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Old Oct 11, 2024 | 01:13 PM
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While cleaning the instrument cluster parts for my car, one of the plastic parts that holds the check engine or fasten seatbelt lights crumbled. I’ve been searching for the part but am having no luck. I am also unsure of the part name. I’ve found the gasket for the part but not the plastic box. I will include a photo that shows the box but has no part number. The gasket is called “instrument console gauge bezel gasket”. I would assume the part is the console gauge bezel but can’t find one online or in any of my parts books. Help please!! Where can I get this little plastic box?

From Paragon Parts catalogue. Part 11102 is the gasket. I was not able to find a photo for an ‘81 but the box shown that would be against the lense of the console.
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Old Oct 11, 2024 | 03:50 PM
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I think you're misreading the Paragon catalog.

Part number 11102 in that illustration is the 72-76 "Fasten Seat Belts" warning lamp lens. The "Instrument Console Gauge Lens Gasket" you referenced was Paragon's part number 10980 and is not the gasket used with the warning lamp housing, it is the gasket that goes between the large lens that covers all five gauges and the center gauge bezel. That lens gasket was only used on 68-76's, not on 77-82's with the plastic center gauge bezel.

The little blue (sometimes white) plastic lens housings you're looking for have never been reproduced that I'm aware of. You're only option is to find used ones. The center gauge bezel lamp housings you need to find were GM part numbers 25017833 LH and 25017834 RH. According to the Corvette Parts Book the housings were unique to 80-82 center gauge bezels only, though I think the housings from the 77-79 gauge bezels could be made to work, but the the ones used in 68-76 metal gauge bezels probably wouldn't work.
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Old Oct 11, 2024 | 04:57 PM
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Thank you for your help. I wasn’t misreading it I was only trying to give an example of the part I’m looking for. I really appreciate your help and will try to find a used one.
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 07:52 AM
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Just send me a PM

Seat belt/check engine light box.
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