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| v82go |
 Jun 6 2005, 05:45 PM
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Resident Contrarian  Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 9-December 04 From: Lakeland, Fl. Member No.: 3,250  |
(Excuse the poor photos)
With your little angle air grinder and a scotchbrite pad > I found you can knock off the black paint on you guage bezels (they are aluminum and if you want get anal I am shure they would polish. I did mine in a hour or so to a semi polished look. You just have to be real careful around the faces (you could choose to do the outer ring and the front, but not the inner section. The nice thing is after all is done and you decide you don't like it > alittle rattle can paint and some tape will cure it. Shure beats $100 for aftermarket Have fun Bob Attached image(s) 
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| v82go |
Jun 6 2005, 05:45 PM
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Resident Contrarian Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 9-December 04 From: Lakeland, Fl. Member No.: 3,250 |
AFTER Attached image(s) 
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| JWest |
Jun 6 2005, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 97 Region Association: None 
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They are actually steel, not aluminum, so you might want to get some clear on them before they rust.
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| double-a |
Jun 6 2005, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 987 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
rust? whaddaya talkin about?? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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| Dr Evil |
Jun 6 2005, 07:00 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Damnit. James beat me to it. They are steel and will rust if you do not clear coat them. I had experemented with this earlier and found this to be true. Nice job, though. I like.
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| StratPlayer |
Jun 8 2005, 05:28 PM
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StratPlayer Group: Members Posts: 3,278 Joined: 27-December 02 From: SLC, Utah Member No.: 27 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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If ya don't want to go through all that hassle this is where I got my gauge trim rings. I was amazed at how fast they shipped them to me. I also got the trim rings for the center console and gauge pod cht gauge from this vendor.
http://www.edv-schreiber.at/cupsport/index.php?l=en |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 8 2005, 06:02 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
kinda pricey (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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| redshift |
Jun 8 2005, 06:11 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Yes, pricey for Aaron..
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) FREE minus shipping. M |
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