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rick1956 · 01-31-2009, 12:40 PM

Okay, I haven't attacked and investigated yet so I thought I'd ask here first. I want some input before I spring for some gauges I can't use.

I've got a plain ol' 84 half ton with all idiot lights. Yes, each of the round spots in the left side of the dash panel is filled with a lovely, stupid red circle of red plastic.

My question: Won't a standard 2-inch gauge fit into the steel "shell" under the bezel that the red plastic lens' are attached to? I've got the bezel off and it sure looks like it...

If so I can't help but wonder why everyone ends up 'glassing the backs of their bezels and installing them there. Perhaps only the idiot light versions have that steel shell with the round openings in it?

Opinions?

01-31-2009, 12:40 PM	#1
rick1956 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edgewood, WA Posts: 108	Another post about gauges Okay, I haven't attacked and investigated yet so I thought I'd ask here first. I want some input before I spring for some gauges I can't use. I've got a plain ol' 84 half ton with all idiot lights. Yes, each of the round spots in the left side of the dash panel is filled with a lovely, stupid red circle of red plastic. My question: Won't a standard 2-inch gauge fit into the steel "shell" under the bezel that the red plastic lens' are attached to? I've got the bezel off and it sure looks like it... If so I can't help but wonder why everyone ends up 'glassing the backs of their bezels and installing them there. Perhaps only the idiot light versions have that steel shell with the round openings in it? Opinions?



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