PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

Old Jan 7, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

as it says, id like one clear as possible. no white haze and minimal scratches. email me with what you have.
thanks!
Old Jan 8, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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Re: PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

75.00 shipped
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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Re: PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

WHEN they were available at the dealer, they were only 35 bucks.
if its BRAND NEW still in the gm box ill do 50 shipped. used? youve got to be kidding.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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Re: PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

i don't know if you can find one thats in like new condition, so i figured i would pass this along. www.macewenmotorsports sells whitefaced gauges and they come with new lenses and the newer Trans Am bezel that lays over the gauges. They are $140 for the kit but you do get white faced gauges and a new lense.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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I will do $50.00 shipped. OBO. no big deal.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 05:26 PM
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Re: PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

is it BRAND NEW in the gm box for 50.00? cause i can get good used ones around here for next to nothing, they just arent perfect.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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Re: PLEASE! 93-96 firebird instrument cluster LENS needed

Originally Posted by 1SLOSBC
is it BRAND NEW in the gm box for 50.00? cause i can get good used ones around here for next to nothing, they just arent perfect.
I also thought i would pass along if you have a lense that is hazy or only has small scratches you can polish them. There was a post on polishing tail lights lenses in the appearance section. You may want to give that a try rather than spending big bucks on a new lense.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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I also thought i would pass along if you have a lense that is hazy or only has small scratches you can polish them. There was a post on polishing tail lights lenses in the appearance section. You may want to give that a try rather than spending big bucks on a new lense.
thanks for the tip. ive tried to polish a few of them, but the scratches were just too big. i dont know HOW you gouge a cluster so bad, especially since its stuck way back in the dash. seems all of them were that way.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Hmm are you using a polishing wheel and some compound or just some of that spray polish? You can take out some pretty good scratches by polishing them. The spray polish does nothing, the compound and a wheel works great. I got the gauge lenses in my 69 Mach 1 to look almost new and they had a lot of abuse given to them over the years.
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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Hmm are you using a polishing wheel and some compound or just some of that spray polish? You can take out some pretty good scratches by polishing them. The spray polish does nothing, the compound and a wheel works great. I got the gauge lenses in my 69 Mach 1 to look almost new and they had a lot of abuse given to them over the years.
i use a small orbital polisher with a 3" 3m polishing mitt. i normally use the 3m clear plastic ploish (car wax liquid like susbtance) but meguiars has some that is supposed to work better.
thanks for the tips.
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Originally Posted by 1SLOSBC
i use a small orbital polisher with a 3" 3m polishing mitt. i normally use the 3m clear plastic ploish (car wax liquid like susbtance) but meguiars has some that is supposed to work better.
thanks for the tips.
I just went to the local hardware store and bought some polish made for plastics. It was almost like a big crayon that you rub the polish wheel on the you put it on the lense and go at it. It had them looking like new in no time. It might be worth a try.
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