I'm tossing around having my gauges done by redline or going custom gauges. If you don't mind me asking, how much did it set you back?
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For those who might be considering Redline, they do great work and are a great buch of guys.
Here's my breakdown:
** Speedometer "repair" = $180. This is a recommendation from Redline. I explained to them that the speedo looks like it's brand new. They said it's best to take it apart, inspect, re-lube and calibrate.
** Tach Conversion to solid state = $200. They don't use RTE or PDD boards, or MSD adapters. They have their own conversion approach. I'd rather have it done by professionals, rather than trying to do it myself. I have read where others have done this fairly easily using the above mentioned conversion options, but I feel it's best to leave this to those who have done it for years.
** Solid State Voltage Limiter = $43.
** Calibrate: Fuel, Oil, Temp Gauges = $40 (1/2 hour labor).
** Quartz Clock Conversion = $80 (1 hour labor). They used the conversion kit I bought several years ago (same as the one they use), and just charged me labor for install.
** Amp to Volt Meter Conversion = $160. This should be done considering the power hungry non-stock add-ons (i.e. audio system, etc.). Besides, it's just simply a safer alternative.
** Assembly and Detail = $80 (1 hour labor). This includes polishing the clear plastic gauge/instrument cluster lens.
** All needles were repainted (except for the Tach, as it was a fully restored original instrument that I bought a few years ago)
** I ended up having to buy a housing from them because the previous owner had enlarged the Tach hole for an Autometer Tach (I didn't even notice this when I took the Autometer Tach out), and the original tach would't work in the enlarged hole. Redline had some extras, and the cost was VERY reasonable. They bead blast the housings and the backside of the instruments to look new.
Total cost out the door = $820.00 (However, my rates were quoted to me at the end of Feb, before they had to increase pricing by 10% due to typical factors. So add an additional $80.00 for today's rates)
For more info on my Rallye cluster and switch panel restoration, see the following post that I started at the beginning of March. I'll be adding a bit more after I do the new woodgrain faceplate on the cluster bezel.
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=91034
