[T3] dash pad talk
Jim Adney
jadney at vwtype3.org
Mon Jan 14 20:23:17 PST 2013
On 14 Jan 2013 at 10:12, Gary Gamboa wrote:
> >>The parts list is no help, as it calls out LHD and RHD, but not with and without the holes for the tag. I suspect that replacements were supplied with the holes not drilled, but with the all the >>underside parts ready for the holes to be drilled.
>
> So how did they know where to drill the holes? Just eyeball it?
On the underside of the dash, there would be 2 depressions in the
foam, with metal inserts in them. The metal inserts have holes in
them that are just under the top surface of the dash. The holes in
the inserts would be your drill guides.
> >>The easy way would be to ignore the law, pretend you didn't know any
> better and transfer the old VIN tag to the new dash and install it in
> the car.
> So, this assumes that VW dealers did have extras on the shelf waiting
> to be used as replacements. This could be what I have.
Could be. Look at the underside. Are the inserts there? But I still
think it looks like that dash has been mounted at some time in its
life. That doesn't really matter, however. What's important is that
it's not cracked.
It's also possible that such replacements were completely legal at
that time.
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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