restoration questions.

[Country]

Have a few hundred questions I need to run by everybody, but for my sanity and yours I'll just limit it to a few>

Anybody have a good contact (vendor) that has done plastic recrohming on your custom cab dash/speedo bezel?

Trying to find a vendor that supplies the original style cab floor covering..checkerd pattern with the color inlay. If not who in your opinion provides the best quality floor cover?

And finally does the day ever come that you will actually put all of those rusted bolts and parts that you cleaned bagged and tagged back on your truck......

[6166 Junkyard Dog]

Mr G's Rechrome Plastic, Fort Worth Texas he advertise's in Hemming's Motor News or 817-838-3131 is the number on the building the only one I would trust on your plastic dash panel

[Garbz]

Check out Dennis Carpenter

last i saw he was reproducing the plastic CC bezels for around 100 bucks...Thats how much it will cost to have yours re-vaccume plated.

Garbz

[6166 Junkyard Dog]

the only thing David is that they are being done overseas so who knows how they will turn out???, We tried to get some few weeks ago and said still on the boat

[Garbz]

Figgures.

But for 100 bucks.......


I had a place out of Michigan that did a few bezels for me I think it was American Chrome. Did stuff for muscle cars. Nice work but 100 bucks a pop and no guarantees.

Garbz

[FORDBOYpete]

Careful on the imports. If those off shore Re-Pops are coming from China they might be TOXIC.

Seems most all else from tooth paste & pet food to toys from Land of the great WALL has been or is latey.


FBp

[Johnny Canuck]

It is highly recommended NOT to eat your dash bezel.
Seriously.

[Hoofbeat Racer]

www.cvvacuumplaters.com

They did my dash and it turned out great. Check out my pics in my gallery

[MadMaxetc]

...checkerd pattern with the color inlay...

Didn't know they did anything other than the Black rubber with the Cog and Lightning Bolt? DC would be your best bet.

And finally does the day ever come that you will actually put all of those rusted bolts and parts that you cleaned bagged and tagged back on your truck......

I don't know, I am 10years in and don't see an end.

[Greg D]

It is highly recommended NOT to eat your dash bezel.
Seriously.

[cdherman]

And finally does the day ever come that you will actually put all of those rusted bolts and parts that you cleaned bagged and tagged back on your truck......

No. I put mine all back together and I still have lots of bags and boxes of stuff that somehow didn't get used and now I cannot throw it away, cause its original etc.

And your "treasure chest" of parts and stuff you scrounge will grow until you have a closet or garage or school bus full (Iceman) of stuff. The limitation is your own space -- you will accumulate stuff till it fills the space you have and only then begin to make those hard, fundamental choices in life, such as whether you need 2 or 3 carburetor cores that you *might* want to rebuild someday........

Good luck -- there far far worse hobbies (obsessions?) to have......

[Country]

Oh no....I already have two carbs setting on the shelve...thinking I'll rebuild them someday. Its happened, I have been afflicted with the disease ...and I like it.

Thanks for the suggestions. Will follow up with vendors and let yall know how it goes.