Our instruments mount easily and securely from the rear side of the panel. Each instrument can be removed individually without disturbing the other instruments in the panel.
NOTE: We will factory install the instruments and LEDs in the panel of your choice if you order the panel and instrument set at the same time.
Classic Instruments® Inserts will accomodate all of our gauges with the exception of the 5” units and the original Classic Series. Instrument openings are precisely machined for a tight, flush fit into the insert from the backside using our standard Low-Profile Step Bezels!
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Before You Order Your Panel!
Classic Dash Inserts are precisely machined and cut for Classic gauges ONLY!
PLEASE NOTE: If you are ordering a panel from another manufacturer, our instruments may not fit the panel precisely. Likewise, if you try to install from another manufacturer's gauges into a Classic Insert you will likely encounter slight differences in outside dimensions, bezel shape and instrument case dimensions. These differences may not allow you to mount another manufacturer's gauges into a Classic panel.
It is very seldom that the gauges built by one company fit correctly and properly into an insert designed for another brand of instruments. Should you want to have further information as to whether another manufacturers' gauges will fit into a Classic panel or vice versa, we would recommend that you call us before you order either the instruments or the panel.
When ordering through a dealer we would also recommend you request the dealer to demonstrate and guarantee the exact fit and appearance of the panel and instruments together--before you buy!
Classic was the only choice when we decided to produce our own gauge design
series. Their intense commitment to quality and innovative designs keep them
ahead of everyone else.
- Boyd Coddington
Having seen almost every instrument out there, I would recommend that anyone
wanting gauges to complement their own car check Classic Instruments. I chose
Classic to give my own street rod the right finishing touch.
- Tom Gale
Instruments are as important to us as any other part of the car and we only use
the best quality products available! Classic fits our requirements every time.
And, the choice of design options is a bonus for us and our customers.
- Barry Lobeck
No matter what design direction we take on a car, I insist on using Classic
Instruments. The hand made retro-fit `40 Ford gauge panel they built for the
Poteet `32 five window is the perfect complement to our vision for the car.
- Dave Lane
From our 200 MPH Vintage Air Studebaker to the over 200,000 miles we have put
on our old `39 Ford Sedan, the Classic Instruments have stood the test of
relentless use and some serious speed.
- Jack Chisenhall
Classic has always been the trend setter for street rod and custom car instruments.
We have been a Classic dealer since the `70s and know their passion for style,
quality and innovation is equal to our own.
- Ken "Posie" Fenical
Classic did an amazing job retrofitting the instrument cluster
for our `50 Woodie project. We chose Classic because of their reputation for quality, accuracy
and reliability.
- Rick Love
Classic Instruments offers me the flexibility and creative avenue to add
that complimenting custom touch in quality instrumentation to our complex rods and customs.
Their products and services are second to none.
- Steve Frisbie