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Hi!

I'm planning to overhaul the dashboard in my 67 Dodge Dart GT. All of my instruments are not working, so I need new ones. Thought I'll buy instruments and a plate to make my own.

I was wondering if some of you have done this, and can post pictures how it turned out for you?

And, should I go for mechanical or electric gauges?

Thanks
 
It's not likely that all of your gauges are broken. It would be a rare event for that to happen. It's more likely that either the circuit card for the dash is damaged, or the main wire harness plug is not making good contact. Another thing to check is the voltage limiter, that's the device that drops down the voltage to the gauges from 12 volts to 5.

Change the gauges if you like, but they probably all still work. Good luck!
 
If you search gauges or instrument panels here you will find countless posts with pics.
The most common issues are fitting aftermarket gauges into the original housing/bezel, viewing angle, and speedometer connection/calibration.
You'll need to figure out how much fab work you can do to what you have versus buying a aftermarket housing/bezel for the aftermarket gauges.
Good luck
 
I have a full breakdown of how I built my panel in the first page of my build thread below. Let me know if you have any questions.
 
There are lots of options out there and you're going to get several posts here with custom dashes. I made an insert similar to the inserts that are made for the '70 and newer models for my '69. Welded a rolled bar edge on so that the finished product will look nicer in the end. I don't have any pictures yet of the insert in the car. These are Speed Hut gauges. Very nice and customizeable. Peak dashes also makes a nice dash if you want to buck up and spend the money. I made this for about $25.

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I have a 1968 Plymouth barracuda. My dash lights are really dim do you suppose that one or other problems 68gtxman suggested might be the problem. Where is the stepdown voltage limiter located. I assume the dash plug should be easy to find, but probably not easy to get to. Being a 60s Mopar Guy ( in more ways than one ) it's hard to see under the dash and work there is even harder. LOL.
 
60s_Mopar_Guy said:
I have a 1968 Plymouth barracuda. My dash lights are really dim do you suppose that one or other problems 68gtxman suggested might be the problem. Where is the stepdown voltage limiter located. I assume the dash plug should be easy to find, but probably not easy to get to. Being a 60s Mopar Guy ( in more ways than one ) it's hard to see under the dash and work there is even harder. LOL.
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You really should start your own thread for this
 
drawz said:
Hi!

I'm planning to overhaul the dashboard in my 67 Dodge Dart GT. All of my instruments are not working, so I need new ones. Thought I'll buy instruments and a plate to make my own.

I was wondering if some of you have done this, and can post pictures how it turned out for you?

And, should I go for mechanical or electric gauges?

Thanks
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I went with an insert from classicdash.com (i prefer the gauge placement to the fastlane west versions)

And i'd definitely go with electric gauges. I think the mechanical speedos are more of a hassle than they are worth with todays technology and mech. oil gauges involve having a breakable oil line in your interior. I went with a speedhut kit and went full electric on everything. Including a GPS speedo.

 
magnumdust said:
I went with an insert from classicdash.com (i prefer the gauge placement to the fastlane west versions)

And i'd definitely go with electric gauges. I think the mechanical speedos are more of a hassle than they are worth with todays technology and mech. oil gauges involve having a breakable oil line in your interior. I went with a speedhut kit and went full electric on everything. Including a GPS speedo.

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It's too bad there's nothing like that for us '67-'69 guys.
 
I just googled that dash, that's a shame. It looks nice, but not easily customized.
 
just cut the back of it out and leave a 1/2" flange and epoxy your new blank face into it. hell you can do that with the factory dash bezel.
 
Here's mine- Auto Meter Phantoms
 

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younggun2.0 said:
just cut the back of it out and leave a 1/2" flange and epoxy your new blank face into it. hell you can do that with the factory dash bezel.
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Thats what I did. I hated the Fastlane product that i bought, even after covering it with more realistic looking CF shrinkwrap from 3M, and I had a pretty decent stock bezel handy. One itchy night of cutting a small slab of carbon fiber from e-bay and I was in business. Used it for my switch panel too. -pauly
 
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