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1970blazin · 08-19-2003, 04:07 PM

I painted the needles and got a new bezel. Cleaned it up and new light bulbs- Looks brand new!!! Just a little elbow grease is the best medicine for these ol' boys!

Davy · 08-19-2003, 04:12 PM

more pics,
more pics,
more pics.

(chanting)

Longhorn Man · 08-19-2003, 04:20 PM

If you have it apart again, paint all that funky green with white wall mart spray paint. It'll look 10 times better at night when you turn on the lights.

***Josh*** · 08-19-2003, 04:21 PM

The painted white insides looks great, here's proof

Davy · 08-19-2003, 04:36 PM

That IS cool.

Much brighter backlighting.

1970blazin · 08-19-2003, 04:39 PM

So you paint the inside where all the gauges sit? It is right now a weird faded lime green and you painted it white? What kind of white?? Florescent?? Thanks for the imput sounds like a great idea....brighter at night would be cool!

Longhorn Man · 08-19-2003, 04:47 PM

Just any ole white spray paint you have laying around. I prefer flat white, but I have no proof that it works better.

Hotrod70C10 · 08-19-2003, 04:47 PM

WOW! Ok... i'm going to paint mine white right now! lol

chevy_fatman · 08-19-2003, 04:50 PM

That night shot looks awesome Josh!

Oh wait, where's the wheel??

I'm painting mine white also.

***Josh*** · 08-19-2003, 05:32 PM

I used gloss white, the flat white seems to have the same affects. Here's the installed shot with my ugly wheel

*Randy70C-10* · 08-19-2003, 06:54 PM

Blazin- nice steering column too.

fast71 · 08-19-2003, 09:52 PM

What kind of paint did you use on the needles?

***Josh*** · 08-19-2003, 10:01 PM

I used Testers Flourescent Orange, it's a bit more orangish than the stock color which is an orange with a bit of red in it.

1970blazin · 08-19-2003, 10:34 PM

I used florescent orange spray paint and it was also a little brighter orange, but it looks good if you do them all so they match, I just did the top two.
Randy- you like my steering column- You can't really tell in these pictures, but I was pretty excited that the blue in the center cap matches my truck color exactly !!!

krazy_texan · 08-19-2003, 10:45 PM

is that a bench test you did if so how did you do it i would like to do the same before i install mine.

***Josh*** · 08-19-2003, 10:55 PM

In the first pic I posted, what I did was used a coudple of jumper wires, and a ELT battery pack off an airplane (used to work as an aircraft mech, had a few laying around), and hooked up the light circuits to test it with the white and diff color bulbs ot decide what I liked best, and to verify the printed circuit on the replacement cluster was workign properly. I ended up going with red backlighting, but cant get a good picture of it.

fast71 · 08-19-2003, 10:58 PM

this tester paint is modle car paint but did you use a spray , marker or a brush?

***Josh*** · 08-19-2003, 11:08 PM

I used a brush, I redid that entire cluster for around $15, including buying it for $10.

(sorry about hijacking your thread blazin)

1970blazin · 08-19-2003, 11:34 PM

Hijack away josh

I'm not like that...I like seeing where the conversation flows...I'm a woman you know!

Longhorn Man · 08-20-2003, 12:00 AM

Besides...who is gonna tell the boss man to get off my thread?

***Josh*** · 08-20-2003, 12:18 AM

LOL, I hate to break ny own ettiquette of hijackin threads.... so uh, oh well

I forgot to mention, the reason teh inner black metal piece looks greyish is I used a metallic black on it, I like the way it contrasts with the black painted bezel.

Hooter · 08-20-2003, 01:08 AM

you are all making me jealous, ah first things first get the 69 back on the road first

**68 Stepside** · 08-20-2003, 02:38 AM

Speaking of hijacking threads, that dash cluster sure is nice Josh...it looks very familiar!!

08-19-2003, 04:07 PM	#1
1970blazin Blazerless:-( Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 1,612	Pics of my dash cluster! I painted the needles and got a new bezel. Cleaned it up and new light bulbs- Looks brand new!!! Just a little elbow grease is the best medicine for these ol' boys! Attached Images __________________ 1970blazin 1970 CST Blazer-Orig. Dark Blue-SOLD Progress Pics of Blazer for sale

08-19-2003, 04:12 PM	#2
Davy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rice, Minnesota Posts: 370	more pics, more pics, more pics. (chanting) __________________ 1970 Blazer CST Looking for NOS items for my CST restoration.

