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86swb · 08-04-2005, 07:08 PM

I looked in the FAQs section and did not see anything on this. I have all apart except I can not figure out how to get the odomerter out. That thing is holding everthing up. I found out you do not unscrew it. But I am at a loss. Can anyone help. Harder job than I thought. Nothing like the '67-'72'

They were a snap. Is there a sit to show how to do this???

*iceman7329* · 08-04-2005, 07:36 PM

there is a clip on the back holding it on, just look for it, it took me about an hour to figure it out.

86swb · 08-04-2005, 07:39 PM

Thanks iceman, I will look and see if I can find a clip. Guess you just pull the clip out and it shoud come apart? Put the clip back in on new gages?

*iceman7329* · 08-04-2005, 07:42 PM

well you have to just push it in and it will stay on the cable

*iceman7329* · 08-04-2005, 07:44 PM

wait are you trying to get it out of the speedo or off of the cable? that is for getting it off the cable.

86swb · 08-04-2005, 07:45 PM

OK, push, do not pull. I think I got it now. Will try that. Thanks We will see what happens.

86swb · 08-04-2005, 07:52 PM

I am trying to get the speedo off of the wires and the cable. So I can take the whole thing out and put new in. What I mean by "whole thing" is the plastic case that all this is in. I want that out so I can put a defferent one in. Just can not get the speedo out.

86swb · 08-04-2005, 08:09 PM

OK, it worked like a charm. Just have to fine something to get that small screw out so the wires will come loose. Thanks for the help. What would we do with out this board?

86swb · 08-04-2005, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffsta

Are ya taking any pics? i'm lookin forward to seein' how it comes out if ya got pics, and if not, i'll imagine it and drool.

It was really streight forward till I got to the speedo. But now that iceman told me what to do it too was simple. All gages come right off after you take out the screws. They pull right out. The speedo is where you push in the wire and the cable comes out then you turn it over and take out the screw and the wires behind the speedo comes off then pull out the main wire harnest and that is where I am till tomorrow. Taking out the backing piece of plastic was tricky. You really have to move it around and push up on the pad to get it out. Now all I have to do is put new in tomorrow. Sorry , did not think of taking any pictures. If you do yours maby you could take pictures.

86swb · 08-05-2005, 12:26 PM

Here is a picture of the one I will be putting in truck. It is not really "new" but I took all apart painted inside chrome, installed LED lights (blue) and white gage overlays. Also wanted the speedo to have trip setting so I got one. I will take a picture when I have in truck. A day time and night time picture.

86swb · 08-05-2005, 06:25 PM

Did a little changing. Decided to keep the clock and I put it back in. Now I have the overlay on the clock. I did this after the picture was taken. Also not have the over lay on the gear selector. Looks really good. Also put over lays over the heat and air and put in LED bulb there too. (as you can see in picture, the shifter wire guide is broken so had to make anither change.) Oh well. Now I have one with the tach but still have white overlays on them. Will take pictures later)

squint · 08-06-2005, 01:41 PM

where did you order the guages from ?.. those look really nice..

86swb · 08-06-2005, 01:53 PM

Well , I got the gages off of e-Bay because I wanted the speedo with the extra mileage gage that shows how far you have gone and got overlays that you stick over the old gages and LED lights in blue. I also painted behind the black cover with chrome paint and also the backing plastic that the gages go in with the chrome paint. The gages will really show up in the dark now when the lights are on. LED's are the way to go. I will see if I can get the web address and post it on here. Sure makes the dash look nicer I think. Did not take long to do eather. Just have to be careful when painting to make sure you do not get paint on any of the connecters or on the back of the cluster.

OK, here is the address for the gage covers. http://www.durangedesign.com/
They also have the LED's
Here is another address for more LED's http://www.superbrightleds.com/

boxrodz · 08-11-2005, 01:39 AM

How did it turn out?
Got any 'after' pics (especially nitetime pics with the blue LEDs lite)?
Did you end up with any hot spots?

