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LMAO... single malt, get that right at least!
Should I repair the factory gauges of?
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Better to crack one, than have one crack? Could be taken on too many levels I guess
...or have a crack up.
Like these poor little offshore guys on the way to get their first winter tires??
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Not red wine, but a good Reisling, maybe a Zinfandel OR a 12 yo single malt Scotch or my favorite Black Jack Daniel's, 3 fingers high. in a rocks class, neat with water back........we learn something new...every day......some learn faster than others......
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I wanted to throw my experience in for the OP. For my 70 Rallye gauges, I started with all OER because I guess I didn't know any better and thought I'd be getting all "new" gauges. I soon had issues with the OER speedometer locking and jumping and the ammeter needle got bent too far to one side in normal use. I swapped in two OER speedos and did everything under the sun to try different cables and lube methods. Put back in my original "crusty" speedo and all was well -- no issues with any cable. So, I got my old speedo and ammeter rebuilt by Red Line gauges. I'm lucky enough to live 15 minutes away from Red Line and 1.5 hours from Classic. My tach, temp, and oil are OER (they've been ok for a few years), and the others are original redone by Red Line. The OERs just don't look as "substantial" for their internals either. They seem more "cheap" or not as substantial in how they've recreated the internals, especially the speedo. If you have time and can afford it, I'd get Red Line to redo them. I think just to redo my speedo was 400 two years ago, not sure about current prices.
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I thought I asked a simple question? But thanks I got an education on gauge testing 101. Thanks to all for the insight. I can get all the original gauges done as the originals for about $2100.00
You can buy new gauges from Vans... not sure how reliable they are...
Fuel Gauge Rallye Dash-Mopar 1968 - 1970 B-Body
I had a voltmeter conversion done by Redline a few years ago, and although expensive, it was decent enough.
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Wow! Cost me a 100 bucks for transfer decals and a can of spray paint. Well 7 cans to get the correct Black but... Jesus...
There are companies out there who prey upon people's lack of knowledge or understanding.
Check around a bit more @Stucat
I've only done 67 Charger gauges,, just clean them up with alcohol and or steel wool, and shoot some clear, if desired. Never tried it on the next gens..
Might as well go Dakota Digital at that price
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Mr Heater box for decals for guages he has other stuff too!!
They do look badass
I had a temporary voltmeter conversion while redoing my charging system. I used a volt gauge label from whitegauges.net and used a broken rallye ammeter with the voltage label and glued it to the voltmeter and glued on the needle. Worked great. In some cases, the labels can look pretty decent. When I bought my 70, labels were actually on my gauges and I did not know until I decided to redo the gauges. Based on receipts from the previous owner, they'd been on there for at least six years. To the OP -- if your gauges are in working order and want a budget fix, not a bad option. Below is a pic of the OER gauges and the volt meter conversion I did. The font and line thickness it is a little different on the temporary volt meter, but kept me going. If the labels were all from the same vendor, I'm sure they'd be fine.
If I had it to do all over again, I get the Dakota Digital. Looks awesome!
Guages look good...
But my experience with the OER stuff is not very good, as the OE guages just seem to be built better. I had Shannon @ RedLine Guages go through all of mine, for the faces he actually strips and then rescreens them, he has some of the original artwork they came out awesome. Does get pricey but I don't like having to take apart the ralley dash multiple times.
Just my $0.02...
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