Greg...
Frank's solution is certainly the easiest, but there is another
alternative if you should want to keep the original instruments and are
not adverse to some woodwork. Simply cut out an approximately 3"x3"
piece of the wooden dash and rout a 1/4" shoulder on all edges. Cut a
piece of metal (DISCARDED road sign is perfect thickness) to the same
size, with a hole the correct diameter 2 1/16") of the instrument. You
can then mount the instrument to the metal insert in the same manner as
you would to a metal dash.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
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> Greg MAHNEY wrote:
> >
> > I've been spending a lot of time under my dashboard lately sorting out the
> > wires under there and getting the instrumentation lighting to work.. There
> > are a range of instruments of varying vintages and styles.
> >
> > My concern is for the original dual guage and the fuel guage. My car has a
> > wooden dash, undoubtably made by a PO. It is made of pine and is probably
> > 5/16 inch thick.. I assume those Smiths guages are meant to be illuminated
> > by a globe to their side which shines through that blue stuff on the side.
> > If this theory is right, I've got no chance of illuminating the things as
> > the bit where the light would need to shine through is embedded in pine.
> > Is my logic right? If so, has anyone got a solution to this, other than my
> > present technique of using a torch!
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Greg
>
> Simple solution....Find some later style gauges where the light bulb plugs
> into the back of the gauge itself insted of off to the side.
> 1968 and on will be of the later type.
>
> New gauges are also available from leading (and not so leading) suppliers.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Seeing all of you at Sprite Rush 98
> For more info on Sprite Rush, the 40th anniversery of the Sprite
> Check out my home page http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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