86swb · 08-11-2005, 07:09 AM

Have not put back in yet. I ordered some new air vent outlets for dash. I will take pictures in the day time and night with lights on to show the blue LED's. Also put white covers over the clock now and took out the heat & air control and put the blue LED in it and white gage cover like on the rest. Will take picutre when I have it all back together. Doing some other stuff while I have apart. It is so much easier to get to the inner wires etc. with the gages out so not in any hurry. But it is wierd driving with no gages. I just have to make sure I have plenty of gas in truck. I have been driving the '70 more lately and my wifes jeep.

86swb · 08-11-2005, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slonaker

Just an FYI for anyone who might think about buying his products... The guy from durangedesign has spammmed this forum and others. He registers, then posts and says "Check out these great overlays I bought from durangedesign. The quality is great, and I love them."

I refuse to buy anything from a business that operates like that. The decision, of course, is yours.

Slonaker

I did not know that. He got on here just to promote his product? The product is great and I also love them.

86 GMG · 08-11-2005, 11:33 AM

i have the white over layes also i really like them the only thing i can see that i did diffrent is i put a tack in place of the fuel and replaced the clock that didnt work anyway with a 2 in fuel gauge i love the look to put the tack in i had to trim a lot of the cluster away and i rolled part of the ele. board up and out of the way and i lost mt right hand turn indicator on the dash (small price to pay for a clean looking dash with tack in.

86swb · 08-11-2005, 12:09 PM

Do you have a picture of your dash? Would like to see it. Did you put in the LED's?

86 GMG · 08-11-2005, 04:36 PM

no pics remimber no dig cam no i didnt use led's 168 bulbs worked good and the fuel and tach are( glow backed ?) i do like them but have really kinda thought about replacing all gauages with after market not just two it really depend on what the wife says imo yours looks better than mine do yours are all pattern matched mine resimble yours except the fuel and tach are total diffrent

boxrodz · 08-13-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86swb

Have not put back in yet. I ordered some new air vent outlets for dash. I will take pictures in the day time and night with lights on to show the blue LED's. Also put white covers over the clock now and took out the heat & air control and put the blue LED in it and white gage cover like on the rest. Will take picutre when I have it all back together. Doing some other stuff while I have apart. It is so much easier to get to the inner wires etc. with the gages out so not in any hurry. But it is wierd driving with no gages. I just have to make sure I have plenty of gas in truck. I have been driving the '70 more lately and my wifes jeep.

Gotcha, Thanks.
Are you planning on replacing the bulbs/lense covers for the turn signal indicators as well?

86swb · 08-13-2005, 06:29 PM

No, the turn signal indicators will stay the same. I will be putting in a rebuilt tilt steering in now that I have everthing apart. I hurt my back the other day so will not be going back together as fast as I would like it to.

08-04-2005, 07:08 PM	#1
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Changing gages in truck I looked in the FAQs section and did not see anything on this. I have all apart except I can not figure out how to get the odomerter out. That thing is holding everthing up. I found out you do not unscrew it. But I am at a loss. Can anyone help. Harder job than I thought. Nothing like the '67-'72' They were a snap. Is there a sit to show how to do this??? __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by drink2mny; 08-19-2005 at 08:59 PM. Reason: Hit wrong button...

08-04-2005, 07:39 PM	#3
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Thanks iceman, I will look and see if I can find a clip. Guess you just pull the clip out and it shoud come apart? Put the clip back in on new gages? __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-04-2005, 07:45 PM	#6
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	OK, push, do not pull. I think I got it now. Will try that. Thanks We will see what happens. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-04-2005, 07:52 PM	#7
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	I am trying to get the speedo off of the wires and the cable. So I can take the whole thing out and put new in. What I mean by "whole thing" is the plastic case that all this is in. I want that out so I can put a defferent one in. Just can not get the speedo out. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-04-2005, 08:09 PM	#8
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	OK, it worked like a charm. Just have to fine something to get that small screw out so the wires will come loose. Thanks for the help. What would we do with out this board? __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-04-2005, 07:36 PM	#2
iceman7329 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 453	there is a clip on the back holding it on, just look for it, it took me about an hour to figure it out.

