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Old 10-22-2004, 01:08 AM
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Hey all. I've developed an improved version of the gauge panel that fits in the cubby under the radio of 968's and late 944's. It is textured and painted black to match the console covering and takes standard 2 1/16" gauges. See this link for more info:
http://home.earthlink.net/~porsche_9...ring-Home.html

Oh yea, ignore the Auto Pilot switch.... it means nothing really....nothing.....
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I generally dont like those panels, but that does not look too bad... got more pics?
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Here is another, and again, hit the link in my sig for more details:

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Hi Dave, good to see you here. So how much for the autopilot?
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Autopilot? What autopilot? You see nothing.....NOTHING!
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Lol, sometimes I hit the wrong autopilot button when I get in my 944, and wonder why I ended up at my G/F's place instead of the university...
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Originally Posted by josephsc
Hi Dave, good to see you here. So how much for the autopilot?
The autopilot is cheap. It's the heat seeking missles that run up the bill.
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Does anyone know if its possible to get or print small text labels on clear that could be stuck on the switches for aftermarket things like to control water sprayers etc?
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basically you want to make a DECAL like the kind you put on plastic models.

If you can find WHITE ink for your PC printer, you can print on some clear adhesive paper, but that ink would smudge off fast imho.

So what does this "autopilot" do? I have a garage door opener button there on mine.
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Not if you print on the sticky side
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Hey Greimann,
I'm impressed with the quality and blendage of this panel, do you think you can make a custom panel for me? I have a Zeitronix Widband display that I'd like a panel made for... its a rectangle, you can see more at the zeitronix homepage for what it looks like. If you can do that for me, I'd like to put an order in for it.
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Yea, I can do custom cutouts for the same price. I would need the dimensions of the hole you want cut and its relative location in the panel (centered, or to the left or right).

Anyone wanting to order one can go to the site in my signature or send me an email on any custom work.
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Where did you get those gauges? how did you hook them up? This is awesome id like a little more info on those gauges though! Nice job man!
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The gauges are the VDO Vision line.
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The gauges came from http://www.egauges.com/ . They are the VDO Vision series. The vacuum gauge was teed into the line at the fuel pressure regulator. The clock picked up the pigtal in the cubby area itself (the 968 has a clock in the cubby area) and the oil sensor was drilled and tapped into the drain plug as shown in the picture below:


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