1961 1962 Corvette Gauge Cluster Housing on 2040-parts.com
Clifton, Virginia, US
This cluster housing was in my 1960 when I got the car, but it is correct for a 61 or 62. I already had the housing painted when I discovered that there was a difference between 59-60 and 61-62 housings.
I ended up having to purchase a correct housing (top and bottom). Since the one I had was painted, I reused the top half and had the bottom half painted. That is way the top in the picture is in primer and the bottom is painted.
The housing is in very good condition. I media blasted and primed with etch primer. The bottom half has two very minor condition issues. If you look at the third there is a small crack at one of the tabs on the top. I had repaired from the backside with JB Weld and the crack does not show from the front with the top and bottom fitted together. In fact, the one I have on my car had the exact same crack on the same tab.
The only other issued is there was a small dent on the part of the housing that holds the tach. You can sort of see the dent on the inside in picture 3 (blue circle). This dent was completely repaired on the outside with filler and is impossible to see with the cluster assembled (see picture 1).
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