one rear speaker wasn't
hooked
> up).
>
> Well, off to the wrecker for some trim pieces :)
>
> Randy
>
>
>
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