Technical Anyone change gauge housing/case?

I've often thought of different ways to set up dashboards and their styles, infact when remodeling the 38' dash in my 31' I thought of different ways to install gauges but they don't make aftermarket gauges but basically only round in shape.

So in my pondering I was curious if anyone here has taken a gauge, let's say an oil pressure gauge and taken it guts, built a different housing and lens****embly and installed it?

If so how did you do it? How did it work out? And you got any pics ?

I would think it's surely been done before but found nothing searching or looking for any examples.

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I took the guts of a volt meter and put it in my stock Buick amp meter. Straight up is 12 Volts

 

I've swapped gauges from one panel from a donor of one brand the dash of a different and older rig.
I'd say it all depends on your level of creative tallent and skills.

 

Nice BJR, I've heard the original ford truck gauges are good for doing this.

Yep i agree Mr48chev it's all in the creativity and talent.

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