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*randy500* · 04-20-2020, 11:43 AM

Recent ebay purchase, C60 so it has 80 psi oil gauge.
Great buy at $220 but as is typical with ebay....tach doesn't work. I ordered a new circuit board for it so i get to see how that installs, fairly clean gauges though and it completes the option package for the truck.
Cost breakdown
Used tach dash $220
New printed circuit $45
New tach circuit board $65
New bezel $45
Total $375 and a ton of labor. Its no bargain when you consider a restored dash on ebay with wiring harness is $425 and the same one on the forum is about $450, repro tachs in those though and i cant stand them, the color is off on the markings and the face is riveted instead of attached with screws. Not to mention the rivets are even in a different location.
Why cant reproduction parts be exact?

04-20-2020, 11:43 AM	#64
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: 72 GMC K2500, short bed build Recent ebay purchase, C60 so it has 80 psi oil gauge. Great buy at $220 but as is typical with ebay....tach doesn't work. I ordered a new circuit board for it so i get to see how that installs, fairly clean gauges though and it completes the option package for the truck. Cost breakdown Used tach dash $220 New printed circuit $45 New tach circuit board $65 New bezel $45 Total $375 and a ton of labor. Its no bargain when you consider a restored dash on ebay with wiring harness is $425 and the same one on the forum is about $450, repro tachs in those though and i cant stand them, the color is off on the markings and the face is riveted instead of attached with screws. Not to mention the rivets are even in a different location. Why cant reproduction parts be exact? Attached Images Last edited by randy500; 04-20-2020 at 04:16 PM.