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    dashboard work

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    On 8/21/2021 at 3:00 AM, cbolt said:

    I've done that work several times on the circuit board and recommend you replace any gauges while you are in there if needed. The main thing is to take your time and be very careful. A lot of those 1/4" fasteners are screwed into the plastic housing and the plastic is likely to be brittle from age. Not sure about the wisdom behind a amp to volt gauge swap, but someone will chime in soon I bet. 

     

    You can remove the cluster without removing the entire dash if you are careful. What I do is lower the steering column and allow the steering wheel to rest of the drivers seat, undo all the fasteners, speedo cable, clock feed, and printed circuit electrical connector. There are seven 7/16" bolts holding the dash to the car and with those removed you should be able to move the whole thing towards the rear of the vehicle far enough to pop the cluster out. I have posted instructions about this in the past I think, but if you need me to provide step by step instructions let me know. It is an intimidating job but not difficult. As luck would have it I am doing that exact thing today to remove my ashtray since that stupid thing simply will not come out without removing the diverter box or moving the dash forward enough to pull it out the top. 

    if you have them available I'd appreciate the help. I have seen the Dakota Dash replacement package. Do you know how difficult that is to install. Since the car is mostly # matching (except for the engine block) will it affect the value?

    dashboard work

    in General 70-72 Monte Carlo Forum

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    2 questions where's a good place to gat a tilt coulmun without taking a second mortgage. and second car is about 90% complete but dash needs attention. I had to run a seperate ground wire to get the temp gauge to work. the amp gauge and dash lights are still MIA. the mylar circuit run behind the gauges look every bit of it's 50 years old. How hard is it to swap out? anyone done this before? While I'm thinking of it would it be smart to replace the amp gauge with a volt gauge?

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