Corvette das insert
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Intermediate
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Corvette das insert
Hi again
I am trying to replace the corvette dash insert with letters for a new one. But it is not easy. The chrome part that surround the housing is solder. Take them out with heat can damage the chrome.
any ideas how to replace the corvette dash insert?
Thanks
I am trying to replace the corvette dash insert with letters for a new one. But it is not easy. The chrome part that surround the housing is solder. Take them out with heat can damage the chrome.
any ideas how to replace the corvette dash insert?
Thanks
Racer
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From: Troy New York
you didn't say what year the car was...
However, if I understand your problem right, I had the same/similar problem when I replaced my insert on my '59. The chrome trim was soldered in spots to the insert nameplate.
I wound up cutting the solder with a Dremel tool and clearing all the excess with the Dremel tool also. to replace the backing with the chrome trim, I used a two part epoxy in spots and taped the pieces together while the epoxy hardened.
Might not be the best way but it was quick, easy, I had the tools and it worked well. Still holding up fine after about 7 years.
Last edited by BobT59; Dec 21, 2015 at 08:15 AM.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 30
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you didn't say what year the car was...
However, if I understand your problem right, I had the same/similar problem when I replaced my insert on my '59. The chrome trim was soldered in spots to the insert nameplate.
I wound up cutting the solder with a Dremel tool and clearing all the excess with the Dremel tool also. to replace the backing with the chrome trim, I used a two part epoxy in spots and taped the pieces together while the epoxy hardened.
Might not be the best way but it was quick, easy, I had the tools and it worked well. Still holding up fine after about 7 years.
Hi Bob
It is 1961 Vette, thanks
Team Owner
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Army
Correct answer....carefully Dremel through the thin brazing with a cutoff wheel.....
Then two part epoxy will hold the new insert in for another 50 years.
Then two part epoxy will hold the new insert in for another 50 years.
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; Dec 21, 2015 at 08:22 AM.
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