walter7922
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i have a 1987 340 sundancer the trim is burgandy.. my dash is all faded where do i buy paint or gel coat to refinish or doe's anyone have other suggestions also can you buy new instrument faces for guages..?? thanks
1987 340 sundancer paint question
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You can buy all new gauges, but not ones like it left the factory with, unless you can find them on ebay or something. The dash is painted, and I can't remember the company that originally made it, but I wouldn't bother looking for them. Go to an automotive paint store and get a two part paint by DuPont or PPG and refinish it with that. You'll probably need a flat paint, or a flattening agent in the paint as you don't want it glossy because of the glare.
JVM225
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My 300 has blue trim.
I replaced almost all of my gauges this year. The only one that I still have is the synch because I coudn't find one that looks good with the rest of the new gauges I got, but I'm still looking.
The gauges are all standard sizes, the one thing that I found different was that the originals had ring connectors and the replacements have blade connectors. Not a big deal, I just made a bunch of pigtails up and connected them. The factory harness was a little too tight to be clipping off old connectors and connecting new ones without extending the wires a couple of inches.
I've been tempted to re-do my dash too, but resisted because in order to do it right I'd have to remove the windshield and frame.
In the meantime I cleaned it reallly well and treated it with 303 Protectant. It still looks faded, but it looks a little better.
I replaced almost all of my gauges this year. The only one that I still have is the synch because I coudn't find one that looks good with the rest of the new gauges I got, but I'm still looking.
The gauges are all standard sizes, the one thing that I found different was that the originals had ring connectors and the replacements have blade connectors. Not a big deal, I just made a bunch of pigtails up and connected them. The factory harness was a little too tight to be clipping off old connectors and connecting new ones without extending the wires a couple of inches.
I've been tempted to re-do my dash too, but resisted because in order to do it right I'd have to remove the windshield and frame.
In the meantime I cleaned it reallly well and treated it with 303 Protectant. It still looks faded, but it looks a little better.
