Gauge cluster refresh - pic

[jd21476]

So over the xmas break I finally finished refreshing my gauge cluster.

I took it apart, and cleaned the gauges, repainted them, and added a clock to the display where the brake light was. I also replaced all the bulbs with high intensity LEDs and they work great at night.

What do you think?

[daryn67]

Looks great, doing the same right now myself

[Tucson38]

On my to-do list.

Which lamps did you use and was there a significant increase in illumination? Do they dim?

[jd21476]

Originally Posted by Tucson38

On my to-do list.

Which lamps did you use and was there a significant increase in illumination? Do they dim?

They do dim. I bought them off Ebay for $15 for about 10 or 12 of them form a guy whose screen name is "z*s_classic_chevy_parts"

They work good and I have a few left over.

[Tucson38]

Thanks for the quick reply, appreciated.

[bigd65]

Did you repaint the inner shell !!!!

[jd21476]

You mean painting it like a reflective silver? No I did not. I was afraid with the LEDs it would be too bright

[4x4k30]

believe it or not i was driving my 79 last night and for the first time in 15 years all the lights came on in my dash and it looked like the first pic in this thread they all worked except for one in the speedo area it lite up and looked good but it went back out by the time i got back home i bought some leds a while back and have never put them in gona do it some day

[motornut]

I did mine too
makes quite a difference eh ,
I went white paint + stock bulbs
added a second colour too,red

[MalibuSSwagon]

I painted the inside of the gauge shell with gloss white paint, and it's bright! Like it's readable at night now with just the stock bulbs. Amazing.

[walkerb]

I'm going to do the same with my 75 cluster but I might try to put a lmc tach in also. I cant wait for brighter lights!

[jd21476]

Originally Posted by walkerb

I'm going to do the same with my 75 cluster but I might try to put a lmc tach in also. I cant wait for brighter lights!

I've got a tach mounted below the dash in the center so I didnt really need to add one to the main display.