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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by harlonalford
Anyone have any photos of the guage cluster OUT of the dash?
The pictures at the beginning of this thread show a few pictures of the instrument cluster. Maybe it'll help.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...installed.html
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Here is a link to black cat customs. They offer a overlay kit for Dakota. Have not installed one yet. Check them out. http://www.blackcatcustom.com/dodge_dakota.htm
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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Yeah, three of us have it installed already. Here's mine.

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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Found this for you diy'ers http://www.luminousfilm.com/el_lamp.htm and cheaper (ebay) http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=74374583636
 

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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by carlb87
Hmmm. Nice. Use a white panel w/whatever color lighting gel. Anyone have pics of a cluster with the face removed? If the orig EL panel is easy to get to and remove, it doesn't look like a hard project. No needle mods or loss of stop pins. Plus, you could also do all the other ELs ( door switches,a/c panel,etc) except for radio display.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Deer Hunter
Hmmm. Nice. Use a white panel w/whatever color lighting gel. Anyone have pics of a cluster with the face removed? If the orig EL panel is easy to get to and remove, it doesn't look like a hard project. No needle mods or loss of stop pins. Plus, you could also do all the other ELs ( door switches,a/c panel,etc) except for radio display.
It kind of show it in here https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...t-cluster.html
 
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