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Gibson · 01-17-2010, 12:09 AM

This was a cheap easy fix - I'm sure someone has done the same thing before, but I figured I'd post it cause it really seems to have worked well.

I decided to fix the tabs on my gauge cluster lens as I was getting tired of it being "barley held in" by the one or two screws that still have anything to screw through. I didn’t really want to buy a new one, so I fixed mine with some brass sheet and some scrap Lexan.

Each tab was pretty much gone, but still had at least part of the original hole - enough to act as an anchor point. I cut out some strips of brass as reinforcement and carved out some Lexan bits to fill in the areas where there was no plastic. Then I keyed it with some 80 grit and put it all together with epoxy.

So basically it rebuilds each tab and then sandwiches it between some brass for added strength.

(click on the thumbs for larger pics)

01-17-2010, 12:09 AM	#1
Gibson Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 132	Repaired the tabs on my gauge cluster lens This was a cheap easy fix - I'm sure someone has done the same thing before, but I figured I'd post it cause it really seems to have worked well. I decided to fix the tabs on my gauge cluster lens as I was getting tired of it being "barley held in" by the one or two screws that still have anything to screw through. I didn’t really want to buy a new one, so I fixed mine with some brass sheet and some scrap Lexan. Each tab was pretty much gone, but still had at least part of the original hole - enough to act as an anchor point. I cut out some strips of brass as reinforcement and carved out some Lexan bits to fill in the areas where there was no plastic. Then I keyed it with some 80 grit and put it all together with epoxy. So basically it rebuilds each tab and then sandwiches it between some brass for added strength. (click on the thumbs for larger pics)