Replace Gauge Needle

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AlabamaDan

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Hey! I pulled the clear plastic cover off the gauges thinking that I would clean it. Turns out that after 45 years, it's actually scratched and yellowed, it's not just dirty. lol. Anyway I looking at the actual gauge faces and just barley touched the needle on the fuel gauge and it fell off. See Pic below. Is there a way that I can just replace the needle?
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gmbellew

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you can replace it if you can find one. you can gently pry them off with a fork. it is just a friction fit.

or you may be able to glue your old one back on?
 

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What he said^^^^ I've carefully super glued them back together before.
 

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Super glue and 1 beer for a steady hand. You can get a new gauge cluster lens for ~50$. Or get a headlight polish kit and rework the old one, but the headlight polish kit is ~ 50$ too.
 

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