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Re: Dash pad gauge pod???
Let's say you want to use a glovebox door to make a custom gauge panel. A blank canvas you can lay out any way you want. You could fit a whole lot more gauges. One example would be tach and speedo sharing the center in the bigger size, then four 2 1/16" on each side. Room for 8 gauges, easily. There are little lights to use for indicators. There are even little hi-lo beam/turn units made.
While these dash covers with pods was a good idea someone came up with, I don't like them. They alter the great look of the original design, look more '80s than correct, add a plastic look, and I just see them as a tacky Pep Boys add-on... that is very expensive. These trucks were very well designed and that's what I like about them. I am building an era hot rod truck with my '67 and will do a custom cluster because that's a touch of what hot rodders did. And, it only affects the actual gauge cluster area. No change to overall interior design. It's a performance change, not a styling change
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