dash bezel reconstructed..NEW PICS NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART

[crazyoldcougar]

Well a fellow member needed some glass work done i decided to step up for him...Jason (Jayf636) here is what she looks like so far..
New steel cage retainer
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22884&d=1139669817
In bondo
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22885&d=1139669817
Primed and wet sanded
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22887&d=1139669817
Reprimed and wet sanded again
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22886&d=1139669817
Wet sanded @ 600 grit
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22888&d=1139669817
finally done sanding and priming
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22998&d=1140038680
ready for shipping damn that is some shiney sanding job LOL i hope the paint will stick to it..
http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22999&d=1140038927
Hope you like so far...

Yes....the bezel it is wet in the last two pics...right out of the kitchen sink, oh that remindsme i better clean that up before the wife gets home...lol

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[Y2Kat]

nice work!!!

[whitecougar]

hey nice work, how did u do that?

[MrNiceguy]

Wow dude, that look really awesome, I wouldn't mind having something like that done to mine.

[wadespencer99]

Whoa! Nice work!

Can you paint, too?

[Monkeygrits]

http://www.centralwow.com/mxc/images/crew/guy_le_douche2.jpg
OHHH GUY LIKE!!!!!!!!

[tad]

why didn't you mold the trim ring into the piece also?
looks a lot better in my opinion
nice work though on what you did

[crazyoldcougar]

why didn't you mold the trim ring into the piece also?
looks a lot better in my opinion
nice work though on what you did

The bezel isnt for me...he never asked me for that and how do you squeeze the deck through the bezel if is molded in?

it would look nice but i have no idea how you would change the deck or anything though...

thanxs for the compliments..

question one, the magic of fiberglass.

question two, painting is a little hit or miss for me...more miss then hit..but this is my second time with this new primer product and it is considerably better then the previous one i had been using..so i think painting may be a little easier now...just have to get a new paint gun...mine is all gummed up from spraying laquer,and forgetting to clean it..

[Unknown2k]

wow man i'd be interested in having this done. Whats the chances of that

[world-insight]

how much would you charge for this.

[crazyoldcougar]

wow man i'd be interested in having this done. Whats the chances of that
that would be incredibly hard to replicate with fiberglass..now if i had an plastic injection mold to my disposal things would be different...i am sure it could be done...but i wouldnt want to guess on the chances...that would definately require a mold to be made...

but hey with the right pieces and financing i am willing to try anything...lol

[LostRacer]

Very nice work once again..:thumbsup:

[Whiskey]

good work

[icetrey]

I've fixed my dash like that about a month ago and have been planning on putting some pics on here, I'll try to take some pics tomorrow that aren't too big to upload on here.

[PREDATOR]

COOL! :cool:

[icetrey]

Here's a few pics, I haven't glued the hvac controls in place cause I'm planning on getting them changed to blue first.http://newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22942&stc=1&d=1139856614

http://newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22943&stc=1&d=1139856614

And also, the plastic piece that you put a screw in that goes behind the rear defrost (If you'll look at a pic of the first bezel of this thread you'll see what I'm talkin about) is broke and theres a big gap between the bezel and the dash. Any ideas of how to make it stay closer? Here's a couple of pics of what I'm talkin about.
http://newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22944&stc=1&d=1139856882

http://newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22945&stc=1&d=1139856882

[XplosivePlushToy]

i have the same problem with my fiberglassed dash piece. Its annoying as hell but because of my plexiglass front plate i'm not able to screw it in :banghead:

[Unknown2k]

man you gotta hook me up with something like that.

[99CougarNy]

if this was my piece:
option #1:
i'd throw a little fiberglass and kity hair behind there to make a nice hard piece i could screw down... then i'd drill it out so i could screw it in.

option #2:
try homedepot or something, to find a plastic piece around the lenth and width of what you need for the screw ... get some hard as nails or something of the sort and glue it to the place.then get a drill and drill out the hole

thats just my guess, ... i'm assuming both would work ...

[icetrey]

I'd done tried putting a piece of plastic there with some super glue, but it wasn't Hard As Nails. I might try that again. Could you be a little more specific what you're sayin about the fiberglass and kitty hair? Thanx for the help.

[crazyoldcougar]

fiberglass or kitty hair wnt work like that....your best bet would be some JB weld or some fusor...or an ABS repair product.....i assume you mean the little tiny piece of plastic directly behind the rear defrost button...only thing i can think of to do is use a washer...since it is not a post but rather a little plastic tab...glue a thin metal washer on top of it and you should be good...



P.S. dirty thread jackers.....LOL

[Excelcier]

Yet some more nice work! Thumbs up man. We need to meet up sometime... :)

[crazyoldcougar]

Thanx Ron and yes we will have to get together sooner or later...havent heard from Jason yet..he should get it anyday now