Does anyone know how to remove the chrome trim around the turn signal indicators, on these astro dials? They have to come out forward from the face, but I can't seem to figure it out and I don't want to damage is by experimenting, so any help would be great.
^^^ now that's funny stuff. Everyone at work is looking at me like I'm crazy cuz I'm laughing out loud and I'm the only person sitting alone.
I don't remember how I did it when I painted the dash in my old '54, but I thought I just pushed them out from the backside. There was lots of beer and a rush to get it all painted before a show, so my memory isn't the best.
Ok Missysdad, Even I laughed at that one.... Good thing I didn't have a horse standing on the other side of me!!
Yea they are kind of shinny for a grown man ! Dog Legs ! I guess the expert is watching you to make sure you took the picture correctly ! Jim
OMG-that's funny! I'm thinking 'curse of the werewolf' and there's a full moon out! But to your question - they may be a press-fit, I've found a few other dash pieces like that. Just be careful when trying to separate them. Oh and in your case - Do not attempt during a full moon though. . .
Yes , they should gently press out , I removed the ones in Wifey's '55 by gently pushing with a flat faced punch . Remeber tho , Sit, be gentle, don't be RUFF ! .
Ive got 3 or 4 of these out in my garage, I'll try to push them out tonight. When I painted mine, I just put tape over them and it worked "OK". Not as good as it should have been though.
they are pressed in, not to bad, I used a small flat screw driver and pushed them out pretty easy. Just had to be careful not to go through the thin plastic lenses.
Well even a little step forward is a good step. And encouragement to keep going! ----- Before & after Astro-dial.
The interior of the car as it is now, is so dark... I needed to find a way to brighten it up some. So the dash and other metal trim in the car will be this Pearl Almond with a suede clear coat, and I ordered some samples of some different colors of Naugahyde and cloth to compare for the rest of the interior. Probably going with some sorta Beige / Buckskin / wheat color and maybe some white accents. Not sure yet.
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