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Offline 1970 RT Challenger 1970

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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2011 - 03:36:10 PM »
To each  his own, but I prefer the stock Rallye dash.

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Offline the_engineers

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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2011 - 04:34:42 PM »
I like the Rallye as well, but I'd want it done "right" if I had kept mine...meaning a full re-do which will run around $1500, re-screened and all.

Aftermarket is a lot less.
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Offline 4x4HEMIrig

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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2011 - 12:34:20 AM »
You could sell that rallye gauge panel for a mint. Probably $500? or a lot more?

I like Goody's dash. It looks better than the XV (Rocky Mountain) stuff because it has touches of stock elements to it. I think he knocked it out of the park.

I can definitely see the resale value of the factory dash, but I doubt someone is going to want to spend $500+ for a non working dash and another $750 to have it reconditioned.

I agree with you on Goody's dash! If I didn't have the Rallye dash, that's what I would be doing.

--I now have all the components I need to build my custom dash. All I have to do is get started putting it together. I'm going to put a very small nautical touch to it. I'm going to use small flush mount red and green lights for port and starboard turning signals. I blame the Navy for that.

I am going to keep the factory panel at least long enough to build my custom one.
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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2011 - 12:31:53 PM »
Here is the custom one I built for my car. 



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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2011 - 01:06:41 AM »
Devil, what did you do to get the countersunk deal for the switch panel? That looks very clean. Nice Job!
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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2011 - 09:07:27 PM »
It is just the stock bezel behind the aluminum plate I had made.  Modified it to work with the new gauges.





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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2011 - 09:23:55 PM »
Damn, you just solved what I had been trying to figure out how to do!  :D

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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #22 on: October 23, 2011 - 01:14:00 PM »
Damn, you just solved what I had been trying to figure out how to do!  :D

lol, what exactly are you doing?
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Re: New gauge panel
« Reply #23 on: October 23, 2011 - 07:37:47 PM »
the recessed look for switches, etc.  :D