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**anew4961** · 03-17-2019, 08:58 PM

does any one know where to find gauge cluster decals thanks

**GMCPaul** · 03-18-2019, 06:14 AM

The gauges and lenses do not use decals they use silk screen printing to apply the paint to plastic lens and gauges.
Paul Jr @ GMCPauls

bill3rail · 03-19-2019, 07:46 AM

Surprised nobody makes a sticker for them. An easy way to pretty up your cluster without new gauges.

67_C-30 · 03-19-2019, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bill3rail

Surprised nobody makes a sticker for them. An easy way to pretty up your cluster without new gauges.

I’ve seen white face gauges before. Maybe whoever makes them could flip the colors.

dfwright · 03-19-2019, 10:47 AM

Whiteguages.net sells primarily white gauge labels, but you can order them Black OEM matte, or Black OEM semi gloss.

1967-1972 Chevrolet Truck White Face Gauges

**GMCPaul** · 03-19-2019, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dfwright

Whiteguages.net sells primarily white gauge labels, but you can order them Black OEM matte, or Black OEM semi gloss.

1967-1972 Chevrolet Truck White Face Gauges

From what we've heard regarding these they look good initially but 1st summer outside with windows up they begin to lift off gauges from heat. We haven't personally experienced this but several years ago when these became popular we were hearing of the issue.
Paul Jr @ GMCPauls

dfwright · 03-19-2019, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by GMCPaul

From what we've heard regarding these they look good initially but 1st summer outside with windows up they begin to lift off gauges from heat. We haven't personally experienced this but several years ago when these became popular we were hearing of the issue.
Paul Jr @ GMCPauls

That's good to know. I never ordered them, because I was put off by the extra $30 charge to get them in the OEM black versus the white. I guess it's good I never did.

**GMCPaul** · 03-19-2019, 11:35 AM

I visited their website and description does say they
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•Overlays do not wrinkle or bubble in the heat or cold and can be removed with direct heat if needed.
""
So perhaps they are better But it is odd they say ""can be removed with direct heat""
Which when these cab's are closed up and start hitting temps above 150 inside I'd think that would suffice for direct heat over a period of time exposed to those conditions.
Wonder if anyone's purchased a set last spring that went through last summer without issues?
Paul Jr

**anew4961** · 03-19-2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I’ve seen white face gauges before. Maybe whoever makes them could flip the colors.

i tried that they said there wasn't a market for white decals you can get them with a white background and black level indicators figures

**LockDoc** · 03-19-2019, 07:57 PM

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Here is the cluster in my DD '67 farm truck with the white face gauges. I installed the decals in 2011 and the last time I looked at them close they still looked good. I will check it in the morning and see how it looks after the extreme
cold we have had this winter.....

LockDoc

**anew4961** · 03-19-2019, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Here is the cluster in my DD '67 farm truck with the white face gauges. I installed the decals in 2011 and the last time I looked at them close they still looked good. I will check it in the morning and see how it looks after the extreme
cold we have had this winter.....

LockDoc

where did you get yours did you have to change cluster face i have some gauges i can try them on thanks for your time

**GMCPaul** · 03-20-2019, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

-I will check it in the morning and see how it looks after the extreme
cold we have had this winter.....
LockDoc

LOL LockDoc, I asked dad a few minutes ago about these decals and he said that the one's he was aware of that had the problem were being sold by a person on Ebay in the mid-to late 2000's and that at that time he wasn't aware of any established companies selling them when they first started showing up it was on Ebay. Glad to hear things have improved since then as the white gauges in your 68 definitely set it off nicely!!
Paul Jr @ GMCPauls

67 Burb · 03-20-2019, 01:54 PM

I installed a factory 80 lb oil pressure gauge but the face was ugly. I had this decal made up. It looks good and I had numbers added rather than the L and H.

**70STOVEBOLT** · 03-20-2019, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 67 Burb

I installed a factory 80 lb oil pressure gauge but the face was ugly. I had this decal made up. It looks good and I had numbers added rather than the L and H.

If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get it made? I am looking for something similar for a vacuum gauge.

**LockDoc** · 03-20-2019, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by anew4961

where did you get yours did you have to change cluster face i have some gauges i can try them on thanks for your time

I got them from this vendor on e-Bay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-1972-C...53.m1438.l2649

This cluster has been highly modified. I added the GPS speedometer in the tach location and a small tach in the vacuum/air gauge location..... I did all of that when I installed the S-10 5 speed overdrive trans behind the L-6.

