Richie66 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Anyone know where I can find new face plates for my 40 120 guages. oil, gas, speed, etc.---------Richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I know where you can have them restored. Be prepared for 10-12 months wait though excellent work. I expect if all you wanted faces redone, he could do them quicker. I first had acquired some repos for my 32 Packard. They were fine if you didn't care how inaccurate they were. I then bit the bullet to get them done like the originals. Abbott Instrument Restoration10860 Sw 74th Ave, Portland, OR 97223-2705, United States Phone: (503) 246-1287 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie66 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 I called him and we talked about doing this work, he said around $2000.00 for my guages. thats a tad much for me right now, I thought if I could finf new face plates I could do the rest. mabey new decals I could stick on--I doubt it huh----------Richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 So he didn't give a price for just the faces to be restored? $2K sounds like the entire gauge restored, but I don't know if he would just do the gauges. Though for $2K you would have great looking gauges. Bruce is one of those craftsmen who never advertizes, but always has a mile long line of customers. He takes great pride in his work. I happen to be fortunate that he is close to where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie66 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Yes, that price was restoring and making the guages that need 12 volt plus the clock. I realize that price is not bad for all he would do but I'm building a street rod from my 40 120 and it does get your cash drained, just looking fo another way that doesn't cost that much. decals would work but I bet there is none around------Richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Buy street rod gauges and sell you gauges to someone restoring a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Good point Jeff!Street Rod guages about $350.00 to $550.00 ready to go, 12 volts, the works. You'd probably get that much or more for your original Packard guages from a restorer. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 It used to be easy to restore gauge or clock faces if you know a photographer. You would photograph the face, enlarge it, retouch the bad areas, reduce it back down, and make a print which you would cut out and glue on the gauge.Today with scanners and photoshop it's even easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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