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G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R Ok, probably a stupid post, but since I did the work, I thought I would "throw it out there". I am trying to get the Old Klunkerwagen a bit spruced-up in preparation for my boys to drive it. I did not want Foggy Gauges to be an excuse of "Oh, I Could Not See the Speedometer Clearly.... therefore I got a Speeding-Ticket"! Ha ha... Suprisingly, the actual Gauge Faces themselves were pristine. I'm not sure where the "Fog" came from, but all 3 gauges were Sweaty/Foggy. Now? WOW! Really nice and Clean/Clear. G (1.jpg) (2.jpg) (3.jpg) (4.jpg) (5.jpg) (6.jpg) (7.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1.jpg (97KB - 10 downloads) 2.jpg (135KB - 11 downloads) 3.jpg (117KB - 12 downloads) 4.jpg (90KB - 14 downloads) 5.jpg (116KB - 13 downloads) 6.jpg (114KB - 24 downloads) 7.jpg (99KB - 19 downloads) | ||
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bram_r Expert Date registered: Apr 2007 Location: the Netherlands Vehicle(s): 1984 MB 280GE, 1982 MB 300GD, 1986 Subaru XT 4WD Posts: 1659 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R Nice job. When taking apart the speedometer to repair a broken odometer, the glass is removed in the same manner. | ||
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stubear334 Veteran Date registered: Aug 2009 Location: Montgomery, AL, USA Vehicle(s): 1980 280GE, BMW 318Ti, Infiniti JX35 Posts: 169 | RE: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R I performed this about a year ago. It works pretty good. Before re-assembly, sand, prime & paint the bezels. I used Duplicolor TP70 TRIM PAINT with good results. I should have painted the needles with phosphorescent orange paint however. Note: make sure the correct side of the glass is pointing outward. The inside of my lenses were matte finished!! Also, I believe these gauges fog because of moisture build-up. When its cold and the headlights are on, the back light heats the lenses and produces condensation inside the gauge. Then it dries as a white mist. After several decades, its fogged. Stuart | ||
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grazza Veteran Date registered: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): W460 230GE 1988 - OM606 turbo diesel, 722.608 auto Posts: 277 | RE: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R I repainted all the needles on mine recently, using the orange floro "Tamiya Color X-6" paint, available in any hobby shop. | ||
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elevatorbernie Expert Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada Vehicle(s): 1989 280GE Posts: 1347 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R bram_r - 12/13/2014 8:48 AM Yes...one tip if you remove the needle you will need to recalibrate the speedometer as the spring preload will change, spin the speedo before hand with a drill to get a reference point. I had done this during my repair, however didn't include pictures of it in the post. http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.php?tid=18728&po...Nice job. When taking apart the speedometer to repair a broken odometer, the glass is removed in the same manner. Edited by elevatorbernie 12/28/2014 11:43 AM | ||
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olasdeplata Extreme Veteran Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: At the Beach in Hatteras Vehicle(s): 280GE convertible 84, 300E 89 Posts: 396 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R Has anyone look at the possibility of replacing the light bulbs of the cluster with LEDs? I have done that with the dome light, and the improvement was impressive Edited by olasdeplata 12/30/2014 1:37 PM (LEDs.jpg) Attachments ---------------- LEDs.jpg (29KB - 20 downloads) | ||
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Atl-Wagen Member Date registered: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Vehicle(s): 80's something w460-230ge 2013 Honda Ridgeline Posts: 48 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R I thought this should go here: http://snowgwagon.blogspot.com/2014/11/interior-update-led-lights.h... | ||
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G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R ATL, thanks for the reference. WOW! With the LED's, you can actually *SEE* the gauges at night!!! Haa Haaa.... | ||
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T.Schuhe Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Olympia, Washington State, USA Vehicle(s): 460 1985 LWB 300GD five speed Posts: 711 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R Yes, did this. Now seeking LEDs for the instrument cluster!
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T.Schuhe Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Olympia, Washington State, USA Vehicle(s): 460 1985 LWB 300GD five speed Posts: 711 | Re: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R ...and see that you gave all that I need for this upgrade. Thank you.
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Atl-Wagen Member Date registered: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Vehicle(s): 80's something w460-230ge 2013 Honda Ridgeline Posts: 48 | RE: Photo DIY- W460 Instrument Gauge Glass R/R I must say that the gauge disassembly, and the prying of of the bezel off was easier than I expected, thanks to the above for posting the how-to. I had some T5 LED's so I replaced the bulbs in in the right instrument cluster. New lights, clean glass, what a difference!
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