How to remove glass from Bezel?

[xstrong4lifex]

I have it all apart but can't the glass part separated from the Bezel.

HELP!?

[billytheman1188]

r u talking about the plastic piece over the gauges?

there are clips all around the piece, you have to push them in and separate the two parts. do 1 clip at a time....top first then go to bottom or bottom first then top...lol

[xstrong4lifex]

r u talking about the plastic piece over the gauges?

there are clips all around the piece, you have to push them in and separate the two parts. do 1 clip at a time....top first then go to bottom or bottom first then top...lol

I see no clips, pic?

[heineck]

wat bezel gauge or headlight

[xstrong4lifex]

wat bezel gauge or headlight

Gauge.

[billytheman1188]

I see no clips, pic?

i dont have a pic..... if your not blind you shouldnt have a problem finding them:lol: idk what else to tell you..... you just have to pry the clips up one at a time and pull the two pieces apart.

[surreal_awakening]

I think maybe he means separating the clear from the black, which isn't readily possible. It's seamed together IIRC. The clips you guys are mentioning are the black ones that clip the clear/black assembly onto the gauges. Am I right?

[billytheman1188]

I think maybe he means separating the clear from the black, which isn't readily possible. It's seamed together IIRC. The clips you guys are mentioning are the black ones that clip the clear/black assembly onto the gauges. Am I right?

My plastic piece separated easily. thats how i put my overlays on...... and yea im talking about the clear and black pieces. Its really not that hard, took me about 20 min

[xstrong4lifex]

I think maybe he means separating the clear from the black, which isn't readily possible. It's seamed together IIRC. The clips you guys are mentioning are the black ones that clip the clear/black assembly onto the gauges. Am I right?


So how will I get my steel bezel in?

[billytheman1188]

So how will I get my steel bezel in?


ahhhhh ok thats what your doing..... i dont remember if that piece comes off cause i wasnt messing with that. There are definitely a lot of people on here with the steel one..... someone who has one needs to chime in;)

[heineck]

you can dremel it but ud have to use some kind of adhesive to put it back together, when i did my bootleg CF gauge and overlays i just squeezed it through the holes

[xstrong4lifex]

Damn this is becoming an expensive little thing.

[heineck]

pics? i can highlight wat to do

[adam337]

the steel one you cant just slip in. i had it. you have to dremel off the clear plastic piece, put in the steel bezel piece, probably dabs some silicone or glue onto it and then silicone shut the bezel again.

[Valley olds]

I just did this on mine last week. What you have to do, is get the dremel with a cutting disk and cut on the black ridge where the clear plastic and the blacke plastic join. As you cut the black plastic ridge, you should be able to see a clear plastic ridge right next to where your cutting. Anyways, heres the how to I used.

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26&highlight=Gauge+Bezel

[xstrong4lifex]

well friends I cracked the clear plastic cover. I need a new one. :(

[Valley olds]

xstrong4lifex: well friends I cracked the clear plastic cover. I need a new one.

Ouch, that is going to be a tuffy. Im not sure, but I dont believe they sell just the clear plastic.

[xstrong4lifex]

Ouch, that is going to be a tuffy. Im not sure, but I dont believe they sell just the clear plastic.

I can't find one. :(

[adam337]

i shall strip search ebay for you..

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

the steel one you cant just slip in. i had it. you have to dremel off the clear plastic piece, put in the steel bezel piece, probably dabs some silicone or glue onto it and then silicone shut the bezel again.
cosign. use a dremel to get the black part off of the clear, then use silicone to put the steel one in (I had a brushed aluminum one). In order for it to fit properly, you have to leave the black part off altogether. (throw it out...lol)

the best way I found to ensure that the steel bezel is lined up correctly is to lay it on the gauges section with tape sticking out. (put the tape on the non-visible side of the bezel, but place it on the gauges with the tape sticking out...ie, the middle of the "sandwich"). Then you put the clear part on top of that, and fold the tape up to stick the bezel onto the clear part. Make sure you do this in enough points so it doesn't move around a lot (better if it doesn't move at all). Now you can pick it up and use the silicone to keep the bezel and the "lens" together. Then of course, after the silicone is dry, you can put it ALL back together. Best if done indoors at comfortable room temperature for better quality of silicone.

[adam337]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-Olds-Alero-Gauge-Cluster-Instrument-Panel-IP-84K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116Q QitemZ270265955951QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPart sQ5fAccessories
cheapest i found

[xstrong4lifex]

i shall strip search ebay for you..

If you find one that be great.

[xstrong4lifex]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-Olds-Alero-Gauge-Cluster-Instrument-Panel-IP-84K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116Q QitemZ270265955951QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPart sQ5fAccessories
cheapest i found

I just want the plastic cover. :(

[xstrong4lifex]

think a piece of plexi would work for a replacement?

[Valley olds]

^Unless you could cut it to the shape, and make it contour, probably not.

[xstrong4lifex]

^Unless you could cut it to the shape, and make it contour, probably not.

This blows a lot.

[heineck]

damn dude u eff'd up on this one wat'd u do try to separate witha screwdriver? ur not gunna find just the plastic, nobody dremels it off and leaves it that way, just get a new cluster from the junkyard

[xstrong4lifex]

I guess now to eBay.

[adam337]

good luck finding just the clear cover lol.. buy the one i showed and just take the plastic and throw the gauges lol

[xstrong4lifex]

good luck finding just the clear cover lol.. buy the one i showed and just take the plastic and throw the gauges lol

I found one for 15$ I'll bid for during last mine I also have to pay for my Tsudo Stainless Steel Headers.

[billytheman1188]

may i ask how you broke the plastic piece? lol

[xstrong4lifex]

may i ask how you broke the plastic piece? lol

.....dremel cracked as I was trying to take it apart

[billytheman1188]

.....dremel cracked as I was trying to take it apart

careful you dont have that thing going full speed....cut it slowly so after you finally break it loose it doesnt mark up/break the pieces.

I found that out when i was drilling out spot welds and broke one of my spot weld drill bits....slow and steady until the 5/16 bit drills the hole, then after it pulls through the hole slooooooow down and continue drilling the spot weld with the little teeth on the side.

Point is....when drilling on delicate parts like you were.....you have to be extra careful not to go crazy and try to get it done fast. Take your time:coolio:

[xstrong4lifex]

careful you dont have that thing going full speed....cut it slowly so after you finally break it loose it doesnt mark up/break the pieces.

I found that out when i was drilling out spot welds and broke one of my spot weld drill bits....slow and steady until the 5/16 bit drills the hole, then after it pulls through the hole slooooooow down and continue drilling the spot weld with the little teeth on the side.

Point is....when drilling on delicate parts like you were.....you have to be extra careful not to go crazy and try to get it done fast. Take your time:coolio:

Yeah kinda learned that that lesson from letting my friend do it cause it's his dremel.

[rustyballs_69]

Just get one from the junkyard man. Just go in and take the cluster apart. Get the clear plastic with the black part attached to it. Shouldn't be more than $10. They give shit like that away at the junkyards here. But if you tried to get the whole cluster they would try and rape you for like $200.

[xstrong4lifex]

Just get one from the junkyard man. Just go in and take the cluster apart. Get the clear plastic with the black part attached to it. Shouldn't be more than $10. They give shit like that away at the junkyards here. But if you tried to get the whole cluster they would try and rape you for like $200.

I'll probably do that then.