08-04-2005, 07:42 PM	#4
iceman7329 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 453	well you have to just push it in and it will stay on the cable

08-04-2005, 07:44 PM	#5
iceman7329 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 453	wait are you trying to get it out of the speedo or off of the cable? that is for getting it off the cable.

08-05-2005, 12:26 PM	#10
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Here is a picture of the one I will be putting in truck. It is not really "new" but I took all apart painted inside chrome, installed LED lights (blue) and white gage overlays. Also wanted the speedo to have trip setting so I got one. I will take a picture when I have in truck. A day time and night time picture. Attached Images __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 08-20-2005 at 08:44 AM.

08-05-2005, 06:25 PM	#11
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Did a little changing. Decided to keep the clock and I put it back in. Now I have the overlay on the clock. I did this after the picture was taken. Also not have the over lay on the gear selector. Looks really good. Also put over lays over the heat and air and put in LED bulb there too. (as you can see in picture, the shifter wire guide is broken so had to make anither change.) Oh well. Now I have one with the tach but still have white overlays on them. Will take pictures later) Attached Images __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 01-28-2006 at 03:23 PM.

08-06-2005, 01:41 PM	#12
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	where did you order the guages from ?.. those look really nice..

08-06-2005, 01:53 PM	#13
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Well , I got the gages off of e-Bay because I wanted the speedo with the extra mileage gage that shows how far you have gone and got overlays that you stick over the old gages and LED lights in blue. I also painted behind the black cover with chrome paint and also the backing plastic that the gages go in with the chrome paint. The gages will really show up in the dark now when the lights are on. LED's are the way to go. I will see if I can get the web address and post it on here. Sure makes the dash look nicer I think. Did not take long to do eather. Just have to be careful when painting to make sure you do not get paint on any of the connecters or on the back of the cluster. OK, here is the address for the gage covers. http://www.durangedesign.com/ They also have the LED's Here is another address for more LED's http://www.superbrightleds.com/ __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 08-06-2005 at 02:05 PM.

08-11-2005, 01:39 AM	#14
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08-11-2005, 07:09 AM	#15
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Have not put back in yet. I ordered some new air vent outlets for dash. I will take pictures in the day time and night with lights on to show the blue LED's. Also put white covers over the clock now and took out the heat & air control and put the blue LED in it and white gage cover like on the rest. Will take picutre when I have it all back together. Doing some other stuff while I have apart. It is so much easier to get to the inner wires etc. with the gages out so not in any hurry. But it is wierd driving with no gages. I just have to make sure I have plenty of gas in truck. I have been driving the '70 more lately and my wifes jeep. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-11-2005, 11:33 AM	#17
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	i have the white over layes also i really like them the only thing i can see that i did diffrent is i put a tack in place of the fuel and replaced the clock that didnt work anyway with a 2 in fuel gauge i love the look to put the tack in i had to trim a lot of the cluster away and i rolled part of the ele. board up and out of the way and i lost mt right hand turn indicator on the dash (small price to pay for a clean looking dash with tack in. __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money



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08-11-2005, 12:09 PM	#18
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Do you have a picture of your dash? Would like to see it. Did you put in the LED's? __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

08-11-2005, 04:36 PM	#19
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	no pics remimber no dig cam no i didnt use led's 168 bulbs worked good and the fuel and tach are( glow backed ?) i do like them but have really kinda thought about replacing all gauages with after market not just two it really depend on what the wife says imo yours looks better than mine do yours are all pattern matched mine resimble yours except the fuel and tach are total diffrent __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

08-13-2005, 06:29 PM	#21
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	No, the turn signal indicators will stay the same. I will be putting in a rebuilt tilt steering in now that I have everthing apart. I hurt my back the other day so will not be going back together as fast as I would like it to. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 08-13-2005 at 06:31 PM.

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