REplacement dash and gauges for K5

[SC-Texas]

How do you replace the dsh and guages on a K5?

I have seen photos of several dashs with Tach and full guage sets.

I would like to do thiswith my K5.

Any ideas, suggestions or warnings from someone who has done this?

 

[SC-Texas]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=32637&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1161387846

 

[ryoken]

How do you replace the dsh and guages on a K5?

I have seen photos of several dashs with Tach and full guage sets.

I would like to do thiswith my K5.

Any ideas, suggestions or warnings from someone who has done this?

Thats me...

There are many, many threads on this.. this is an occasion where I'd suggest some searching, it'll bring up alot...

here's a link to my original posting on the dash with some info in it....

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138074&highlight=dash+pics

What I will tell you is the main difference between mine and most you'll see is mine maintains the proper gauge face angle... Flat panel ones tend to point at your belly, not a big deal for some, but I REALLY wanted them pointing at me...

This was a time consuming project using specialized materials, tho I'm certain a tigged up aluminum one would be sweet too...

Any questions on it, just ask, alot is answered in that link too...

BTW, thanks for digging it, I'm very pleased with it and am stoked someone thinks it's cool....

 

[GotBoykins]

I have this, came with 2 1/16th and 3 3/8ths gauges. The bottom part only that is, if you are interested.

 

[Chevy305]

My truck came with the idiot lights and no guages so here is no solution:







The smaller guages are temp, and oil pres. and are both 2 1/16. The oil pressure is some knock off gauge that almost resembles stock gauges it came with the truck and was siting on top of the dash so I put in the dash. The temp gauge is a sunpro and a little inacurate or my cooling system is way over kill. The best part is that I had to do no modifacations to the dashand I can angle the gauges too.

I plan on keeping the 2 bottom idiot lights for my e-brake and battery lights. But I plan on replacing the 2 smaller gauges with autometer ones, and getting an autometer electric speedo so I can calibrate it. I will get a 3 3/8 speedo so I can recess it into the dash like the other gauges. Also soon I will get an autometer tach because I am now on my 4th sunpro tach after burning out 3 of them with in 6 months . I'd also like to get a volt gauge. I might put that in the space where I have those switches for my accessaries.

 

[HEAVY METAL]

i used a biullet aluminum piece from trenz.... cut out the back of stock housing.. mounted the gauges to the aluminum piece.. mounted that into stock piece into dash.....