02-13-2015, 12:54 AM | #1 |
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Guage bezel the same?
Are the gauge bezels interchangeable from 73-87 or are they 73-80 & 81-87?
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02-13-2015, 02:47 AM | #2 |
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Re: Guage bezel the same?
From what I have seen on parts sites, when I was looking into it, I believe it goes 73-74, 75-77, 78-80, 80-83, 84-88.
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Re: Guage bezel the same?
Yes, they can be grouped into 73-74, 75-77, 78-80, 81-83, 84-88.
73-74 bezels have a raised area surrounding the headlight knob hole and a fairly narrow hole for the wiper switch. 75-77 bezels have a larger hole for the headlight knob without the surrounding raised area. And a wider rectangular hole for the wiper switch. 78-80 bezels have some styling / appearance differences but I believe they are otherwise interchangeable with the 75-77 bezels as long as you use the corresponding lower steering column cover piece. 81-83 bezels have more of a squared off shape to the upper corners to match the shape of the dash pad. 84-87 (and 88 R/V series) bezels no longer have a rectangular hole for the wiper switch since it's on the column for these years. And the round hole for the headlight switch is moved up a little bit higher as compared to earlier years. I believe the 89-91 R/V series bezels are very similar to the 84-88 bezels with the only difference being the radio opening. |
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Re: Guage bezel the same?
They are also different for A/C and non A/C.
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Re: Guage bezel the same?
I've noticed the texture or pattern on the front ,changes.
and I noticed some turn markers change,hight? early it's just an arrow,later it's recessed 79/78/87/89
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Re: Guage bezel the same?
Reason I ask is I found one for sale but the guy just says it's 73-87. I need one for my 78 and my 80. It's non AC which is what I need but not sure about the rest. Both of mine are gone so I cannot compare. Below is a pic.
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I can tell it's an 81+ bezel by the shape of the upper corners. Also notice how there is a "stepped down" area between the upper and lower sections. That's another characteristic of the 81+ bezels that I forgot to mention earlier. Here are a few I found on ebay that would be correct for 78-80 without AC http://www.ebay.com/itm/dash-cluster...-/291378256352 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-87-Chev...-/111122113332 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-87-Chev...-/310767784572 http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-79-80-Che...-/291377281925 And here's a 78-80 bezel the brushed aluminum trim that was originally used in Silverado & Sierra Classic trucks (and optional in some other trim levels too I think). http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-87-Chev...-/111354162533 |
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Old thread but great info
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Very cool, someone moved this to the top just as I needed it. I removed a dash bezel from a 1978 Cheyenne. The face of the bezel has a distinct texture to it. I remember the smooth ones from later. I believe this is original but not sure now after checking this information. A few pictures including some close ups of the texture. Not sure I got it enough
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From what I've seen: 73-77 have the fairly coarse "leather" grain type texture. 78-80 have the fine "diamond" texture with a bit of fine grain texture in the area surrounding the steering column. 81+ have fine grain texture with some smooth areas surrounding the light switch & radio. |
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