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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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anyone know where to purchase some flat plastic sheet to make some block off plates and gauge panals from?
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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 08:34 PM
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Try Home Depot, or a hobby shop.
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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 08:44 PM
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http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshow...number=265-948

Change 948 to 945 or 940 at the end for different thickness. I used 1/8". Depending on how much you need I still have quite a bit left. Send me an email if you will be in the Arlington area and I can give some.
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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Batmobile/SS:
<strong>http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshow...number=265-948

Change 948 to 945 or 940 at the end for different thickness. I used 1/8". Depending on how much you need I still have quite a bit left. Send me an email if you will be in the Arlington area and I can give some.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">did you use it for the same porpose i am going to? if so, i would like to see what/how you did.

the only thing i have found @ home depot was plexi-glass. not to sure how it would look painted.
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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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would this be something a sterio shop might have on hand so i could pick it up locally?
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Old Jun 6, 2002 | 10:14 PM
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Here is a video of my gauges. http://home.attbi.com/~cdcastle1/Gauges.mpg (5.7MB) I used the plastic to create gauge cutouts near the shifter (stop the video at the beginning) and the driver side a/c vent
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