Colored guage bezels? Question

I recently flipped through a TechArt catalog and saw some incredibly overdone interiors. But, there was one mod that caught my eye. My car is black with "classic gray" supple interior. What I'd like to do is remove the black bezels around my guages and have them powder coated (assuming they're metal) or painted in the same classic gray as the rest of the interior. Against the black guages and panel, I think it would really look nice.

OK, a few questions: How do I remove them? Are they attached to the guage ie., one piece, or are the bezels themselves removeable? Are they metal? How do I re-install them? What is the best way to coat them?

Mike 94 C2 cab

Mike, Great idea...one I thought of until
I seen how they were attached. The ring of metal is squeeze on behind a lip on the casing of the guage. Some guys have mentioned destroying the bezel all together trying to get them off..scared me away.
To see what I'm talking about..go out to your car and grab onto the furthest left guage..wiggle/twist it out ...don't worry, it's only held in the frame by a thick rubber gasket--have a look--push in back in.

luck..........Rsc

There is a tech article on gauge repair and disassembly on this site - check it out.

To do what you would like to do will probably cost you about $1000 when you are done. To powder coat these faces, you will have to have a custom job. The stick-on plastic ones usually cost about $100/gauge.

-Wayne

I have inquired about the same thing, and got a quote from North Hollywood Speedometer in California to do all the bezels in any color for $120. I was going to have them re-silkscreen the dial faces white,re-calibrate all the gauges, and paint the bezels, and the total was under $500.

-EJ