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My first official "help" post!

The pictures are of the bezel dash cluster from my 1986 f150 flareside. I bought a new bezel on e bay because the last one was hacked, and the last one also had this gap between glass and bezel. My thought was once I got the new bezel, I would learn why there was a gap when I swapped out new for old.

I do not know enough about what is supposed to be there, versus why this is gap. Is it missing spacers or something? I really am hoping that I don't have to take off the whole gauge/speedo/tach cluster (scary). Can anybody give me some insights as to why this big gap and how to fix it?

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Thank you, I had looked at this video several times before switching out the bezel. I did not take off/out the instrument panel. I did not see a need to. But, from looking at the video, I do not see spacers or anything that would make the cluster go back towards the front of the truck 1/2"-3/4". Am I missing something. That is a good video.

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Thank you, I had looked at this video several times before switching out the bezel. I did not take off/out the instrument panel. I did not see a need to. But, from looking at the video, I do not see spacers or anything that would make the cluster go back towards the front of the truck 1/2"-3/4". Am I missing something. That is a good video.

Make certain the bottom of the bezel is in the slots. It must drop down. If not in the slots, the bottom of the bezel will be farther away from the instrument cluster.

Remember, the bottom of the bezel must go in first.

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Make certain the bottom of the bezel is in the slots. It must drop down. If not in the slots, the bottom of the bezel will be farther away from the instrument cluster.Remember, the bottom of the bezel must go in first.
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Here is how it lines up on the bottom. Isn’t that right?

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Make certain the bottom of the bezel is in the slots. It must drop down. If not in the slots, the bottom of the bezel will be farther away from the instrument cluster.

 

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Hmmm... the bezel appears to be in the slots, so is it possible the slotted area has been tweaked back? Looking at the photo showing the brake pedal, there is a hole [bottom] and perhaps a missing screw. I am reaching for straws, here.

Thank you for reaching for those straws. I am scratching my head also. I just don’t understand why it isn’t lining up. I think the hole you see is where there was something attached at one time maybe a CB or something.

I’m hoping to wake up one morning and go out and the gap will be gone but until that happens I’d like to ask opinions about if there could be some kind of molding I could put in there that would look nice and not distract from the dash. Does anybody have any ideas about that?

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Thank you for reaching for those straws. I am scratching my head also. I just don’t understand why it isn’t lining up. I think the hole you see is where there was something attached at one time maybe a CB or something.

I’m hoping to wake up one morning and go out and the gap will be gone but until that happens I’d like to ask opinions about if there could be some kind of molding I could put in there that would look nice and not distract from the dash. Does anybody have any ideas about that?

As to the molding idea, get some weather stripping foam with the sticky backside [Lowes, Home Depot], but that will only hide the gap and not find out why.

I would take it all apart... there has to be a reason. By the way, on the YouTube video, the man had difficulty removing the electrical plug and kept tugging. I believe there are two tabs on the ends which need to be squeezed and the plug will come out. Regarding the speedometer, you feel for the round end of the cable, where it attaches to the speedometer head and shift it to one side. It is spring loaded and will only come off one way. Once you get it off, you will easily understand how it reattaches.

I look forward to hearing what you find.

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