Carbon Fiber Bezel Install?????

[redrider07]

I was reading the how to, and it says that you have to bend the carbon fiber piece to get it in???

I thought you just had to place it on the existing black bezel....so there is TWO plastic covers you have to remove...man that effing sucks! DO we have to cut the piece with a dremel tool...it looks like it would just sit on the existing black bezel and thats it?????

I dont want to fork up my dash....I will probally not do this mod then:(

[Midgear]

does it replace the old bezel entirely, or just cover it? I would think it takes the place of the stock bezel.. which means it -should- pop right into place..

hell, take it apart and tinker with it.. see if you cant get it in there- that's what I'd do :lol: and if it fails.. just put it back together and seek some more help.

[redrider07]

yeah I think I will. If it seems too hard, I will just leave it stock until I can get some more help.

It is not worth cracking or ruining my dash:)

Thanks for the suggestions midgear...take care

[adam337]

dremel the gauge cluster apart along the siliconed spot and place it in. then resilicone it

[Vinman]

I just got a c/f bezel, once i put it in, I'll do a how-to on it

[[ion] C2]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Damn I guess I should have made it a little more clear.

THe CF gauge bezel just covers the stock one! That's wh y you have to bend it to get it through the existing plastic bezel, why would you have to squeeze it through there if it didn't stay there?

Do NOT dremel the gauge apart and do all that shit, makes a simple project harder and you risk fuckin up the entire assembly.

[[ion] C2]

I was reading the how to, and it says that you have to bend the carbon fiber piece to get it in???

I thought you just had to place it on the existing black bezel....

Dur that's exactly why you have to bend it to get it in, because the stock one remains there..

Guess this wasn't clear enough.
http://www.ion-productions.com/sticksOn.JPG

I added another line to the How-To clarifying.

[Midgear]

I dont know about other peoples instrument panels.. but mine comes completely apart in about 4 layers when fully disassembled.. and it all just pops back together like legos. its not even bolted into place.. its just sitting there. takes me about 2 minutes to pull it out, take it apart, put it all back together, and put it back in where it belongs.. and it doesnt move / shake / bounce around.

Guess it's gonna be easy for me to install one of these bezels :lol:

[red99ws6]

if anyone is interested i have a stainless one for sale on ebay for $7.99 I didnt feel like prying the clear plastic piece off.

[Bmorezcmunee]

where did you get the bezel from? and does anyone know where i can get the carbon fiber dash kit to cover the radio area like the OSV?

by the way. first post. excuse my n00br0sity

[[ion] C2]

Damn man you even missed my post a few posts above this one showing exactly where you can get the bezel.

The dash kits they sell on eBay and you can find some on Google, but they're all just sticker overlays, not sure how well that works on the extremely rounded and contoured interior pieces.

[Vtolds]

Yeah you just really need to flex it in half and slide in threw the whole to get it on there. No need to cut or take apart anything.

[Bmorezcmunee]

C2;371754']Damn man you even missed my post a few posts above this one showing exactly where you can get the bezel.

The dash kits they sell on eBay and you can find some on Google, but they're all just sticker overlays, not sure how well that works on the extremely rounded and contoured interior pieces.

thanks ion. i also found a carbon fiber dash kit on ebay buts its like $166 :cry:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-Alero-99-02-Real-Carbon-Fiber-Dash-Trim-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247 QQcategoryZ33705QQihZ021QQitemZ310067192598QQrdZ1Q QsspagenameZWD1V

hurts my heart

[[ion] C2]

and it's just stickers

[jeenysrider07]

Is anybody on here good at carbon fibering stuff, Cause i would like learn, cause i would hate to just put cf stickers on everything

[Midgear]

good luck getting your hands on carbon fiber to begin with (depending on what you want to carbon fiber)

I'd think that the CF just replaces whatever you want it to.. like certain trim pieces, your bezel.. holy crap I just got an idea :lol:

Carbon Fiber headlight bezels.. I wonder what that would look like.

[jeenysrider07]

im sue it would look nice

[bizarre179]

I gave been pondering on the idea of headlight bezels for the past 3 days! I wanna do it!

[jeenysrider07]

I gave been pondering on the idea of headlight bezels for the past 3 days! I wanna do it!

you wanna carbon fiber them or just paint them

[Naich]

I used to have an aluminum bezel. While the CF will bend and fit through the gauge openings, the aluminum one will not. You have 2 choices, either dremel out a slot to slip it in, or do as I did and dremel out the entire stock piece, and replace it with aluminum. But for the cf, save yourself a lot of time by just slipping it through the opening.

[redrider07]

Yeah, well bending it is a pain in the ass....easier said then done...that lip on it prevents it from going in easy in the mph or rpm hole....I cracked mine trying to get it in...and scratched the crap out of my plastic....so now i need to get new plastic

not even worth doing....to much work for just a little piece..screw it.

[adam337]

wanna send me your carbon fiber one then? i like my brushed aluminum but carbon fiber might look nice

[El Pablo]

i got the brushed aluminum, i had to dremel it in. not my first choice but it worked.

[[ion] C2]

Yeah, well bending it is a pain in the ass....easier said then done...that lip on it prevents it from going in easy in the mph or rpm hole....I cracked mine trying to get it in...and scratched the crap out of my plastic....so now i need to get new plastic

not even worth doing....to much work for just a little piece..screw it.

What lip? Wasn't that hard for me..

[Vtolds]

^slid mine in with no problem, like I already stated.

[redrider07]

Well, the carbon fiber piece is toast...so you would not want it...otherwise I would give it to you. I ordered mine from speedhut, it was flexible but still wider than the hole trying to get it in. The lip I am referring to is where it gets wider to rap around the actual mileage hole...the curved edge was a b*tch to get in....once I finally got it in the cracked and scratched the hell out of my plastic face.

Maybe mine was more rigid then your guys...who knows? All I know is that it was not easy..and i should have used a dremel...oh well:)

[Valley olds]

I recently ordered the stainless steel gauge bezel. Am I going to have to go through the whole dremel thing too?

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

metal bezel = dremel out the old one, silicone in the new one.
CF bezel = bend it, slide it in, remove adhesive covering, stick it.
/story

[Valley olds]

^ Thanks for the info. Hopefully I can handle the install.