Broke My Speedometer Lens
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Broke My Speedometer Lens
Detailing my dash and cleaning up the bezels, knobs, etc. Repainting everything and so forth. I took my glass lens from the speedo and cleaned it being very careful not to drop it....and I dropped it...grrrrr.....broken into a half a million pieces. I have cut a template onto card stock and was going to Walmart to see if there were any picture frames, clocks or whatever that would have the same size glass. Any ideas for a replacement?
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
Maybe you can cut one out of lexan. On later stuff they used plastic without the world ending.
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My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
Any glass shop will cut a round glass for you. 6" Round but I think it was actually 6 1/8" I had one cut about 5 years ago. Cost me $3.00
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
Bobenhotep
Yep...that's what I was thinking. I can make or fabricate anything...(almost), so I figure that I will go to my local Lowes Hardware and buy a small piece of lexan and make another. ...And life goes on. (And I'm not a purist )
Yep...that's what I was thinking. I can make or fabricate anything...(almost), so I figure that I will go to my local Lowes Hardware and buy a small piece of lexan and make another. ...And life goes on. (And I'm not a purist )
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
Thanks ChicoF100...I was wondering if a glass shop would do that...that's another option.
Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
I did this once, so frustrating ! I had a spare but like others said a good hardware store can do this.
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
New lens cut today at the local glass shop, $7 and it was worth it. The guy even had me came back with him to watch how it is done. So if I break another one I'll know how to cut one out.
Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
I'm glad that worked out for you.SteveCanup wrote:New lens cut today at the local glass shop, $7 and it was worth it. The guy even had me came back with him to watch how it is done. So if I break another one I'll know how to cut one out.
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
I did not know these were made out of glass...ever. My '66 is plastic...so I think? I have the long speedometer, not the round one.
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Re: Broke My Speedometer Lens
i have several round glass faces. just in case. i got bubble wrap too. lol
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