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Mon, 28 December 2009 12:28  |
KB
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Has anybody replaced the clear plastic faces of the speedometer and/or fuel gauges?
Mine are pretty clouded -- makes it hard to read them, especially at night.
I tried some plastic cleaner/polish, but it didn't help much. Replacement seems
to me the only option, but I'd really rather keep the original instruments.
Pointers appreciated. Don't want to destroy them...
thanks
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68633 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 12:37  |
Bob de Kruyff
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| KB wrote on Mon, 28 December 2009 11:28 |
Has anybody replaced the clear plastic faces of the speedometer and/or fuel gauges?
Mine are pretty clouded -- makes it hard to read them, especially at night.
I tried some plastic cleaner/polish, but it didn't help much. Replacement seems
to me the only option, but I'd really rather keep the original instruments.
Pointers appreciated. Don't want to destroy them...
thanks
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
Those are glass, not plastic. I took mine apart and cleaned the back side--they were pretty "fogged" up. What a difference! You will need to pull the 2 clusters out and undo the crimp that holds the glass in--not a bad job.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68635 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 12:43 |
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The lenses were pretty scratched on my 78, so I removed the plastic wood surround from the donut then bent the tabs holding in the lens which was plastic and removed them. Tried cleaning but that didn't work so I went down to a local glass shop and they cut me two out of 1/8 glass for about $25. I reinstalled, bent tabs back reinstalled the plastic wood surround and I was in business. Much clearer than the plastic lenses.
Michael
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68636 is a reply to message #68635] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 12:53 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""The lenses were pretty scratched on my 78, so I removed the plastic wood surround from the donut then bent the tabs holding in the lens which was plastic and removed them. Tried cleaning but that didn't work so I went down to a local glass shop and they cut me two out of 1/8 glass for about $25. I reinstalled, bent tabs back reinstalled the plastic wood surround and I was in business. Much clearer than the plastic lenses. ""
So yours were plastic. That makes me wonder if someone replaced mine with glass in a previous life!
Bob de Kruyff
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Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68655 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 14:20 |
KB
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Oooh, shiny! :-)
Pretty sure mine are plastic too, but I guess I'll find out when I pull them.
I love the way your dash looks. I'm currently building a cherry ply face to
replace the beat up original, and was debating whether to include the lighted
labels on the left side. From yours, I can see it looks great with just a stencil label,
very clean.
thanks!
Karen
>> > So yours were plastic. That makes me wonder if someone replaced mine with glass in a previous life!
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> My were plastic too. Here's a pic of the result...huge improvement.
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29010&title=new-radio-install&cat=4
> -- Nick Chapekis Ypsilanti, MI 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68657 is a reply to message #68655] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 14:51 |
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Karen,
Don't forget that new labels and the fiber lights - long enough for the right side of the dash too - are available, and easily installed.
<http://www.bdub.net/novak/>
It's a feel-good project that you'll see any time you are driving with your lights on.
Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
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From: "KB" <kab7@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R
Oooh, shiny! :-)
Pretty sure mine are plastic too, but I guess I'll find out when I pull them.
I love the way your dash looks. I'm currently building a cherry ply face to
replace the beat up original, and was debating whether to include the lighted
labels on the left side. From yours, I can see it looks great with just a stencil label,
very clean.
thanks!
Karen
>> > So yours were plastic. That makes me wonder if someone replaced mine with glass in a previous life!
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> My were plastic too. Here's a pic of the result...huge improvement.
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29010&title=new-radio-install&cat=4
> -- Nick Chapekis Ypsilanti, MI 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68677 is a reply to message #68655] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 19:22 |
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| KB wrote on Mon, 28 December 2009 15:20 |
I can see it looks great with just a stencil label, very clean.
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Thanks. The letters actually light up on both sides of the dash (they are lit in the picture and look white with the lights off). I was going to do my own bezel too, until I found out last spring that Mac (www.custominstrumentpanels.com/gmc.htm) was making a replacement bezel at a reasonable price. Unfortunately, his price has since gone up about 25%.
Nick Chapekis
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former owner - 78 Kingsley
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68688 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 20:45 |
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| KB wrote on Mon, 28 December 2009 10:28 |
Has anybody replaced the clear plastic faces of the speedometer and/or fuel gauges?
Mine are pretty clouded -- makes it hard to read them, especially at night.
I tried some plastic cleaner/polish, but it didn't help much. Replacement seems
to me the only option, but I'd really rather keep the original instruments.
