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gpday06 · 03-18-2007, 01:56 AM

i have a '68 c10 swb stepside, not like it matters, with the 6-gauge dash and i have the replacements from autometer, the 5" speedo, and tach, and the 2-5/8" oil press, ammeter, engine temp, and fuel level, what im wondering, is can i use these gauges, in my new truck??

hyarbour · 03-19-2007, 12:02 PM

Sure. You can slip them in from the front or make a mounting panel so the gauges are behind the dash.

BowTieOgre · 03-19-2007, 02:09 PM

Are you asking if you can take the Autometers out of the '68 and use them in a newer model truck? If so the answer is most likely no because you would need electric gauges rather than mechanical. If you are asking if you can install the Autometers in the '68 that is NEW to you then yes, as long as you have the mechanical gauges.

"New truck" thru me off.

bobthecop · 03-19-2007, 02:27 PM

Is the bezel strong enough to hold them without any other support??

BowTieOgre · 03-19-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bobthecop

Is the bezel strong enough to hold them without any other support??

I wouldnt count on it. I modeled my setup after THIS thread. You have to attach the gauges to the metal insert in your old cluster and secure it to the bezel with the modified rear piece and some longer screws.

bobthecop · 03-19-2007, 03:28 PM

Thanks

03-18-2007, 01:56 AM	#1
gpday06 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: grand prairie,tx. Posts: 4	gauges i have a '68 c10 swb stepside, not like it matters, with the 6-gauge dash and i have the replacements from autometer, the 5" speedo, and tach, and the 2-5/8" oil press, ammeter, engine temp, and fuel level, what im wondering, is can i use these gauges, in my new truck??

03-19-2007, 12:02 PM	#2
hyarbour Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairview, ks Posts: 203	Re: gauges Sure. You can slip them in from the front or make a mounting panel so the gauges are behind the dash.

03-19-2007, 02:09 PM	#3
BowTieOgre Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 1,461	Re: gauges Are you asking if you can take the Autometers out of the '68 and use them in a newer model truck? If so the answer is most likely no because you would need electric gauges rather than mechanical. If you are asking if you can install the Autometers in the '68 that is NEW to you then yes, as long as you have the mechanical gauges. "New truck" thru me off. __________________ 1986 C10 - LWB, 305/700r4, posi, vortec heads

03-19-2007, 02:27 PM	#4
bobthecop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yukon Oklahoma Posts: 2,647	Re: gauges Is the bezel strong enough to hold them without any other support?? __________________ Happiness is towing your "new" truck home. 1972 C-10 1982 GMC (parts truck??) 1969 c10 parts truck 1969 C-10 ( my sons) 1992 Silverado 4X4 (now the boys truck)(now mine again) 2002 Tarus (my wife loves that car)

03-19-2007, 03:28 PM	#6
bobthecop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yukon Oklahoma Posts: 2,647	Re: gauges Thanks __________________ Happiness is towing your "new" truck home. 1972 C-10 1982 GMC (parts truck??) 1969 c10 parts truck 1969 C-10 ( my sons) 1992 Silverado 4X4 (now the boys truck)(now mine again) 2002 Tarus (my wife loves that car)



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