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Old 04-16-2010, 10:20 AM
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I've been looking at this http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tchlink:top:en and thinking about painting it Blue to match the interior lighting I have going on. The actual dash bezel will probably end up being the same blue sometime this summer, probably going to go with a dark blue, nothing too flashy so it doesn't look corny.

What do you think? Essentially I'm wondering if anyone has bought these before and if they've had fitment issues.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 10:26 AM
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Just to let you know, it's a real pain in the a$$ to remove the clear plastic lense. Some people have used a dremel and cut a hole on the side of the bezel cover to slide that overlay in.
 
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Old 04-16-2010, 11:09 AM
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Wow, I didn't think it was that hard to open up. Thanks for the heads up. I'll try getting into the actual gauges first, and if I can open it up I'll buy this.

I was thinking of masking off the "bevelled" edges and leaving them that brushed aluminum colour and just doing the face of it Blue, giving it a slight "chrome" accent. I like the way my dad's Sierra looks at night with the chrome around the gauges, it's rich looking.

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Anytime. I wish trim rings were available for our trucks.
 
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I'm trying to put that same one in right now. I have no idea how to get it off of there. I'm thinking on just buying a new plastic cover and breaking the old one off...
 
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you won't get just a new plastic cover... you'll have to buy the entire cluster...
 
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I think a dark blue would look pretty sweet.
 
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It'll go with my interior lighting... check out my cardomain (click my signature photo) and you'll see what I'm talking about.
 
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Just to let you know, it's a real pain in the a$$ to remove the clear plastic lense
you'll have to buy the entire cluster.
Sorry for the off topic, but how difficult would it be to swap out the entire cluster (w/ out tach, to one with) would it be the same issue with removing the plastic cover?
 
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