Hi Jeff,
I got a neat cigarette lighter I'll give you! I just did the same thing -
removing unwanted paddle switches and cigarette lighter. However as it was from
a MK IV, and the dash is black plastic, I just filled the hole with wood, made
it smooth on the front, and contact-cemented black vynal of the same pattern as
the rest of the dash over the whole piece. Looks like original.
Cheers, Fred
Jeff McNeal wrote:
> Hello all. Got a dash hole to fill. Directly below the dash cover, above
> the driver's side parcel tray. The PO installed an ugly paddle switch to
> work the back-up lights, because when he swapped the transmission, he didn't
> keep the original cover (with the back-up switch!!). Well, that's all been
> remedied and the switch is gone. In it's place is a rather ragged looking
> hole about the width of my thumb. Rather than try to patch it and bodge it
> further, I'm trying to think of something ingenious to do with that hole and
> I'm looking for some suggestions. My first inclination is to locate a
> round, chrome license plate light fixture -- not off a spit or anything --
> but you know what I mean, dontcha? It would illuminate the parcel tray and
> floor on the driver's side. I suppose it could be rigged up as a makeshift
> "courtesy" light. The other option would be to install a later spit-style
> map light there, but to be candid, I think it might look a little out of
> place and take up too much room there. Any other neat-o suggestions?
>
> TIA
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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