Trim in package.JPG
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I purchased a brushed aluminum trim cover for my gauge cluster.

Gauge Trim Bare Metal.JPG
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Gauge Trim Primed.JPG
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Because I purchased a brushed aluminum panel, I had to use a primer to fill the small "brush lines"....

Gauge Trim Primed1.JPG
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Gauge Trim Primed2.JPG
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Gauge Trim First Coat.JPG
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First coat of Medium Wedgewood Blue paint.

Gauge Trim First Coat1.JPG
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Gauge Trim After Top Coat.JPG
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The finished panel, after many coats of Medium Wedgewood Blue, and two coats of clear top coat.

Gauge Trim After Top Coat1.JPG
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Panel Removed.JPG
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The following pictures document the removal of the gauge cluster and installation of the painted tri...

Panel Removed1.JPG
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Instrument Trim Panel Removed.JPG
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Place the gearshift lever into first gear and place the steering column in the fully "tilted" positi...

Lower Steering Column Cover Remove.JPG
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Transmission Range Indicator Cable.JPG
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The next two pics are blurry but show the transmission range indicator cable. It must be unhooked in...

Transmission Range Indicator Cable1.JPG
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Transmission Range Indicator Cable Unhooked.JPG
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Here's a pic of the transmission range indicator cable unhooked and unbolted.

Gauge Cluster.JPG
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Now, the four bolts can be removed and the cluster can be removed.

Gauge Cluster Being Removed.JPG
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Gauge Cluster Removed.JPG
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Gauge Cluster No Lense.JPG
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Removing Cover.JPG
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I used a 7/32" wrench to remove the bolts that hold the lense on the cluster and the cluster mask.

Bulbs and Gauges Exposed.JPG
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Adhesive Applied.JPG
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The trim cover comes with double-sided adhesive tape.

Gauge Trim Before Install.JPG
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Gauge Trim Installed.JPG
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Gauge Trim Installed1.JPG
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Instrument Cluster Printed Circuit.JPG
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I went ahead and replaced all 20 of the #194 bulbs. Twist the black sockets to remove the bulbs and ...

Gauge Trim Finished.JPG
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Mission complete.

Gauge Trim Finished1.JPG
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Gauge Trim Finished2.JPG
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Vic.JPG
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Took a pic of the Vic while I was out.