[TR] TR6: cleaning up speedo/tach/gauges vs. paying someone else to do it

[Greg Lemon]

I cleaned up the gauges on my TR250 myself.  I believe the small gauges
come apart the same way as the big ones.  Loosen some tabs and twist so the
tabs line up with the slots to pull it off.  Clean glass as you would clean
glass.  Gauge faces and dials.  Gentle is the word, wipe  with a damp, soft
cloth.  There will probably be crud inside, and the interior paint may be
flaking, repaint with white paint.

The bezels, mine were painted black, so I repainted them black satin.
Looks like yours are chrome, would give the a vigorous polish and see how
they turn out.

A completely refinished gauge face is way beyond my skillet, but I read up
on a guy who DIYed it and fixed his gauges at home.  I will tackle a lot,
but really can't imagine doing that and having it turn out well.

Sorry, not a very good pic, but all zi could find.

Greg Lemon
TR250



On Sun, Apr 2, 2023, 4:43 PM <lee at automate-it.com> wrote:

> I'm replacing the dash on my '74 TR6. The gauges/speedo/tach all work
> (maybe not terribly accurate tho!). But, wow, they're pretty grimy
> compared to this shiny new wood dash I've got. What's left of the
> o-rings is cracked and crumbled. With a little encouragement I can get
> the speedo and tach open - but how does one safely open up the
> fuel/temp/oil/volts gauges?
>
> The other option is to send them to a restoration shop (there are
> several that show up in a search; note that Nisonger is no longer doing
> repairs but selling replacement units only). Any idea what a
> clean-up/check-up would cost for these 6 units? I've got a huge list of
> other things to work on rather than spend the time on these things.
> Thanks!
>   Lee** triumphs at autox.team.net **
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