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#163570 01/29/10 03:54 PM
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Are there any sources for the glass lens for the oil amd amp gauges in this era car? .045-.050 thick and 1 13/16" across.

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what year of car do you have??
I have a 28 with the oval glass lens, but one was cracked.
I was at the local retail store and found some cheap picture frames that had the right sized glass, the bonus was the glass was concaved and added a new look instead of flat glass, and fit with little to none fabrication + look great.
They also had the same frames in flat glass, so you might want to check out some store's.
This is a lot cheaper than haveing them made, I paid about $3.75 per frame in the store, and had them installed in about half an hour.
Just an idea.


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Thanks. I will ck. I ordered a gauge lens from Summit. 2" in diameter and will try sanding it down on my belt sander. Only need to take off 1/16 all the way around.

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61vert, The belt sander will work well as long as you don't over heat the class


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Hope so. I assume the finer the paper the better.

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A dremel with a diamond bit and some water work's great if a belt sander is to big for certain jobs.
This work's well on small lens and odd shaped lens config.


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