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Old 04-19-2016, 05:23 PM
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Is the clear face(with MPH numbers) on a 61 speedometer plastic or glass. I have a plastic replacement from Corvette Central that is pretty poor quality. I don't know what the original was. help please.
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[QUOTE=jerry gollnick;1592034378]Is the clear face(with MPH numbers) on a 61 speedometer plastic or glass. I have a plastic replacement from Corvette Central that is pretty poor quality. I don't know what the original was. help please.[/QUOTE Plastic

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Jerry,
It was plastic.
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A few years ago I purchased a speedometer face from Trim Parts and the quality was excellent. At the time I was looking to make a set of white face gauges for my '59 and I ran into a Trim Parts salesman at Carlisle. He helped me get a face plate with no paint in the numbers so I could paint them black.
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My original '61 gauges are plastic faced and a little tatty.....could use polishing.
What exactly is the quality issue with the repros ?

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