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Militiaman55
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74 K10 Cheyenne
Improved Dash Lights - Cheap
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September 17, 2016, 11:49:39 AM »
Thought I would share the results of simply painting the bezel plate in the dash, silver.
This is in my 74 K10. I just replaced any burned out lights with fresh, stock lights. The results were better than I expected and the dimmer still works.
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LTZ C20
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Re: Improved Dash Lights - Cheap
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September 17, 2016, 12:19:51 PM »
I've done this as have a few others with good results. Yours looks great.
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Militiaman55
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74 K10 Cheyenne
Re: Improved Dash Lights - Cheap
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September 17, 2016, 12:40:25 PM »
Thanks! The others I've seen also involved removing the gauges and painting behind them. I was pleasantly surprised by the "halfway", lazy mans approach.
Rob
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LTZ C20
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September 17, 2016, 06:06:11 PM »
Yea it worked.
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zieg85
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September 17, 2016, 07:09:45 PM »
Paint both back and front?
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Carl
1985 C20 Scottsdale 7.4L 4 speed 3.21
1986 C10 under construction
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Militiaman55
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74 K10 Cheyenne
Re: Improved Dash Lights - Cheap
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September 17, 2016, 07:59:52 PM »
Quote from: zieg85 on September 17, 2016, 07:09:45 PM
Paint both back and front?
Yes sir! Was supposed to be a mirror type chrome color. But it's silver at best. Still reflects more light than the original black/blue.
Rob
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zieg85
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September 17, 2016, 08:32:06 PM »
Perfect, have 1 bulb out and have the indicator lights, not the gauge package so I just have the speedo and gas gauge light up. I am going to do this. Thanks for sharing
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Carl
1985 C20 Scottsdale 7.4L 4 speed 3.21
1986 C10 under construction
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Militiaman55
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74 K10 Cheyenne
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September 17, 2016, 08:56:13 PM »
No prob, I hope it helps! It puts a silver ring around the gauges that's visible in the day too. This photo shows the fuel/speedo gauges a little better in the day.
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BiggG74
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November 05, 2016, 03:20:36 AM »
Man that looks nice. Never would have thought about that.
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philo_beddoe
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77 C-10
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November 19, 2016, 02:39:17 PM »
That did come out nice, and bright. I may do the same. Great idea.
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