73-87chevytrucks.com

73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: bake315 on October 05, 2012, 12:47:11 pm

Title: gauge enclosures
Post by: bake315 on October 05, 2012, 12:47:11 pm
I swear once upon a time I came across a chevy resto parts website that sold the blue plastic gauge enclosures for our trucks, but have since had no luck locating it or any other.  As fragile and brittle as these have gotten over the years I want to believe someone is reproducing these, or that there's a sizable cache of NOS out there somewhere.

Anyone have any ideas?

bake315
Title: Re: gauge enclosures
Post by: bake315 on October 05, 2012, 03:15:37 pm
Found 'em.  I knew I wasn't imagining it.  Apparently only for 83-87, though.... because of the electrical oil pressure gauge?

http://www.truckandcarshop.com/7387.html (http://www.truckandcarshop.com/7387.html)
Title: Re: gauge enclosures
Post by: 81_Chevy on October 05, 2012, 03:56:02 pm
i think the year difference might be just because of the different year of trim options and a/c or no a/c and if your wipers are on the column, i would think that they are all the same fitting over the gauges but i could be wrong :/   
Title: Re: gauge enclosures
Post by: bake315 on October 05, 2012, 04:07:39 pm
i think the year difference might be just because of the different year of trim options and a/c or no a/c and if your wipers are on the column, i would think that they are all the same fitting over the gauges but i could be wrong :/   

I think you might be talking about the outer black bezel.  I'm talking about the light blue plastic housing that the gauges mount in.
Title: Re: gauge enclosures
Post by: zieg85 on October 05, 2012, 05:15:00 pm
There are subtle differences over the years with the electrical clips, amp gauge versus voltmeter, mechanical oil pressure versus electrical type, with or without clock and the newer styles with the VSS speedometer.