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Old 01-31-2016, 10:44 AM
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Refreshed Z Cluster on my own

In my on going restoration of the 5.7 '88 Z i'm in the dash swap process and thought,...Hmmmm? i'd like to stay original BUT with a touch of change. Notice any change? i'm really liking them now. They will be backed up with led lighting. I also wet sanded (carefully!) and polished the lens. Still not satisfied with it completely as i need a finer (is that a word?) sandpaper to fine tune it to my personal satisfaction.. I'm also thinking of changing the Green Turn signal disks to Orange . The TACH is out now and waiting on shipping/payment info from TGO member gcj280.





Old 01-31-2016, 10:48 AM
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Re: Refreshed Z Cluster on my own

A cloudy IP lens really detracts from the interior of a 3rd gen. Removing it and polishing it makes a HUGE difference. It's one of those little things which helps freshen a neglected interior up.
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...and always use a microfiber cloth to clean any lens
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You can put an amber LED in the indicator sockets & will look amber w/ the green discs inplace.I did this with mine.Did you steam clean the cluster?
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Re: Refreshed Z Cluster on my own

I removed the lens all together. ....maybe not great for a DD, but for me it's no biggie. I just hit it with some compressed air that I use for the computer keyboard. 'bout 18" away works great! ...lots of people notice how good it looks.
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Re: Refreshed Z Cluster on my own

While you have the cluster out, you might repair the trip—I assume it's broken as most all are or will be:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/faq-...-fix-pics.html

For a bit more brightening/color:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...r-cluster.html

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