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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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My 79 L82 center instrument cluster including the tach and speedometer has surface rust. What is the cheapest way to replace the face plate? The only one that is not rusty is the clock! By the way, the gauges still work. As you can guess the car leaked for years!
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This would be the cheapest.
http://www.whitegauges.net/products/...ce-Gauges.html
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i want to go back original! Thanks!
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i want to go back original! Thanks!
The link that havesometo provided has a drop down menu for color choices.
Two of them say OEM.
One is matte finish and the other is semi-gloss.
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The link that havesometo provided has a drop down menu for color choices.
Two of them say OEM.
One is matte finish and the other is semi-gloss.
Thanks!
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Thanks!
69bigblock did you evacuate?
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