Dash guages ...
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Mountain Pass
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From: Truth or Consequences, NM
Dash guages ...
I am getting close to finishing the interior of my '77
I am thinking about using blue dolphin electronic gauges with one of the metal inserts available to house them, but I am struggling with how to "bezel" the gauge cluster because of the original plastic dash cover bezel the makes up the whole dash including covering the radio and AC/Heater controls.
I have thought about using a dremel tool to cut out the two uprights that separate the speedo from the guages, but that may be difficult to get a "finished" look to it.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I would probably go back with original guages, and I think mine still work, but they are old and faded. Is there someplace we can get them rebuilt?
Any and all suggestions are welcome!
I am thinking about using blue dolphin electronic gauges with one of the metal inserts available to house them, but I am struggling with how to "bezel" the gauge cluster because of the original plastic dash cover bezel the makes up the whole dash including covering the radio and AC/Heater controls.
I have thought about using a dremel tool to cut out the two uprights that separate the speedo from the guages, but that may be difficult to get a "finished" look to it.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I would probably go back with original guages, and I think mine still work, but they are old and faded. Is there someplace we can get them rebuilt?
Any and all suggestions are welcome!
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Truth or Consequences, NM
LMC only has speedos, and gauge nuts. I couldn't find the gauges in the paper catalog or online. Am I missing something?
whitegauges.net has the orange needle paint as well as the gauge overlays.
Very cool.
Thanks
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However, the gauges, and speedos, and even back cluster plastics are compatible, to at least 1985, and most will interchange up to 1991 Econoline's as well.
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Originally Posted by custom1106;60
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Take a look at
some van clusters.
At least in my area
in the bone yards,
there are alot of
nice unfaded
Econoline clusters
available.
some van clusters.
At least in my area
in the bone yards,
there are alot of
nice unfaded
Econoline clusters
available.
route, just make
sure that either the
number on the
printed circut,
matches the truck's,
or use the printed
circut from the
truck, because most
printed circuts on
the back of the
clusters are NOT
interchangeable, and
are year specific.
However, the gauges,
and speedos, and
even back cluster
plastics are
compatible, to at
least 1985, and most
will interchange up
to 1991 Econoline's
as well.
