replacing plastic panel overlay w/aluminum

"James M. Knox" wrote in message ...
But I am curious. The main panel (unless you have a MUCH different model
than most of the ones I am familiar with) rely on the panel overlay being
molded. The lamps stick up slightly, reflect off the back of the current
plastic overlay, and the "shine through" in places where the panel is cut
away near the instruments. Are you going to make an actual metal
reproduction of the existing plastic panel (unlikely) or are you going to
replace the existing lamps with something else (like maybe NuLites)?


My 1972 Cherokee 6 has post lights coming through the plastic overlay.
So, I could re-use those, but I'm going to likely go with NuLites.
Some of my instruments are internally lit, and the goal is for all of
them to be internally lit as I replace and upgrade. But until then, a
$40 NuLite wedge will suffice.