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Old 02-08-2005, 01:31 PM   #1
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Aluminum gauge bezels...

Hi. I've just purchased these aftermarket aluminum bezels to surround my gauges, but I'm not sure what's the best method for affixing them. In the past (on a different car) I've used a little black silicon and while this has worked, it's kin da messy, and seems amateurish....is there a better, cleanes substance? BTW they don't just snap on. Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-08-2005, 02:04 PM   #2
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I believe many people affix these with superglue.
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Old 02-08-2005, 03:46 PM   #3
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Any instructions with the bezels? I am with the superglue idea.
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Old 02-08-2005, 11:13 PM   #4
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Nope, this set is sans instuctions. I guess they figure I'm smart enough to figure this out myself...boy are they dumb...wait...nevermind...but won't superglue eat into the plastic bezels already there?
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Old 02-09-2005, 05:37 AM   #5
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You can probably use just about anything. It’s an interior trim piece that just needs to hang on. I would try using as low tack of an adhesive as possible. Something with the tack of 3M-77 will probably work pretty well. I use 77 for lots of things. On plastics and fiberglass it is fairly repositionable so if you get sick of the new look, you can just pull it off. This is a spray, so I leave figuring out how you would apply it up to you.

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Old 02-09-2005, 08:39 AM   #6
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Thanks for the advice and the link, Q! Very helpful. This may solve my dillema...dilemma? Spelling 'dilemmea' is a dillemmea.
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