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Originally Posted by GMCPaul

LOL LockDoc, I asked dad a few minutes ago about these decals and he said that the one's he was aware of that had the problem were being sold by a person on Ebay in the mid-to late 2000's and that at that time he wasn't aware of any established companies selling them when they first started showing up it was on Ebay. Glad to hear things have improved since then as the white gauges in your 68 definitely set it off nicely!!
Paul Jr @ GMCPauls

I went out and looked today and they look the same as when I put them on in 2011. The truck has never been parked inside.

LockDoc

67 Burb · 03-20-2019, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get it made? I am looking for something similar for a vacuum gauge.

I have some like this in various shades of green down to almost white, but the photo is of the darkest one and I think it is too dark. The one I had made for my oil gauge is an off-white to match my factory gauges which have faded. What do your other gauges look like? Light green or faded to an off-white?

**70STOVEBOLT** · 03-20-2019, 09:58 PM

Faded to an off-white I would say. I contacted eBay member customgauges, who Lockdoc used and they wanted $65 for a vac gauge overlay. I don’t want one that bad, but it sounds like their products might be pretty good quality.

67 Burb · 03-20-2019, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

Faded to an off-white I would say. I contacted eBay member customgauges, who Lockdoc used and they wanted $65 for a vac gauge overlay. I don’t want one that bad, but it sounds like their products might be pretty good quality.

How does this look?

67_C-30 · 03-20-2019, 11:08 PM

67Burb, do you sell the black overlays?

**LockDoc** · 03-20-2019, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

67Burb, do you sell the black overlays?

He can't sell them on the board unless he becomes a Premium member. Please don't turn this thread into a buy/sell thread or it will be closed....

Thanks,
LockDoc

67 Burb · 03-20-2019, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

67Burb, do you sell the black overlays?

I can't sell anything on here. I'm not a Premium Member yet. By overlays, I assume you mean the things I've been posting photos of? What are you looking for?

**70STOVEBOLT** · 03-21-2019, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 67 Burb

How does this look?

That looks about right I would say.

03-17-2019, 08:58 PM	#1
anew4961 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: burlington north carolina Posts: 1,030	gauge decals does any one know where to find gauge cluster decals thanks

03-18-2019, 06:14 AM	#2
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,718	Re: gauge decals The gauges and lenses do not use decals they use silk screen printing to apply the paint to plastic lens and gauges. Paul Jr @ GMCPauls __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM

03-19-2019, 07:46 AM	#3
bill3rail Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: LI, NY 11801 Posts: 1,140	Re: gauge decals Surprised nobody makes a sticker for them. An easy way to pretty up your cluster without new gauges. __________________ 1970 C10 8' Fleetside, L6 250, 3 on the Tree. The most basic of pickup trucks!

03-19-2019, 10:47 AM	#5
dfwright Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,374	Re: gauge decals Whiteguages.net sells primarily white gauge labels, but you can order them Black OEM matte, or Black OEM semi gloss. 1967-1972 Chevrolet Truck White Face Gauges __________________ 1972 C10 LWB, 350/350 Deconstruction began 5/2009, mostly completed restoration, 5/2017

03-19-2019, 11:35 AM	#8
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,718	Re: gauge decals I visited their website and description does say they "" •Overlays do not wrinkle or bubble in the heat or cold and can be removed with direct heat if needed. "" So perhaps they are better But it is odd they say ""can be removed with direct heat"" Which when these cab's are closed up and start hitting temps above 150 inside I'd think that would suffice for direct heat over a period of time exposed to those conditions. Wonder if anyone's purchased a set last spring that went through last summer without issues? Paul Jr __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM

03-19-2019, 07:57 PM	#10
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,321	Re: gauge decals - Here is the cluster in my DD '67 farm truck with the white face gauges. I installed the decals in 2011 and the last time I looked at them close they still looked good. I will check it in the morning and see how it looks after the extreme cold we have had this winter..... LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

03-20-2019, 01:54 PM	#13
67 Burb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 546	Re: gauge decals I installed a factory 80 lb oil pressure gauge but the face was ugly. I had this decal made up. It looks good and I had numbers added rather than the L and H. Attached Images __________________ Bob 1967 2wd Burb, 350/TH350, 3.73 posi

03-20-2019, 09:58 PM	#17
70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,208	Re: gauge decals Faded to an off-white I would say. I contacted eBay member customgauges, who Lockdoc used and they wanted $65 for a vac gauge overlay. I don’t want one that bad, but it sounds like their products might be pretty good quality. __________________ 70 C/10 SWB 402/TH400/3.73 "The Needy Beast" 200,000 Mile Club Disc Brake Club Owner installed options: Front Sway Bar Power Steering Power Brakes Cigar Lighter Courtesy Lights Deluxe Side Markers Wiper Delay Power windows Power Locks Coming soon: EFI 2015 Silverado 1500 LS 4.3/6L80/3.23

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