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The main dash part is gonna be a pain to wrap imo. The area around the accessory outlets especially.
Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"
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That's alot of work no doubt. if it wasn't for you having all of that time and patience, it would almost be worth finding new pieces and going from there. Is color matching an option?
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I looked; the main bezel is $85 used on EBay at best. And CM might be what I end up doing since I just realized the 12” wide wrap I bought is about an inch too narrow for that piece. The next size up, 2’, only comes in a 5’ long piece and it’s $50. I already spent (wasted) $25 on the 12” x 5’ piece I have now. I was sure 12” was wide enough but I didn’t measure. Doh. I’ll practice with the wrap to see if it will look good before deciding.
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I hear you. So I know that I have all of the door bezels and even a dash bezel in my garage in Florida for sure. I think I also have a dash cap and the rest of the bezels you are working on. If I wasn't in Louisiana I could easily check.
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It’s not a big deal, I cleaned up the center dash piece and HVAC piece in an hour and a half. So now they’re ready for paint or wrap. I actually think it might be possible for me to wrap the center dash after more practice. My first shot at the problem area went so-so mostly because I cut the center of the opening in the wrong place so there wasn’t enough wrap to cover. Next time I’ll do better. I’ll try a few times until I either get it or give up. I need some more wrap tools too, I’m just using a plastic card.
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Hydro dip!
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Hmm that’s a possibility. Haven’t thought about that stuff since back when I was building Harleys.
Edit: I just looked at a bunch of hydro film and remembered why I never used it. I couldn’t find a pattern that I really liked. If you want skulls or something it’s ok but I guess because it has to conform to curves and whatnot, the patterns are limited it seems. I like something like brushed aluminum or stainless steel but I don’t think it will look right dipping it. IDK.
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I would think that a pattern such as brushed metal would be much easier to have come out right than something that could be affected by stretch, such as lines or icons, etc. I had to see if there was a hydro dip/water transfer brushed metal pattern- there are lots of them. I don't know if it's anything you'd be interested in, though.
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Bought an Esky cluster on Ebay for $85 shipped and found a bezel for $35 shipped, pretty damn good prices.
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Got the cluster today and it was in great shape so I hooked up the pigtail I made and plugged into the truck. Nothing. I went inside and looked at the wiring diagrams again and discovered I had inserted the plug with all the pins in it the wrong way in the holder on the cluster side so I slid it out, turned it around, and slid it back in. Still nothing. Then I discovered I hadn't slid it all the way and it wasn't seating all the way into the cluster, so I did that. Aha! It's alive!
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*Plugs in cluster
-Dead-
Raging in 5... 4... 3... 2... Oh, wait, lemme check the harness... Ah-ha!
*Plugs in cluster again
-Dead-
Raging in 3...2...1... Wait! Lemme push on the connector a little more...
*click*
Whew! Rage trigger averted!
Now I want blue needles.
-Dead-
Raging in 5... 4... 3... 2... Oh, wait, lemme check the harness... Ah-ha!
*Plugs in cluster again
-Dead-
Raging in 3...2...1... Wait! Lemme push on the connector a little more...
*click*
Whew! Rage trigger averted!
Now I want blue needles.
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Well shit. I just noticed the other guys who have done the cluster did so in the LTZ or SLT pickups or the SUV’s. Mines an LT of course so the dash is completely different. The only ones I’ve been able to find pics of in an LT look like the cluster is just stuffed in there, untrimmed. I asked @fiatdale and he said he saw one in Houston done, maybe with fiberglass. I haven’t given up yet but this is gonna be a challenge if I can pull it off. The clusters are completely different shapes. Way different. I’m having a hard time even coming up with a plan yet. It’s given me a headache trying to brainstorm this lol.
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Dammit. Would an LTZ dash swap be easier? lol
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Grrrr. That's the kind of thing that'll keep me up all night thinking. Wish I was there to touch them and set them on top of each other and fiddle around. Gotta be a way.
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Ummm not after spending $600 on new dash pieces a few months ago.
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I got my wrap tools today and after a bit of experimenting I think I can do the dash pieces. The pocket for the TC switches and the accessory outlets is the problem but if I pre-wrap part of it first and then layer the main wrap over it you can’t really see the seam plus that part is seen from above so you’re looking down at it. In the pics I got a couple bumps because I didn’t really worry about how clean it was, I was just experimenting with technique. I’m pretty sure I can make it look acceptable so I’m ordering the wider wrap.
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Getting a bit better. I just finished the second-hardest piece. The top corner was a ***** where it curves around and over. It's not perfect but overall I'm happy with it.
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Re-did the switch assembly and the HVAC escutcheon, and now I see I'll have to do the HU one too. I ran out of wrap except small pieces so the rest will have to wait a few days. Still have to do the hardest one, the big dash piece. Hopefully this practice stuff will help me gain some skills lol.
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Started on the glove box. I didn't realize the small pieces had mirrored stuff glued on them and the carbon fiber crap around them was glued to the textured area so that is coming off and I'll have to repaint the glove box due to using denatured to remove the glue which means I'll probably have to paint more pieces unless I can find an exact paint match. The Krylon Fusion satin black I have doesn't.
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Putting the glove box back together tonight, on the last screw holding the inside cover on, and found out the one I used was too long. The hard way. Of course I decided just then to use the impact instead of hand driving it or else I would have noticed it bottoming out. So I pulled the piece, removed the wrap and sanded out the bump but I ran out of wrap. It will be here tomorrow.
