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Custom/replacemnt gauge faces?

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ashdricky

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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
 
Rudy's email address shows in his profile.
 
Why don't one of you guys contact Rudy and learn how he did it? Be the leader in another group buy?
 
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.
 
DannyMotor said:
2. Dremel around the outside rim.
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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.
 
Rudy's gage faces were laser cut (or something similar). Real nifty stuff.
 
How else would one get them off? Aren't the black plastic rings fused to the orange cups? (Or is this something completely different?)
 
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.
 
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???
 
After shots...

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I think Rudy's source has dried up if my memory serves me correctly.
 
DannyMotor said:
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.
Click to expand...

I would be willing to do some work in Illustrator to create the new faces. I'd recommend scanning the originals with a flat ruler or some other measurement guide as a reference. That'll ensure the sizing is correct. I could then send you the PDFs that you could print yourself or have locally printed. You don't want me printing with my crappy printer! ;)

Just PM me if you are interested. I'll probably create a library if I get enough interest. If it goes far enough I'll see if I can find a good local source for quality UV safe prints.
 
So I sent an email to Rudy but haven't heard back from him yet, Anyone interested in collaborating to continue his work?
 
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