[davepl]

Here's a picture of the dash cluster restoration I did. Started with a reproduction "black" bezel and masked/painted it with the body color (PPG DBC 2169) followed by PPG DCU 2060 'low gloss' clear.

Added the obligatory tach and vacuum gauges, and replaced the fuel gauge because the silkscreening was worn in places. I also upgraded it to LED lighting for the heck of it.

I found the stock gauges (like my speedo) are painted green on the back and the reproductions are bare tin, which makes the lighting brighter. I wound up putting aluminum foil tape on the back of the green-backed gauge in order to make the lighting more uniform. When you first look at the repro and see its different, you think "Who cares, no one will see the back", but it turns out to matter in the end!