Dash bessel removal

[GSP7]

Found this.  Is there any tricks other than the video?  Do any of the clips or red clips thingys get ruined or need replacing after one removal or if you remove the bessel several different times will any of the clips or red holders get ruined and need to buy more or anything like that??

 

Notice in the vid the red clip holder to the right of the heater/AC knobs , it looks different. Is that one broken off?

 

 

 

Once I get the Bessel off,,,, My speedo area has a lot of dust in there behind the clear plastic.  Can the clear plastic be removed (screws) to clean all the dust out behind it and wash the clear plastic piece?

 

 

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Edited September 16, 2018 by GSP7

[dripley]

That one came off easy at the top. Almost like clips were not holding. Each one of those red things is felt so it does not rattle. I remember @IBMobile warned to make sure they were there. Some of mine werd red and some were black. Thats got me thinking maybe what i sawas not felt. Maybe he can enlighten us.

 The dpeefo is easily removed. 2 screws and it just unplugs from the dash and 4 screws for the clear cover. Might have that backwords. It is pretty obvious with the bezel out.

 

[Sycostang67]

Getting the bezel off without breaking the dash or the bezel is the real trick.  My bezel is currently held on by 1 factory clip, a metal brace I made and a piece of gorilla tape. That lense comes off pretty easy when the bezel is out of the way.  When you get it off, hit with some mag/aluminum polish, that will help remove any light scratches.  I have used clear plastic polish before, but the aluminum stuff just seems to work better.  I'll use a half inch paint brush to dust around the needles on the cluster. 

[015point9]

Can you apply something to keep dust down?

[GSP7]

4 minutes ago, 015point9 said:

Can you apply something to keep dust down?

 I live in the desert. If I move to where it rains all the time I bet that would keep the dust down

 

Thanks for the bezzel info replies

Edited September 16, 2018 by GSP7

[greed]

I've broken a few of the plastic tabs of of my bezel. I've glued them back on with JB Weld and some of the two part plastic weld epoxy. I don't remember which epoxy I used. LMC Truck has the felt anti rattle pads.

[IBMobile]

4 hours ago, dripley said:

Some of mine werd red and some were black. Thats got me thinking maybe what i sawas not felt.

Red, Black, it really doesn't matter.  May be they ran out of reds and put in the blacks.  The material they're made from isn't important so long as the bessel doesn't rattle or squeak.  I get  extra pads when I'm in the Pick A Part yards.  If you can't troll the junk yards, a gun cleaning patch or even a cut up old cotton T shirt would work.        

[Dieselfuture]

First you need to practice on someone else's truck, because when you actually go do it on your own , you'll feel like this guy

https://goo.gl/images/FR1ULN

 

[JAG1]

1 hour ago, Dieselfuture said:

First you need to practice on someone else's truck, because when you actually go do it on your own , you'll feel like this guy

https://goo.gl/images/FR1ULN

 

I'll be right over..... I heard your holding dash bezel removal classes with yer truck

 

 

GSP7, I heard that your not supposed to touch the gauge needles at all, so be careful.

Edited September 17, 2018 by JAG1

[Ed ke6bnl]

16 hours ago, GSP7 said:

Found this.  Is there any tricks other than the video?  Do any of the clips or red clips thingys get ruined or need replacing after one removal or if you remove the bessel several different times will any of the clips or red holders get ruined and need to buy more or anything like that??

 

Notice in the vid the red clip holder to the right of the heater/AC knobs , it looks different. Is that one broken off?

 

 

 

Once I get the Bessel off,,,, My speedo area has a lot of dust in there behind the clear plastic.  Can the clear plastic be removed (screws) to clean all the dust out behind it and wash the clear plastic piece?

 

 

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What do us 98.5 guys do with the push pull type light switch???

[Royal Squire]

It separate of the bezel just like the later models 

[dripley]

46 minutes ago, JAG1 said:

 

 

 

GSP7, I heard that your not supposed to touch the gauge needles at all, so be careful.

I never had problems touching mine. They moved all over the place and returned to normal after starting the truck. My dpedo was pegged at 120 whrn i put it back in.

[Dieselfuture]

1 hour ago, JAG1 said:

I'll be right over..... I heard your holding dash bezel removal classes with yer truck

Mine got hot glue, fiber glass, rtv, super glue, not sure if I'm forgetting something else. 

[dripley]

3 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

Mine got hot glue, fiber glass, rtv, super glue, not sure if I'm forgetting something else. 

I smeared silicone all over the back to hold the pieces in and then the appropriate color of duct tape to hold it on.

[JAG1]

I used to do a lot of ABS piping and found that the bezel is regular ABS plastic. So I also found that ABS glue works very very well on the bezel. It fuses right now when you make repairs using it.

Edited September 18, 2018 by JAG1

[Greenlee]

On ‎9‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 12:47 AM, JAG1 said:

I used to do a lot of ABS piping and found that the bezel is regular ABS plastic. So I also found that ABS glue works very very well on the bezel. It fuses right now when you make repairs using it.

Man, that is great to know. Reduces a lot of time looking for a good plastic glue. I have used a couple of good 2 mix plastic glues. I looked at some ABS GLUES but didn't think it would work.