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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 11:53 PM
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Gauge sizes

Does anyone know the size of all the gauges off the top of their head? I am redoing them and cant find the stock sizes anywhere. Thank you.
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 06:10 AM
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Camaro or Firebird?
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 06:59 AM
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Re: Gauge sizes

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Camaro or Firebird?
Camaro
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 08:40 AM
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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...87-camaro.html

Replacement stock gauges are available from RA, listed under interior, I think.
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 10:16 AM
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Re: Gauge sizes

What exactly are you trying to redo? Replace the stock gauges with stock gauges? Replace stock gauges with aftermarket gauges?
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 11:05 AM
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Re: Gauge sizes

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What exactly are you trying to redo? Replace the stock gauges with stock gauges? Replace stock gauges with aftermarket gauges?
Im trying to replace them with some aftermarket gauges but i need the sizes to order them. Im trying to find some retro camaro looking gauges
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 09:08 PM
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Re: Gauge sizes

speedhut gauges... You can customize them how you want them, or if you can't find exactly what you need you can talk to them and they can likely do it... One guy on here ordered the backgrounds to replicate the firebird gage backgrounds (the square patterns).

And the price is pretty good too.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 02:15 PM
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Re: Gauge sizes

Aftermarket gauges typically come in standard sizes.

Speedometer and tachometers come in 3-1/8", 3-3/8" and 5" diameters.

Other gauges come in either 2-1/16" or 2-5/8" diameters.

Some only come in a particular size depending on whether they're electric or mechanical gauges. The same goes for the needle sweep. Typically, electrics sweep 90-degrees; mechanicals sweep 270-degrees.

Just look through at a catalog (Autometer, VDO, Stewart Warner, etc.) and you'll get the idea. Avoid cheap aftermarket gauges. It defeats the whole purpose for replacing the stock gauges.
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 10:00 PM
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Re: Gauge sizes

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Aftermarket gauges typically come in standard sizes.

Speedometer and tachometers come in 3-1/8", 3-3/8" and 5" diameters.

Other gauges come in either 2-1/16" or 2-5/8" diameters.

Some only come in a particular size depending on whether they're electric or mechanical gauges. The same goes for the needle sweep. Typically, electrics sweep 90-degrees; mechanicals sweep 270-degrees.

Just look through at a catalog (Autometer, VDO, Stewart Warner, etc.) and you'll get the idea. Avoid cheap aftermarket gauges. It defeats the whole purpose for replacing the stock gauges.
Thats why i was trying to figure out what size the stocks are so i can know whether to order 3 1/8, 3 /38 and so forth
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Old May 1, 2020 | 01:24 AM
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Re: Gauge sizes

did you ever find out what size it is ?
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 06:37 PM
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Re: Gauge sizes

5 years later I'm still wondering the same thing as him.
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