68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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03/29/20 10:26 PM
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OK, so I am going through a bunch of boxes and discovering all sorts of parts. I came across two clusters that I have been saving for use in my 68 Road Runner. So these are standard 120 mph clusters. On the back are what I assume are part numbers. The first is 2822873 and the second is 2984500. Questions I have are following: What are the exact applications? Here is the weird part, the cluster 2822873 has this cloth tape that appears to be factory over the two sockets for the turn signals. I have never seen that before. Was this cluster from a car that got fender mounted turn signal indicators so the cluster indicators were blacked out? I've had these clusters for a very long time and never seen this before. Any ideas?
68 Road Runner (383/4speed, post car w/decor pkg) - Major Project 69 Road Runner w/472 Hemi & 4 speed. 70 Challenger R/T SE EF8 w/ V9J, U - A32 - Major Project 2023 Ford Mach 1
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Re: 68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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Cool. So it looks like the 68 cluster is from a car with fender mount turn signals.
68 Road Runner (383/4speed, post car w/decor pkg) - Major Project 69 Road Runner w/472 Hemi & 4 speed. 70 Challenger R/T SE EF8 w/ V9J, U - A32 - Major Project 2023 Ford Mach 1
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Re: 68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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03/31/20 05:02 AM
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Really? They did that? Just to save couple of plastic twist in sockets and bulbs?
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Re: 68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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03/31/20 02:05 PM
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yeap, but the buyer for the car with lighting package is already paying for everthing the car had without it PLUS the lighting package!!!!
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Re: 68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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03/31/20 07:15 PM
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Sometimes numbers printed or casted doesn't meet the number on parts books since books are service numbers, what quite ofter are a package of parts which are not be sold alone but just in group, being printed on the box or package.
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Re: 68-70 B-body standard cluster question
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03/31/20 07:36 PM
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I understand, but that wasn't Chrysler's point of view. Theirs was "build it as inexpensively as possible". Understandable when you look at tens or hundreds of thousands, or millions; pennies add up. Sure and I understand why on 69 ALL Mopars didn't get the 4 bulbs, sockets AND related wires on sidemarkers, opposite to what was made on 68. But let's say were sold 1 Million of 68/70 B bodies with standard cluster and EVERYONE got fender/hood turn signals. By the time 2 sockets and bulbs cost ( not the price ) maybe was, what you said.. 1 cent! ( sure it was even less and maybe the cost for a dozen could be 1 cent! ). So wow! They saved $10K. The sale price of maybe 4 or 5 cars if they were cheap Belvederes. But that's just if ALL got the lighting package, were we know it wasn't LOL. MAYBE just 25% of them got the package? That cuts the money saved up to $2.5K LOL. But then add the price for the tape! LOL. Whatever, this in an unusefull reply but wanted to laugh at it in public
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