Re: KPack

Posted by kevinpackard On 2022/12/7 1:22:45
Thanks Joe, I'll check and see what colors of nail polish my wife already has. That may be an easy solution.

Today my replacement bezels came in the mail. Gerry at Packards Southwest reached out to me letting me know that he had some nice ones in stock. He had two NOS and one used in good condition. The price was great and communication was excellent. This is the first time I have bought from Packards Southwest and I'm sure I will do it again. Everyone in the Packard world has been so awesome to deal with. We are really blessed to have so many great suppliers of parts out there.

I completely disassembled the old bezels, glass, and black surrounds. I sanded down and painted the surrounds semi-gloss black (all had some rust and flaking paint). The glass was polished and metal shards removed (I was an idiot way back when I was cutting metal to fix my rusted header....didn't protect the dash like I should have). The glass cleaned up much better than I thought it would. The new bezels were also polished.

I did a quick test fit to see how it looks and I'm very happy. I still need to address the faded indicators, but the difference in overall looks of the cluster so far is striking. I can't wait to get it all wrapped up and installed back in the car.

-Kevin

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