A handhold on the driver's side? That seems strange. What were they thing
- something to hold on to when you get tired of steering?
I guess they would work pretty well on those 4duhs that had the steering
wheels come off. You could hang on to that handle while you waited to
crash! ;^)
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:29:10 -0400 Steve Owens
<sowens01@rochester.rr.com> writes:
>
>
> Thanks! The pillar mount looks cool, but I'm not sure whether it'll
> work on
> an '01 (there's a handhold on the driver's side pillar. Is this the
> same on
> other years?). They did have a nice rounded mount that would fit
> nicely
> under the dash, though. Do any of the white faced instrument cluster
> replacements have real pressure and temperature guages?
>
> Hey! Just noticed your email address. That wouldn't happen be
> Rochester, NY,
> would it?
>
> on 7/27/01 1:20 PM, Neil W. Bellenger at neil624b@rochester.rr.com
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Bob Tom
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:21 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Oil pressure guage saga
> >
> > At 08:12 PM 7/26/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >> -- SNIP -- how difficult isit to mount a set of aftermarket
> guages
> >> for oil pressure and coolant temp (assuming I can find a suitable
> place
> >> in the cab to mount them)?
> >
> > Steve; Check out the web sites for Auto Meter
> > http://www.autometer.com
> > and Stewart Warner (actually one of their distributors has a good
> catalog
> > listing)
> > http://www.xks.com/SW%20Pages/swgauge.htm
> > As an example, I'm old fashioned enough to prefer an analog clock
> with a
> > sweep second. It's mounted in an Autometer windshield post pod,
> which is
> > made for Dakotas. The installation is easy. The plastic windshield
> post trim
> > pops off and it easy to fish wires down below the dash. The pods
> come with
> > an adhesive strip but I attached it with small sheet metal screws
> with the
> > heads painted dark gray. They hold just about any 2 1/16 gauge. I
> preferred
> > the look of the Stewart Warner clock so that's what's in there.
> The dual pod
> > with the temps and pressures you want would look good there.
> Either
> > manufacturer can provide matching senders. They can be wired to
> your dash
> > lighting also.
> > Neil
> >
>
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