I added this Karmann badge to the lower center of my dash.


Click for more info

Just in case I want to restore it to original I picked up a spare panel on that big auction site.

 

Nice and the site looks great

 

oh oh! You drilled holes in your Crossfire! The mod police are going to come out in force now.

I like it. Web site is good to. Some of the pics wouldn't load in Firefox though.

 

Looks good...

 

That looks GREAT - can you/will you share with us how to get one of those...?

 

Ah Massachusetts, my home state...

My vehicles all know well the sound of a drill. The first warning is the click-click of the center punch, then wham-o, new hole. The way I see it in this case, the worst I have to do is purchase a new panel for the seatbelt light... Or if I decide I don't like the badge (not), I could use the holes for some LED's...

Which pictures would not load? Just want to see if there's a pattern or obvious problem. Give me the file name or page etc. and I will look at it.

 

What? And give away one of my best, dyno-proven go-fast secrets!

Oh, alright...

Click here for a buy-it-now link

Click for another buy-it-now link

Click for some options on "that big auction site"

Click here for catalog page with part

Click here for another catalog page with part (phone order)

Click here for claimed "OE" part

 

Where did your cigarette lighter socket go!? I want one of those whatever it is. LOL Badge looks really good and looks like it belongs there too.

 

I went back and tried again and they all loaded this time. Must have been a fluke.
What did you do with the seat belt button? (Curious george)

 

We have a winner!

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to catch that.

The answer is...Photoshop...

I just wanted to show the effect of the badge without the gaping hole or connector plugged in (normal state)

The badge is really there, but I chopped the socket out. I like the look too, and want one!

 

Unless I'm mistaken the thing you refer to is an indicator light. I just left it where it was, now behind the badge. I thought of maybe moving it to the console, just haven't acted on it yet (that would be an even bigger drill bit...)

 

When I saw that, my first thought was "OMG, I need one of those yesterday!" I figured I'd get the proverbial ***** slap if i didn't search for it figuring that it was something uber easy like getting one out of a RHD car or something similar but the search button yielded no clues so then I asked. BTW, very nice Photoshop work. I even blew it up in CS3 to see if it was a chop and it looked good even close up so ha, ya got me!!!

 

Thanks. You know, once I got it done, I wished I hadn't done it because it looks so much better without the socket there that I too want that part! I imagine it could be made, but looking at the DIN-2 Alpine install that moves the switch gear down and eliminates the ash tray, air-bag light and socket, I think that's probably where I would go if I was going to go through the trouble.

 

I was hoping it was real because that would be one less thing I would have to make from scratch. Then I'd just have to fill the gaps between everything and then be on my way but that hole might be a problem when cutting everything out. I am actually going to be making a Double-DIN dash panel for our cars.

 

Following up on my modification, I ordered a replacement part that I drilled so that if I ever decide to restore the dash to factory I can simply swap the panels.

The part was cheap and came in new packaging with an interesting parts ticket stuck to the back.



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Elsewhere, I have found the "ZH" designation (PDF Owners Manual from Chrysler), but I found it interesting that the internal reference on the parts ticket was "Crossfire (Karmann)". How ironic...

 

I just cut off the screws on the back, ground them down flush, and used auto trim double-sided tape on the ends (not over the indicator light) to stick mine on the panel.

 

Yes, that works too.