clock question
Jul 12, 2024 | 07:42 AM
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 281
Likes: 23
From: Harrison Arkansas
clock question
I removed the clock from my '63 and sent it off to "Instrument Services" for a quartz replacement. They sent it back partially assembled with the crystal or plastic lense in a concave manner.??? I don't remember it being that way but it's been three months since I sent it to them. My question, is the lense supposed to be (from the Factory), convex or concave?
Jul 12, 2024 | 07:52 AM
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 3,081
Likes: 1,130
From: NEW YORK
Convex
Concave, I stand corrected
Last edited by phil2302; Jul 12, 2024 at 02:20 PM .
Jul 12, 2024 | 08:19 AM
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 15,420
Likes: 8,872
From: northern california
C2 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
Jul 12, 2024 | 08:51 AM
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 281
Likes: 23
From: Harrison Arkansas
Well I have one concave and one convex....
Jul 12, 2024 | 09:11 AM
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 281
Likes: 23
From: Harrison Arkansas
Called the company...they said the lens goes in with the curve down or concave.
Jul 12, 2024 | 09:55 AM
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 54,062
Likes: 9,396
From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2015 C2 of Year Finalist
shouldn't it match the dash cluster gauge lens
Jul 12, 2024 | 10:18 AM
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 22,164
Likes: 4,172
From: Kannapolis NC
All your car gauges’ glass should be shaped the same direction. I don’t know concave from convex. 65 66 67 center is curved away from you as you look at it. I’ve never owned a 63 or 64.
Jul 12, 2024 | 10:22 AM
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 9,015
Likes: 331
From: Southeast Missouri
Quote:
Originally Posted by
65GGvert
All your car gauges’ glass should be shaped the same direction. I don’t know concave from convex. 65 66 67 center is curved away from you as you look at it. I’ve never owned a 63 or 64.
Curved inward is concave, outward is convex. All '63 to '67 lenses, including the clock, were concave.
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Jul 12, 2024 | 10:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 9,067
Likes: 4,200
From: US-PNW
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nowhere Man
shouldn't it match the dash cluster gauge lens
Yep, what are the orientations for all the other gauges? (for '67 they're all concave)
Jul 12, 2024 | 10:33 AM
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 2,226
Likes: 497
From: NJ
Quote:
Originally Posted by
phil2302
Convex
As shown is convex
Jul 13, 2024 | 07:07 AM
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,800
Likes: 212
From: Metro MI too close to the D
You would have lots of reflective glare this way
Jul 13, 2024 | 10:30 AM
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,802
Likes: 61
From: Wichita KS
My question is are you going to send it back to be corrected or are you going to fix it yourself?
Jul 13, 2024 | 05:51 PM
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,238
Likes: 288
From: ESCONDIDO CA
2025 C2 of the Year ('63 and '67) Finalist - Unmodified
C2 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Jul 14, 2024 | 12:32 AM
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 5,115
Likes: 1,609
From: Nor- Cal
When I had my cluster , I had them install glass. Won't scratch when cleaning .
Jul 14, 2024 | 09:41 AM
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2023
Posts: 240
Likes: 128
From: Charlotte NC
Quote:
Originally Posted by
silver837
When I had my cluster , I had them install glass. Won't scratch when cleaning .
Also will not melt is paint stripper gets away from you.
clock question
