New Gauges and Bezel
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Thanks, I thought it turned out pretty good. They're Autometer gauges. Summit carry's them, but I got these directly from Autometer. They let me trade in another model I had bought on these. They're LED which looks a lot better lit up. I had to buy a Hall Effect sending unit for the speedo because it's electric, but it plugs in directly where the cable goes in the transmission.
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Bill,I didn't cut the plastic bezel at all, I used the orignal openings. The 2 gauges on each side line up with the holes for the a/c vents. My truck doesn't have a/c. The 4 in the middle are centered in the original gauge opening on the plastic bezel. I'll get a picture of the backside for you tomorrow. There are brackets welded to the back to secure it to the plastic. Did I answer your dimension question?
Thanks Big Red.
Thanks Big Red.
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Thanks...I was looking for the gauge diameters also...wondering if I could fit them into a standard dash opening....I do have a/c so my space is a little more limited.
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The speedometer and tach are 3 3/8" and the small gauges ar 2 1/16". I'll post some pictures shortly of the back of the panel and the radia bezel, which I did the same way. I don't think you would have room for all 6 gauges.
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Sweet gauge panel Blue. Almost have the same Alpine unit as me too. There's room for a lot of gauges if you are willing to lose the plastic face and the aircon ducts (if you have them).
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All original warning lights are fully functional (Indicators, High beam and Parkbrake). The lights don't use the orginal circuitry, I soldered wires to the back of them and then wired them up as required. I removed pretty much all the plastic on the vertical face, just left a bit around the edge. The plastic under the warning lights is still there. I've got pics of the back of it somewhere, just not at hand at the moment.
