I put a 49 Plymouth dash in my 53 Dodge truck and the gauges I got were indeed in poor shape. I bought new gauges except for the temp gauge , took the housings apart, painted them and reassembled with new seals for the glass. The pic of the odometer is just so you can see what they started out like. I still need to paint the needle on the temp gauge. I have a new odometer to install, I still need to dissasemble it to paint the center circle so they all match. I think they turned out purty nice. Thought I would share.
Other than a new windshield restored gauges are about the best upgrade you can do to give a project a new/fresh vibe. Do both and it's like sitting a brand new car. Frank
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