Re: QTC: ABT Gauge Extensions

["David R. Derting" <davidder@teleport.com>]

Not true about the ABT gauge part (at least the one that is in my car).  

The part is really an Audi supplied unit that was first intended for 
taxis.  The gauge areas sits on top of the dash, not in the cold air vent 
hole.

The only down-side to the ABT instrument cluster cover/gauge holder (or 
taxi meter holder) is that it takes up space on the top of the dash that 
was formally open.  I like the open feel (reminds me of the same open 
feel of a 914 or 911.  I like to know what's happen oil-pressure wise a 
bit more than the alternative so I have left the ABT unit on.

David 
'83 TQC & a couple of VW 16v's



On Fri, 22 Sep 1995 ptimmerm@mashtun.JPL.NASA.GOV wrote:

> 
> I have been working on an alternative to this ABT
> system.  I seem to remember the ABT takes up the
> middle vents :-(  Car needs every vent it's got!
> My current mock up is using a tripple VDO mouting
> cluster from IMPARTS with some scavenged VDO guages
> from the junk yard, lots of old Audis laying about
> in various states of disassembley.  Sombody had already 
> taken them out the the dash for me, so for $2.00 each I 
> bough them.  :-)  Anyhow, the IMPARTS piece looks for a flat 
> dash and the TQC has a gutter shaped dash.  Think'n about cutt'n
> the IMPARTS piece to match.  Anyone ever put red bulb
> covers in a VDO or change arms from Orange to White (etc) ?
> So far I have less than $20.00 invested into the project.
> 
> paul t-
> 

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