After the stock double-DIN headunit was replaced with the single-DIN Empeg, there was room under the Empeg for three VDO gauges: voltage, oil temperature and a clock.
Since the OEM Pioneer MSSS stereo died two weeks after I bought the car, I decided to install the Empeg MP3 player. In contrast to the double DIN MSSS unit, it is a single DIN unit. So I have room for a triple gauge assembly from VDO:
The project in its beginning stages.
This is the finished gauge pod. I think it turned out fairly well.
It is fitted with a harness, for easy removal and tweaking.
The sender for the oil temperature gauges replaced the oil dipstick:
And this is what it all looks like installed:
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