Speedometer glass - Thickness
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Mountain Pass
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Speedometer glass - Thickness
As you can probably tell from my last few post, I am messing with the gauge cluster and I need to replace the glass on the speedo / cluster. CAn anyone tell me the thickness of the original glass so I can get one cut? would plexiglass work or should I opt for real glass? Thanks.
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Plexiglass will allow for you to drop it a time or two. But it does scratch really easliy. Having new glass cut wont be easy or cheap as thin as it is. I honestly believe it is less then 3/32, closer to 1/16th. Another route would be junkyard crawling for it. That is where I found one of mine in a 65 F-600 cab sitting on a dirt pile.
I just sold two clusters with glass to another FTE member. Maybe he would part with one.
I just sold two clusters with glass to another FTE member. Maybe he would part with one.
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Any idea of a supplier that i could purchase a new one from or should I just cut it out of plexiglass? I was thinking 1/16" plexi.
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I remember when mine broke... I was so bummed out. But, I cut a new one out of a plastic picture frame from the dollar store. Still looks good after about five years. Not cloudy or scratched at all.
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