White face gauges and dash cluster rehab

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Grand_Wag_85
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White face gauges and dash cluster rehab

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Last year I did the white face gauge cluster mod on my '77 and it looked great for a while. After a short amount of time everything started peeling. For those who have done it, is there a special adhesive you guys used to make it work better?

I'm also looking to replace all of the bulbs with LED's. Anybody have a good source for LED's that will dim fully? Not sure what color I'm going with yet, just seeing what's out there.

Lastly, my seatbelt light is always on. Is there a timer to get these to turn off?

Thanks!
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Re: White face gauges and dash cluster rehab

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I got my led bulbs from superbrightleds.com. Works great and dimmable.
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Re: White face gauges and dash cluster rehab

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Grand_Wag_85 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:23 pm Lastly, my seatbelt light is always on. Is there a timer to get these to turn off?

Thanks!
no timer, it is a ground closing at the seat belt buckle-clip by the floor between the seat... or more likely an exposed bit of wire along its path under the carpet on the driver's side
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I don’t know about 77, but on later years with chime module seatbelt light is actually timed by chime module. It’s supposed to be on for short time and then turn off


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I'll take a look at the seatbelt wire, if it has one.

Will also check out superbrightleds. Thanks!
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