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Old 03-21-2009 | 10:05 PM
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Default 6LE Stainless Gauge Bezel Installed

Got both the ABS and Stainless bezels as well as a Camaro lens last night from 6LE and went to work today. My plan was to install the bezel to the lens so that it was removable and could be replaced if needed. The first step was to find the right placement of the bezel over the overlay. To help, 6LE loaned me a stock overlay to help me figure out the cuts in the lens. I used double stick tape to hold the bezel to the overlay, then placed both into the lens to see where it overlapped. This is where I was to cut.

It took a little longer than expected, but I was learning as I went. Made a couple mistakes (ie. measuring off the ABS bezel which is flexible instead of the Stainless, which is not) and ended up cutting where I shouldn't have. I filled and painted those mistakes, though. Once I got the cuts in the lens in the right place everything fit pretty well. I 2-part epoxy resin'd the ABS to the Stainless, and let it dry. Once it dried, I used epoxy putty to attach the bezel to the lens and filled the mistakes I made. Once that was dry, I painted the putty.

Installing the complete lens was the reverse of removing it, except the Camaro lens has an extra guide rod on the back that needs to be cut off. Unfortunately, I cought the trip odometer stick and it flew off somewhere in the dash, so I'm missing that piece now. 6LE, if you can find that part, I can use that now

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Old 03-21-2009 | 10:35 PM
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Looks good. Goes well with the vent trim rings.
Old 03-21-2009 | 11:04 PM
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Looks great!
Old 03-21-2009 | 11:32 PM
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Very nice!
Old 03-22-2009 | 12:10 AM
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looks sweet, any night shots so we can see what it looks like with the backlighting?
Old 03-22-2009 | 12:13 AM
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Looks pretty good.
Old 03-22-2009 | 03:10 AM
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looks alright....get a different gauge face though, stock looks very bland.
Old 03-22-2009 | 03:18 AM
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not a big fan
Old 03-22-2009 | 04:10 AM
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Me either. Nice concept though
Old 03-22-2009 | 04:14 AM
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Looks good. Now vacuum that thing!
Old 03-22-2009 | 06:13 AM
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I think you did a spectacular job! I would pay you to assembe a bunch of them for me to sell as a finished piece if you've got the time...
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^^Or, at least make a good write-up for me to use and next thing you want to buy (rear seat delete, overlays, etc...) you get for my cost
Old 03-22-2009 | 06:27 AM
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Very nice work, congrats
Old 03-22-2009 | 08:45 AM
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I think it looks good. I don't know if its the pics , but it seems to be going right over the 7 on the tach.
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i think it looks good matches the vent rings very good. Nice install.
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that looks awesome
Old 03-22-2009 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TheLSgun
I think it looks good. I don't know if its the pics , but it seems to be going right over the 7 on the tach.
Just the angle of that pic... Check out this one:

Old 03-22-2009 | 08:10 PM
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Add some Macewens or 6le overlays and it will look even better...
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looks good, adds a nice touch
Old 03-22-2009 | 10:59 PM
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That looks really classy.

It definitely give a Camaro a great option other than going with the TA bezel!



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