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| | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 | I am Restoring a 1949, 1/2 ton, short bed and wish to locate a good vendor to service and / or repair my gauge cluster and speedometer. Does anyone have experience with D & M Restoration of Greenville, SC or Bob's Speedometer of Howell, Michigan? Any help would be appreciated. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | D&M restored my gauge cluster, speedometer and radio for my 53 3100. They all look great and work as they should. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 | Thanks for the info. I have them out of the truck and ready to send off. These days of quick money it is important to find a vendor you can trust with your valuable parts. Thanks again. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | What did they charge you for your restoration of the 6 volt radio? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | Beaver 53, they did the work over two years ago. This is off the top of my head, I think the total bill for the three items was around $500.00.
If you call them, ask for Mike, he will quote you a price. He was very nice to me and had the work done in a reasonable time. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 | Bob's Speedo just did mine. Super good job and very, very fast. (had it all back in a week) Seemed kind of pricey but they're probably all abt the same, I did'nt check prices. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 | Giladad1, When you say pricey, how much is that? I expected to pay $250 to $350 to have both the gauge cluster and the speedometer reconditioned. When I drove the truck some five years ago, I believe everything but the temperature gauge worked fins. The faces are good and do not need new decals. However, I will need new bezels. Am I in the gall park? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 85 | D&M Restoration rebuilt my spedo converted my clock to quartz and rebuilt my oil gauge in my vette for $295 plus shipping. They came back like new. I FedEX one day they took one day to do the woek and FedEX back to me the next day. Great work, Diane, Mike, or Matt will take care of you. Good Luck http://community.webshots.com/user/46metal | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22 | Fuel,oil,amps,temp. and speedo, I paid $350 for: paint backside, make sure they all work properly, polish glass, reseal glass, put line and sensor on temp. I think that's abt it. They are nicely done though, and as I said, fast. Mark | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I had Diane and Mike (D&M) totally redo all my guages for my 37 pickup about 7 years ago and they are still doing fine. Nice folks. My total bill "back then" was $325 and worth every penny.
He is hard to catch sometime as he loves golf but someone is watching the fort. He originally came from up around Mass. | | |
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