Vehicle dashboard instrument assembly

A vehicle dashboard instrument assembly, comprising:

• a gauge faceplate includes a front face, a rear face, and a gauge-receiving opening through the gauge faceplate from the front face to the rear face;
• a gauge assembly includes a bracket, a collar having an inner side and an outer side, and a gauge, the gauge includes a front end, having a measurement display and an outer rim encircling a viewing area to the measurement display, and a rear end;
• the gauge assembly is configurable in first and second display configurations in relation to the gauge faceplate;
• the first display configuration of the gauge assembly comprises:
• the an inner side of the collar directly abutting the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening;
• the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening, the outer rim of the gauge directly abutting the outer side of the collar, the measurement display located for viewing in a direction toward the front face of the gauge faceplate, and the gauge extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate from the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening to the rear end of the gauge;
• the bracket removably connected between the gauge and the rear face of the gauge faceplate so as to clamp the collar between the outer rim of the gauge and the front face of the gauge faceplate;
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• the collar decoratively encircles the outer rim of the gauge;
• the second display configuration of the gauge assembly comprises:
• the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening, the outer rim of the gauge directly abutting the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening, the measurement display located for viewing in a direction toward the front face of the gauge faceplate, and the gauge extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate from the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening to the rear end of the gauge;
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• the bracket removably connected between the gauge and the rear face of the gauge faceplate so as to clamp down the outer rim of the gauge against the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening.

A vehicle dashboard instrument assembly, comprising:

• a gauge faceplate includes a front face, a rear face, and a gauge-receiving opening through the faceplate from the front face to the rear face;
• a gauge includes a front end, having a measurement display and an outer rim encircling a viewing area to the measurement display, and a rear end;
• a collar having an inner side directly abutting the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening, and an outer side;
• the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening, the outer rim of the gauge directly abutting the outer side of the collar, the measurement display located for viewing in a direction toward the front face of the faceplate, and the gauge extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate from the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening to the rear end of the gauge;
• a bracket includes an inner extremity and an outer extremity;
• the inner extremity of the bracket is applied directly against the rear face of the gauge faceplate on either side of the gauge and extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate past the rear end of the gauge to the outer extremity of the bracket removably connected to the rear end of the gauge so as to tighten the inner extremity of the bracket against the rear face of the gauge faceplate 50 in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the rear face of the gauge faceplate, and tighten the outer rim of the gauge against the outer side of the collar in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the front face of the gauge faceplate, to clamp the collar between the outer rim of the gauge and the front face of the gauge faceplate;
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• the collar decoratively encircles the outer rim of the gauge.

A vehicle dashboard instrument assembly, comprising:

• a gauge faceplate includes a front face, a rear face, and a gauge-receiving opening through the gauge faceplate from the front face to the rear face;
• a gauge assembly includes a bracket having an inner extremity and an outer extremity, a collar having an inner side and an outer side, and a gauge, the gauge includes a front end, having a measurement display and an outer rim encircling a viewing area to the measurement display, and a rear end;
• the gauge assembly is configurable in first and second display configurations in relation to the gauge faceplate;
• the first display configuration of the gauge assembly comprises:
• the an inner side of the collar directly abutting the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening;
• the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening, the outer rim of the gauge directly abutting the outer side of the collar, the measurement display located for viewing in a direction toward the front face of the gauge faceplate, and the gauge extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate from the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening to the rear end of the gauge;
• the inner extremity of the bracket is applied directly against the rear face of the gauge faceplate on either side of the gauge and extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate past the rear end of the gauge to the outer extremity of the bracket removably connected to the rear end of the gauge so as to tighten the inner extremity of the bracket against the rear face of the gauge faceplate 50 in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the rear face of the gauge faceplate, and tighten the outer rim of the gauge against the outer side of the collar in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the front face of the gauge faceplate, to clamp the collar between the outer rim of the gauge and the front face of the gauge faceplate;
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• the collar decoratively encircles the outer rim of the gauge;
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• the second display configuration of the gauge assembly comprises:
• the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening, the outer rim of the gauge directly abutting the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening, the measurement display located for viewing in a direction toward the front face of the gauge faceplate, and the gauge extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate from the front end of the gauge applied to the gauge-receiving opening to the rear end of the gauge;
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• the inner extremity of the bracket is applied directly against the rear face of the gauge faceplate on either side of the gauge and extends rearwardly from the rear face of the gauge faceplate past the rear end of the gauge to the outer extremity of the bracket removably connected to the rear end of the gauge so as to tighten the inner extremity of the bracket against the rear face of the gauge faceplate 50 in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the rear face of the gauge faceplate, and tighten the outer rim of the gauge against the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening in a direction that is toward and orthogonal with respect to the front face of the gauge faceplate, to clamp down the outer rim of the gauge against the front face of the gauge faceplate outboard of the gauge-receiving opening.