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  1. 03-08-2006, 09:04 PM #1
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    time for a new bezel!

    does anyone else have that ugly blue bezel? im having trouble looking for an all black one can u guyz help me. what does yours look like.......
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  2. 03-08-2006, 09:14 PM #2
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    your best beat will probable be to paint it. This way ou can customize it how you see fit
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  3. 03-09-2006, 01:14 AM #3
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    has anyone painted their bezel? ive seen the one's at speed hut but i don't want to fuck up the cluster taking things apart
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  4. 03-09-2006, 01:53 AM #4
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    I painted mine a few years back, it was very easy to do.

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  5. 03-09-2006, 06:44 AM #5
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mrjaydeeone)</div><div class='quotemain'>I painted mine a few years back, it was very easy to do.

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    The 03's don't look like that. The bezel is all open and the gauges are a green color.


    You can buy a bezel on ebay, or look for a 99-01 gauge cluster.

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  6. 03-09-2006, 09:18 AM #6
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    Damn I wish mine looked like that I have an 02 with S7's with a CF wannabe overlay. I cant get it to sit down flush bc of the wires that run for the S7's, am I doing somethng wrong?

    btw its teal not blue. lol.
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  7. 03-09-2006, 10:57 AM #7
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Xrs2)</div><div class='quotemain'>Damn I wish mine looked like that I have an 02 with S7's with a CF wannabe overlay. I cant get it to sit down flush bc of the wires that run for the S7's, am I doing somethng wrong?

    btw its teal not blue. lol.</div>

    Cut little notches into the back of the gauge cluster where the wires should run...

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  8. 03-09-2006, 11:28 AM #8
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    I'll try that. What would you recommend to cut the notches out. It is pretty thin plastic.
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  9. 03-09-2006, 11:42 AM #9
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Xrs2)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'll try that. What would you recommend to cut the notches out. It is pretty thin plastic.</div>

    Use a dremmel...

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  10. 03-09-2006, 12:33 PM #10
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    ok this is what it looks like... so if i were to paint the "ugly blue" would i have to over up the # or is that bezel just an overlay?
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The F.B.I)</div><div class='quotemain'> ok this is what it looks like... so if i were to paint the "ugly blue" would i have to over up the # or is that bezel just an overlay?</div>

    You should take the whole thing out as pictured above. Its not that hard then sand, prime, paint. Or you can get that special plasctic paint or get a simple overlay
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  12. 03-09-2006, 01:31 PM #12
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    The blue piece would be extremely hard to paint, as all the gauges and indicators are integrated into it. There is also nothing behind the blue piece aside from the mechanical gauge parts.

    The best thing to do is to either switch to a 99-01 cluster, or get custom gauge faces+bezel to cover up the blue.
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  13. 03-09-2006, 01:57 PM #13
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    will the 99-01 cluster fit without prob's?
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The F.B.I)</div><div class='quotemain'>will the 99-01 cluster fit without prob's?</div>

    I'm running a 99-01 cluster in my 03.
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    how much did you pay for it?
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    I just picked one up on ebay for $20.50 shipped. Make sure you look around a bit before buying one because most of the ones I found were $50 + shipping and up. Remember millage doesn't matter because you will have to swap your odometer into the new cluster.

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  17. 03-09-2006, 05:50 PM #17
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    My gauges:

    S7 gauges, brushed metal bezel, cleared needles





    Gauges I just got off ebay


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  18. 03-10-2006, 01:18 AM #18
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    thats fuckin sexxxy
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