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Old 10-18-2023, 09:33 PM   #11
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Re: Guage bezel the same?

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Originally Posted by ray_mcavoy View Post
Yes, that bezel (with that texture) is correct for 1978. However, it appears as though someone painted it silver to simulate the look of the brushed aluminum that was used on the upper trim levels. The original brushed aluminum (like in motornut's first picture from post #5) used smooth overlay panels that covered up the texture on the underlying bezel.
Thank you so much. That really helps. Whoever had the truck made many other mods, but most of them were not as good as this. The paint looks very good. I kind of like it. It is just a "wall hanger" anyway. As an aside, do you know what years they switched the grain of the bezels from the early "rough" surface to the more smooth one? I am thinking mid 70's.
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