49 chevy dash gauges

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#1480980 Fri Dec 30 2022 11:15 AM

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 48

Wisconsin

Justice

'Bolter

Looking for recommendations for someone or some place that can refurbish my dash gauges. Any recommendations appreciated.
Thanks
Chris

Last edited by Justice; Fri Dec 30 2022 11:23 AM.

Re: 49 chevy dash gauges

Justice #1480990 Fri Dec 30 2022 01:29 PM

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Posts: 3,146

Atlanta, Ga

Otto Skorzeny Offline

'Bolter

Bob's Speedometer Speedometer and gauge restoration
10123 Bergin Rd.
Howell, MI 48843
800-592-9673 810-632-0400
http://www.bobsspeedometer.com/1/120/index.asp

Instrument Services, Inc. Instrument, clock, gauge restoration , Fuel tank sending unit rebuilding service
11765 Main Street
Roscoe, IL 61073
800.558.2674
http://clocksandgauges.com/

Last edited by Otto Skorzeny; Fri Dec 30 2022 01:32 PM.

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom)
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck)
1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather)
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif)
1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red)
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe
1979 Ford F-100
1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red)
1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)

Re: 49 chevy dash gauges

Justice #1481003 Fri Dec 30 2022 03:12 PM

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 1,197

80 miles west of Joliet IL.

55shaker

'Bolter

I've done business with Bob's Speedometer Service before, with no complaints.

Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck

The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!!

Re: 49 chevy dash gauges

Justice #1481017 Fri Dec 30 2022 04:35 PM

Joined: Mar 2010

Posts: 1,968

buoymaker

Curmudgeon

In case you have thoughts of doing this yourself.

I did my own on a 1950 that I later sold. It was more for cosmetic reasons but the speedometer needle had age cracked and fell off and the fuel gauge wasn't working because the truck had a rookie voltage conversion to 12 volts. I decided to buy a new reproduction fuel gauge made for 12 volts, so that I didn't have to add a dropping resistor.

I bought new reproduction:

* Speedometer needle
* Decal kit
* Fuel gauge (12V)
* 2X chrome bezels
* 2X glass faces (mine were scratched).

I already had the paint I needed. I was satisfied with the results. The hardest part for me was working underneath the dash with these old bones.

I used Tech Tips for reference:
https://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/gauges/speedometer/index.html

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