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Old 10-30-2020, 11:26 AM   #16
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Re: Reproduction Tach Dash Bezel Lens Text Not Lighting Up

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Originally Posted by Andy4639 View Post
Did you put the spacers in between the housing for the light to shine through. I have never had problems with aftermarket lenses. The cushions that go between the panels.
There are a bunch of little rectangular holes in the tin that clamps the lens into the bezel. I believe this is how the light from the bulbs gets to the lens. I took my gauge cluster apart last night and compared the effectiveness of shining light on these holes on my tach lens vs. the original lens. The original lens text lights up very nicely when I point a flashlight at those rectangular holes, but the tach lens does not. The holes in the tach tin look exactly the same as the holes in the original tin. It's gotta be the paint they used on the lens.
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