Custom/replacemnt gauge faces?

[ashdricky]

I need a set of gauge faces made, I heard that at one time there was a GSR member out of Ontario making them, if anyone has any information on these it is greatly appreciated.
Thanks-Rob

[Adler]

All I can do is direct you here...

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=130920

[Nessism]

Rudy's email address shows in his profile.

[850GT_Rider]

Rudy's email address shows in his profile.

Post 304 is from Rudy - pretty much said he's not doing any more.

[Crazy_Russian]

thats a bummer could of used couple of sets myself

[Nessism]

Why don't one of you guys contact Rudy and learn how he did it? Be the leader in another group buy?

[DannyMotor]

If you have PhotoShop or Illustrator, it's pretty easy.

1. Pop your gauges off.
2. Dremel around the outside rim.
3. Remove glass, take out screws, disassemble gauges.
4. Take both face-plates and scan them into your computer (picture will work but rotation and sizing will be affected).
5. Open in your choice of photo editing program...
6. Go to town.
Last: Ensure the sizes you print are the same as what was scanned in, and use a high-quality anti-fade photo paper.

[rustybronco]

2. Dremel around the outside rim.

I would highly suggest people don't do this.
How do you plan on re-crimping the bezel after it's cut?

A much better idea is to wrap the plastic housing with masking tape and pry open the bezel, that way you are able to re-crimp the bezel when finished re-assembling the gauge.

[chuck hahn]

And all that melted ABS spoil isnt geting flung in to the dials and gears.

[Nessism]

Rudy's gage faces were laser cut (or something similar). Real nifty stuff.

[DannyMotor]

How else would one get them off? Aren't the black plastic rings fused to the orange cups? (Or is this something completely different?)

[chuck hahn]

Nope not fuse. Take a small flat tip and gently pry the crimped over rim up..litle at a time all the way around and keep going round and round till the edge is up and you can remove the plastic cup from the bezel ring. Slow and easy ittle at a time. Then you recrimp the edges over when you reassembe. repaint the ring if you want and reinstall in the guage housing.

[rustybronco]

As Chuck said, not fused.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/rustybronco/PICT3234.jpg

[chuck hahn]

I was trying to find that thread a guy posted with that hooked over screw driver tool he made..Kinda like a reveresed can opener thing..anyone recall that thread???

[Nessism]

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