Pointers appreciated. Don't want to destroy them...
thanks
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
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Yes, Wally Anderson has replaced the plastic with real glass. I know there are photos of it in the photo site. Look up Wally Anderson's photos. I think they may be kind of jumbled in some other things, but I know they are there. And the look was great with the glass rather than the plastic.
Wally? can you locate them?
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68690 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 20:51 |
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| KB wrote on Mon, 28 December 2009 10:28 |
Has anybody replaced the clear plastic faces of the speedometer and/or fuel gauges?
Mine are pretty clouded -- makes it hard to read them, especially at night.
I tried some plastic cleaner/polish, but it didn't help much. Replacement seems
to me the only option, but I'd really rather keep the original instruments.
Pointers appreciated. Don't want to destroy them...
thanks
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
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I found them finally, go here to look.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4520
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68696 is a reply to message #68632] |
Mon, 28 December 2009 21:23 |
Chr$
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Anyone looked at the new for 2009 full dash on Mac's site? Now that one I like!!!
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68712 is a reply to message #68711] |
Tue, 29 December 2009 00:48 |
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Could you mean Custom Instrument Panel's? They are closed right now
- moving to North Carolina.
<http://www.custominstrumentpanels.com/>
Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
On Dec 28, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
> Mac's Site???
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> On Dec 28, 2009, at 7:23 PM, Chris Choffat wrote:
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>> Anyone looked at the new for 2009 full dash on Mac's site? Now that
>> one I like!!!
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>> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
>> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455, Power Drive, 3:21 FD The Engineer's Motorhome
>> S T I L L - U N D E R - C O N S T R U C T I O N
>> Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68713 is a reply to message #68632] |
Tue, 29 December 2009 00:55 |
Chr$
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Yes.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
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2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68716 is a reply to message #68712] |
Tue, 29 December 2009 06:02 |
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wow, what a shock, they have been such a great vendor for us over the years,
I had no idea they were moving. Glad I got my new dash panel for the 23.
guess they won't be coming to our rallys here any more.....
bummer, but I guess the good news is they are still in business.
life goes on, sometimes without us
gene
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net> wrote:
> Could you mean Custom Instrument Panel's? They are closed right now
> - moving to North Carolina.
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> <http://www.custominstrumentpanels.com/>
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> Larry Davick
> The Mystery Machine
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> On Dec 28, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
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> > Mac's Site???
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> > On Dec 28, 2009, at 7:23 PM, Chris Choffat wrote:
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> >> Anyone looked at the new for 2009 full dash on Mac's site? Now that
> >> one I like!!!
> >> --
> >> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> >> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455, Power Drive, 3:21 FD The Engineer's Motorhome
> >> S T I L L - U N D E R - C O N S T R U C T I O N
> >> Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68722 is a reply to message #68716] |
Tue, 29 December 2009 07:25 |
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Apparently they've shut down everything in CA. The "Welcome to
Dixielanders' Country" email I sent to their site-listed email address just
bounced. If anyone's in contact with Mac, let me know how.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> wow, what a shock, they have been such a great vendor for us over the
> years,
> I had no idea they were moving. Glad I got my new dash panel for the 23.
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> guess they won't be coming to our rallys here any more.....
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> bummer, but I guess the good news is they are still in business.
>
> life goes on, sometimes without us
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> gene
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #68873 is a reply to message #68632] |
Wed, 30 December 2009 08:36 |
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Here's an idea you might want to try -
If the scratches disappear when you wet the surface then you can spray/coat the surface with high gloss clear acrylic.
I've used this trick for foggy/yellowed composite head lights.
Good luck
MDR
Mark Ryan
1978 Kingsley
Pac. Northwest
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| Re: [GMCnet] Instrument R&R [message #69032 is a reply to message #68722] |
Thu, 31 December 2009 05:26 |
Ken Burton
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| GMCWiperMan wrote on Tue, 29 December 2009 07:25 |
Apparently they've shut down everything in CA. The "Welcome to
Dixielanders' Country" email I sent to their site-listed email address just
bounced. If anyone's in contact with Mac, let me know how.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> wow, what a shock, they have been such a great vendor for us over the
> years,
> I had no idea they were moving. Glad I got my new dash panel for the 23.
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> guess they won't be coming to our rallys here any more.....
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> bummer, but I guess the good news is they are still in business.
>
> life goes on, sometimes without us
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> gene
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It sounds like he also left the land of taxes.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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