Re: diff lock panel mod?

[steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

>   What is the diff lock panel mod? I looked at Chris Sanborn's
>   street ur-Q last week and he had added guages to either side
>   of the diff lock and also changed from the early push-pull
>   actuator to the late-model rotary actuator, this all on an
>   early-model ur-Q. (83) Looked nice!

D**n, I thought I was the only one who had that idea :) ... I 
actually got the idea for mine from the console on my '78 Fox, 
which had 3 gauges in the console.  The way I performed the mod
it is a 5 minute job to return the console back to stock.  I pur-
chased a replacement diff lock panel from the dealer and cut out 
holes for two standard VDO gauges on either side of the diff lock 
switch (pull-out-to lock type).  A drilled two holes for the lock 
lights above the switch.  To obtain a charging system status dis-
play I bought a $5 3-LED charging system tester that plugs into a 
cigarette lighter socket (from oidaR kcahS).  I removed the circuit 
board and LEDs, drilled three appropriately spaced holes below the 
lock switch and installed the circuit board there.  To make the 
fascia I picked up some black plastic sheeting that had an adhesive 
back and satin finished front and cut the appropriate holes in it.

I still have the original diff locking panel with the useless-but-
cool (R) graphics if I wanted to go back to the stock look.  

I'd still like to install the "Abt" gauge extension if I could 
purchase one for a reasonable price ...

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com