68 Charger dash

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Mar 16, 05 7:14 pm

How does the needles come off the clock and the speedo on a 68 Chasger

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Mar 16, 05 7:21 pm

They pull off, be very very carefull or they will snap or bend, remember the speedo needle has a slight amount of pre load to hold it on the stop.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Mar 16, 05 8:30 pm

Cheers Alex, also what watt bulbs are in the instrument panel and can they be upgraded to make the instrument panel brighter, all the bulbs work but they just seem dim

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Mar 16, 05 8:35 pm

I thnk you risk melting the coloured plastic domes over the bulbs if you uprate the bulbs

my have all gone like toffee apple toffee kinda bubbly

Dave

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Mar 16, 05 9:15 pm

Just change the bulbs for new ones and clean the lenses, polish the clear cover for the guages before you re fit it and the bulbs will be well up to the job! clean the circuit board where any contacts are as well, this helps a lot! I seem to be fixing instrument panels all the time at the moment!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Mar 16, 05 10:08 pm

What wattage are the bulbs, mine have no marking, are they 2.5 volt or 5 volt or what

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Thu Mar 17, 05 7:31 am

5 from memory

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Thu Mar 17, 05 8:18 am

they will be 12 volt but 5 watts,I did some the other day.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Mar 17, 05 12:53 pm

Cheers Guys

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Mar 19, 05 11:14 pm

Well, it's all done and back together, took the dash out to give it a freshen up and decided to repaint it and fit new bulbs i also got some of them instrument gauge overlays from ebay, won them on thursday, delivered on friday, fitted on saturday, the whole instrument panel looks like new, so glad i went that route, here's some pics of before and after.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Mar 19, 05 11:57 pm

Way cool! 8)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 20, 05 7:34 am

Nice job!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 20, 05 12:17 pm

i haev a set of overlays but not dared to start that job yet. How did you do the silver (chrome?) borders on the fascia?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Mar 20, 05 12:44 pm

Will, I used silver paint pen from any model or hobby shop, but i have a problem with the speedo, the needle now starts at 30mph and not zero, any one got any idea what i've done wrong

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 20, 05 12:59 pm

Alex wrote:They pull off, be very very carefull or they will snap or bend, remember the speedo needle has a slight amount of pre load to hold it on the stop.

Pre-Load !