[rabbithopper123]

Just saw this exact car on my rock auto newsletter, congrats! looks great.

 

[vwsportruck]

Thanks

They said they may make it a magnet, too

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[vwsportruck]

Sooo, the gauge cluster has bit the dust. The only thing that works is the odometer, since it's mechanical. The blue ribbon on the back is completely disintegrating. Been searching around, and anything I find isn't much better, so I'm going to make a custom dash cluster.

Looking forward to it, too

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[Willi-The-Red13]

vwsportruck, I looked at using the Intellitronix to do a custom for a MK1 Rabbit Intellitronix Universal Create-a-Dash Bargraph Gauge Kits | JEGS however I got rid of that car.

Bill

 

[vwsportruck]

While I like the option bill suggested, I'm going a different route.
This is my mock up of the new cluster. Speedo is GPS controlled, and upper left corner is a clock for those wondering.

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[vwsportruck]

Also decided to add factory brown door pockets (Rabbit/Jetta/Scirocco) to the fronts & locate new 4 x 6's there so the door cards don't have to come off again for speaker replacements, AND handy storage

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[B1-16V]

Nice updates. That cluster is very cool.

 

[vwsportruck]

Thanks! Can't wait to finish it up and know what's happening besides speed & odometer, lol

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[vwsportruck]

Transferred the holes in the cardboard to black ABS and with Delron Plastic Weld attached it to the bezel. Although not pictured, I then painted the whole assembly to hide my sharpie lines (I should have just making taped the whole panel for mark-up & drilling) and can start on wiring.

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE

 

[vwsportruck]

Finally had time to finish up the wiring on the new cluster and installed today. Works pretty good, I must say.

-=Mark
'80 Dasher Wagon
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'90 VSE JackRabbit
'11 Jetta Sportwagen SE