Does anyone know how to remove the bezel from he gauges on a 66. I want to rechome them and fix the tach.
Alex
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Re: Gauges
They are crimped on and need to be cut off, no easy way to do it. Can you polish what you have?
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Re: Gauges
with a screwdriver you can carefully open the flat ring at the rearside of the gauge, like a can opener, and later pull it back, it works but is not the best way I assume.
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Re: Gauges
Can't polish. Someone painted them black and they at pitted like crazy. Might try to paint them with chrome spray paint or something. I do need to pull the tach and speedo apart to fix them or send them out.
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Re: Gauges
Chrome paint doesn't work very well. You can't clear coat it or touch it after it's painted. At least the 3 brands of spray can I've tried. Bright aluminum or silver really does the trick. Especially on small pieces. I did my whole front bumper too, followed by several layers of clear it still looks the same as the day I painted.