Dash clocks have a plastic lens?

[mr white]

I have a old ghia dash clock with a plastic lens, looks original. Are they made with plastic instead of glass?

[Mos6502]

What year?

I think they all have plastic lenses, but it may vary by year.

[mr white]

This one has a date stamp of 10/55 pretty early.

[lonotch]

The lense needs to be plastic since there is a hole in the center for the adjustment knob, if it was glass it would break too easy around the hole since it's very thin.
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[mr white]

that makes perfect sense. Not a ghia guy, thank you!

[xzener]

Yes, plastic. Found out the hard way. Be careful when refurbishing, the plastic can scratch easily.
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[kman]

You can polish many types of plastic, and from what I've found most of the clear ones.
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