instrument panel transplant
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Drifting
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instrument panel transplant
Prev owner replaced the stock gauges in my 68 convert with white face gauges. I thought they looked kinda nice but not so sure now, plus they are really crappy quality and not accurate, so I have replacement gauges to install. Was surprised they came as mostly GM replacements. I'll soon have an ammeter that does not read -20 with the car turned off and will have a clock that actually works. Before pic attached, after will be after this weekend. RA
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They look like stickers to me but I could be wrong.
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...e-Gauges.html#
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...e-Gauges.html#
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gauges
They look like stickers to me but I could be wrong.
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...e-Gauges.html#
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...e-Gauges.html#
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If they only worked right I would agree. The electronics have a lot of advantages: accurate, programmable, simpler to install, cleans up a lot of the "spaghetti" behind the dash, no possible oil leaks behind the dash.
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There have been many replacements but my opinion is stock looks best on the 77 and prior.
Last edited by minitech; Oct 24, 2015 at 09:23 PM.
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From: Catlett VA
stock gauges installed
Prev owner replaced the stock gauges in my 68 convert with white face gauges. I thought they looked kinda nice but not so sure now, plus they are really crappy quality and not accurate, so I have replacement gauges to install. Was surprised they came as mostly GM replacements. I'll soon have an ammeter that does not read -20 with the car turned off and will have a clock that actually works. Before pic attached, after will be after this weekend. RA
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Derek- you are not too late. I have not even started to fix the problems created by the PO in the center console- including the red shifter boot. Too many problems, not enough time.