08-19-2003, 04:21 PM	#4
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	The painted white insides looks great, here's proof __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-19-2003, 04:36 PM	#5
Davy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rice, Minnesota Posts: 370	That IS cool. Much brighter backlighting. __________________ 1970 Blazer CST Looking for NOS items for my CST restoration.

08-19-2003, 04:39 PM	#6
1970blazin Blazerless:-( Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 1,612	So you paint the inside where all the gauges sit? It is right now a weird faded lime green and you painted it white? What kind of white?? Florescent?? Thanks for the imput sounds like a great idea....brighter at night would be cool! Attached Images __________________ 1970blazin 1970 CST Blazer-Orig. Dark Blue-SOLD Progress Pics of Blazer for sale

08-19-2003, 04:20 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	If you have it apart again, paint all that funky green with white wall mart spray paint. It'll look 10 times better at night when you turn on the lights.

08-19-2003, 04:47 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Just any ole white spray paint you have laying around. I prefer flat white, but I have no proof that it works better.

08-19-2003, 04:47 PM	#8
Hotrod70C10 Low & Slow Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,047	WOW! Ok... i'm going to paint mine white right now! lol __________________ 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside 4.5/6 drop

08-19-2003, 04:50 PM	#9
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	That night shot looks awesome Josh! Oh wait, where's the wheel?? I'm painting mine white also. __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

08-19-2003, 05:32 PM	#10
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	I used gloss white, the flat white seems to have the same affects. Here's the installed shot with my ugly wheel __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-19-2003, 06:54 PM	#11
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Blazin- nice steering column too.

08-19-2003, 09:52 PM	#12
fast71 Drive it like U stole it Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: tunnel hill ,GA /Chatt,TN Posts: 956	What kind of paint did you use on the needles? __________________ 71 custom 10 swb 72 nova ss 72 nova custom 87 s10 96 burb 94 camry 53 5 window 3100

08-19-2003, 10:01 PM	#13
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	I used Testers Flourescent Orange, it's a bit more orangish than the stock color which is an orange with a bit of red in it. __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-19-2003, 10:34 PM	#14
1970blazin Blazerless:-( Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 1,612	Me too!! I used florescent orange spray paint and it was also a little brighter orange, but it looks good if you do them all so they match, I just did the top two. Randy- you like my steering column- You can't really tell in these pictures, but I was pretty excited that the blue in the center cap matches my truck color exactly !!! __________________ 1970blazin 1970 CST Blazer-Orig. Dark Blue-SOLD Progress Pics of Blazer for sale Last edited by 1970blazin; 08-19-2003 at 11:33 PM.

08-19-2003, 10:45 PM	#15
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	is that a bench test you did if so how did you do it i would like to do the same before i install mine. __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO



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08-19-2003, 10:55 PM	#16
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	In the first pic I posted, what I did was used a coudple of jumper wires, and a ELT battery pack off an airplane (used to work as an aircraft mech, had a few laying around), and hooked up the light circuits to test it with the white and diff color bulbs ot decide what I liked best, and to verify the printed circuit on the replacement cluster was workign properly. I ended up going with red backlighting, but cant get a good picture of it. __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-19-2003, 10:58 PM	#17
fast71 Drive it like U stole it Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: tunnel hill ,GA /Chatt,TN Posts: 956	this tester paint is modle car paint but did you use a spray , marker or a brush? __________________ 71 custom 10 swb 72 nova ss 72 nova custom 87 s10 96 burb 94 camry 53 5 window 3100

08-19-2003, 11:08 PM	#18
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	I used a brush, I redid that entire cluster for around $15, including buying it for $10. (sorry about hijacking your thread blazin) __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-19-2003, 11:34 PM	#19
1970blazin Blazerless:-( Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 1,612	Hijack away josh I'm not like that...I like seeing where the conversation flows...I'm a woman you know! __________________ 1970blazin 1970 CST Blazer-Orig. Dark Blue-SOLD Progress Pics of Blazer for sale

08-20-2003, 12:00 AM	#20
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Besides...who is gonna tell the boss man to get off my thread?

08-20-2003, 12:18 AM	#21
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,519	LOL, I hate to break ny own ettiquette of hijackin threads.... so uh, oh well I forgot to mention, the reason teh inner black metal piece looks greyish is I used a metallic black on it, I like the way it contrasts with the black painted bezel. __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

08-20-2003, 01:08 AM	#22
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	you are all making me jealous, ah first things first get the 69 back on the road first __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

08-20-2003, 02:38 AM	#23
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	Speaking of hijacking threads, that dash cluster sure is nice Josh...it looks very familiar!! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

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