RE: 1962 newport, 300, new yorker

[richard weinroth <reddevilpizza@xxxxxxxxx>]

thanks, Dan...I love the car....and I'm learning alot as I go, so I look forward to posting strange questions. 
  There aren't many of these around any more, are there? It's art in motion. 
  Two tone blue, factory a/c...new interior/headliner, it's all there and most of it shines...and it runs smooth and fast...It's just...cool. I never knew the bigger older Mopars. I've had a 67 Barracuda conv.with a spotless slant six for years, it'll be done soon. Ha...
  First question of many to come....
  What do you think a resonable price for a new dashpad...well, recovered/restored dashpad that will match stock somewhat? I got a quote of $1000, and just laughed...but really?

Dan O'Brien <captdanob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  

Hi Reddevil,

Regarding the electro-luminescant dash, as you later noted, there are no 
bulbs. There is a power supply located under the drivers side kick panal 
(The plastic under the dash and ahead of your driver's side door opening} up 
high.It's about 6 inches long, 1 1/2 inch wide and a bit over an inch thick. 
It takes 12 volts DC and if I understand right, creates a very high frequncy 
AC that causes the special paint of the dash and instruments to glow. It 
looks real nice the first time you see ti at nice. Like Star Wars way before 
Star Wars. This is one feature I love about this era's Chryslers.

I'm glad to see someone herer with a 62 Chrysler big body! I have quite a 
few. (5 Newports and one 300, all 1962. I also have a lot of parts in 
varying degrees of condition from NOS, to "why havn't I trown this away 
yet?". I am presently overseas, but plan on getting back to the States 
sometime this summer. ANy advice on the 62's I'll be glad to help with what 
I know.

Dan from Nevada


>From: reddevilpizza@xxxxxxxxx
>Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@
>To: 1962to1965mopars@
>Subject: 1962 newport, 300, new yorker
>Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 02:13:21 +0000
>
>greetings and salutations...I'm new here, and I just got a 62 4 door
>hardtop Newport 361ci with a torqueflite and hopefully I won't have too
>many questions. My main dash lights are out, though I get signal
>indicators, brights indicator and my gauges work. where is the bulb/ or
>bulbs for the main lighting display? From behind I don't see it but
>perhaps I'll need to dismantle the dash further, maybe it's internal?
>Please help...
>
>
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