[Tigers] Dash

[Stu]

A cheap solution:  If you have a clock block off plate, remove the plastic
center portion.  A standard 2- 2/4 inch instrument will fit nicely in the
resulting hole.  I have my Voltmeter there.

Stu

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 3:37 PM Joe Brown via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm putting my dash back together and the Rootes Group badge that goes in
> the clock hole has faded lettering.  I don't see any way to restore that
> and I don't see any reproductions out there.  So I started looking for a
> clock to fill the hole.  Most of the gauge companies only have clocks for
> 2-1/16" holes.  Speedhut has a pretty good looking clock that is 2-5/8"
> (just a little bigger than the original hole) and the price is good at
> $79.95 .
> [image: image.png]
>
> The Smiths website shows best match to the original Tiger clock in the
> right size and it is listed as being for the Aston Martin DB5.
> [image: image.png]
> But the price is about $482.  Too much for me.
>
> So my question to the group is, has anybody come up with a suitable clock
> that will fit the hole and look period correct?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown
>
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