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Check out my dash transformation

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:23 pm
by BarryBum
Check out my latest project. I am going to change over my poopy gold interior over to black and since the interior is out I started with the dash. While the windshield was out I painted the top of the dash satin black, I painted the lower half in the same satin black. Installed a new Grant GT steering wheel. Deleted all the woodgrain on the guage pods and dash, then installed a new dash cap.
Check out the pics and let me know what you think...........
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:25 pm
by Smellslike1974
Beautiful! :beer:

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:03 am
by gionni
WOW! looks good... :wink:

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:39 am
by mopar71
Very nice! you painted the bezel black, I have a pic of a yellow satellite with a yellow bezel. 8)

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:03 pm
by landon1
pretty cool...i think i'm going to do mine in a textured argent gray.

what did you use on the gauge bezels? they look pretty shiney

great job!!!

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:39 am
by ROGERLEE
it looks like a totally different car, now will the black paint stay on the gauge panel??

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:28 am
by BarryBum
The gauge bezels were done with a silver model car paint pen.

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:29 pm
by mopar71
Speaking of bezel rebuilds has anybody checked these guys out?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 50702&rd=1


How do you shorten these links?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:38 pm
by Eric
Interesting ad.....what they don't say is whether they restore the dash bezel. They only list gauges....AND notice the auction is only for a bench testing/evaluation of your gauge.
Don't know anything about them, but ads like that make me nervous. I also notice they do not list where they're located....

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:43 pm
by Smellslike1974
By right,selling something like that,shouldnt they show the product with no gauges in them?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:22 pm
by rr6pak
mopar71 wrote:Speaking of bezel rebuilds has anybody checked these guys out?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 50702&rd=1


How do you shorten these links?
Interesting ad.....what they don't say is whether they restore the dash bezel. They only list gauges....AND notice the auction is only for a bench testing/evaluation of your gauge.
Don't know anything about them, but ads like that make me nervous. I also notice they do not list where they're located....


I know the guy, or at leat of him. His name is Mike. He is in Oxford, MA. He is a regular on Moparts.com. I've talked to people who has had him do their insturments for them and they stand behind the work he does. I'm not 100% sure if he does the bezels or not but I've been told he does the same quality work as others but cheaper. When I get to that point, I think I'll at least call him, as well as the others. :)

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:09 am
by Serious Satellite
Now see, a little personal touch didn't kill that car. ..it looks


sweeeeeeet! :beer:

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:35 am
by mopar71
rr6pak wrote:
mopar71 wrote:Speaking of bezel rebuilds has anybody checked these guys out?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 50702&rd=1


How do you shorten these links?
Interesting ad.....what they don't say is whether they restore the dash bezel. They only list gauges....AND notice the auction is only for a bench testing/evaluation of your gauge.
Don't know anything about them, but ads like that make me nervous. I also notice they do not list where they're located....




I know the guy, or at leat of him. His name is Mike. He is in Oxford, MA. He is a regular on Moparts.com. I've talked to people who has had him do their insturments for them and they stand behind the work he does. I'm not 100% sure if he does the bezels or not but I've been told he does the same quality work as others but cheaper. When I get to that point, I think I'll at least call him, as well as the others. :)

Thanks for that info! 8)

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:49 am
by 1971SSP
:beer: it looks great, nice job! Just my opinion, with the new white face gauge covers (overlays), it would stand out like crazy. :stirpot:

easier said then done though...

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:03 pm
by Serious Satellite
1971SSP wrote::beer: it looks great, nice job! Just my opinion, with the new white face gauge covers (overlays), it would stand out like crazy. :stirpot:

easier said then done though...
or their brushed aluminum gauge faces. . .that would be tricked out. . .