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03-04-2009, 13:19

You could buy the correct size hole saw and use a drill, put a cloth below to catch all the shavings, but be careful where you drill if you have the 110volt luminescent dash.

Wayne

From: Ron Thompson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 7:43:11 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Installing New Gauge in Electroluminescent Panel

I would invest in a Greenlee punch if I were you. Drilling those small holes is going to create a lot of metal falling all over the place and you will also end up having to file the perimiter to get it rounded to the right size. A Greenlee punch will require only one small hole to be drilled for the tightening bolt. You can google for Greenlee punches and find what you need. Most auto parts stores and probably Home Depot or Lowes should have them.

Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx.
1995 WLWB 42'
(cockyfox@sbcglobal .net)

--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Eric Johnson wrote:

From: Eric Johnson
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Installing New Gauge in Electroluminescent Panel
To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6:58 PM

I'm installing a new gauge in an empty spot on our 84FC35 instrument panel (this is a Wanderlodge II which doesn't have all of the instruments other FC's have). I need to cut a 2 inch hole in the panel.

I have the panel free and can see that it's clear below. Question is: Has anyone cut a hole for a gauge in one of these panels? If so, let me know if you have any tips on how to do it. My plan at this point is to drill a number of small holes around the perimeter of the circle and then join them with a small Dremel cutting tool.

Eric Johnson
84FC35SBWLII