this is for a new 1957 chevrolet car wiring diagram manual. the manual shows the color of the wires, location that each wire runs to and gauge of wire.. location that each wire runs to and gauge of wire. the diagram is printed very clear and easy to read. sku #l1004 .. 57 1957 chevy 150 210 bel air dash cluster fuel gas gauge new. $102.95.. 55-56-57 Chevy Forum. Electrical Questions and Answers 57 instrument panel wiring??. Tan = switched power to gauges, oil and gen lights. Gray = dash lights Brown = gas tank sender Dark blue = oil sender. I found the wiring on my original '57 to be different than what the manual had. My '57 manual matched my friend's '56.
Bill's diagram shows the tan wire for the temperature gauge is on the passenger side and the ten wire for the gas gauge on the driver's side (both toward the center). Dave's picture shows the tan wire for each gauge on the driver's side. When I installed the new dash wiring I had the tan wire for each gauge on the outside.. Wiring diagrams for 1957-1965 Chevrolet These diagrams are from the 1965 edition of the 'National Automotive Service' wiring diagrams book. This book contains the wiring diagrams for all American cars from 57-65. The diagrams below have been scanned so as to ensure maximum detail (big files!).