Repo dash/instrument bezel for 69 barracuda

67dodgedartconv · Oct 18, 2016

Has anyone used one of these from BEA parts or PG classics? If so, did you encounter any fitment or quality issues? Thanks for any info anyone can provide. Trying to decide whether to get my old one restored or get a new one.

cosgig · Oct 18, 2016

I found that it was cheaper to have my old one redone!! Those don't come with the lenses I believe, a $195 add on!! I had mine done at GCAR and with the chrome pillar mouldings from my 67 convertible, and the glovebox trim, plus the shipping mine totaled just about $700!!

toplscuda · Oct 18, 2016

I do not have mine permanently installed yet but i did mock it up. It fits the dash opening well. Where I have to modify it a bit is the little rectangle openings for the ac push buttons. They are a little too small so I will have to file them a bit.

4spdragtop · Oct 18, 2016

Interested in feedback as well.
Geof I hear ya on the extra $$ for the lenses. I would assume if you bought repop that the lens come loose and you have to install them?

cosgig · Oct 18, 2016

4spdragtop said:
Interested in feedback as well.
Geof I hear ya on the extra $$ for the lenses. I would assume if you bought repop that the lens come loose and you have to install them?

The purchasers of the aftermarket units would have to chime in on that, but I would assume that they need to be installed!

When I priced out my bezel, everything was cheaper across the board to have redone as opposed to buying new, and GCAR breaks down every step and prices it accordingly! The bezel redo was $330 I believe, although repairs can add to that (mine needed no repairs) $45 to polish the lenses, I bought new green and red lenses, the pillars were $80 a piece, and the glovebox trim was $50? The rest was shipping for my indestructible box, which the customer pays both ways!

Put my total against the $495 for the repop unit plus $195 for the lenses, and I think it's cheaper to have one redone! You just have to be patient, plan waaay ahead or send them an extra bezel, as GCAR had a waiting list of about 3 months, which turned into 9 months in my case! I wasn't in a hurry and didn't mind!!!

4spdragtop · Oct 18, 2016

Thanks Geof. Did you have to reinstall the lenses (center caps too) when it all came back from GCAR?

cosgig said:
The purchasers of the aftermarket units would have to chime in on that, but I would assume that they need to be installed!

When I priced out my bezel, everything was cheaper across the board to have redone as opposed to buying new, and GCAR breaks down every step and prices it accordingly! The bezel redo was $330 I believe, although repairs can add to that (mine needed no repairs) $45 to polish the lenses, I bought new green and red lenses, the pillars were $80 a piece, and the glovebox trim was $50? The rest was shipping for my indestructible box, which the customer pays both ways!

Put my total against the $495 for the repop unit plus $195 for the lenses, and I think it's cheaper to have one redone! You just have to be patient, plan waaay ahead or send them an extra bezel, as GCAR had a waiting list of about 3 months, which turned into 9 months in my case! I wasn't in a hurry and didn't mind!!!

cosgig · Oct 18, 2016

4spdragtop said:
Thanks Geof. Did you have to reinstall the lenses (center caps too) when it all came back from GCAR?

Nope, everything was already installed!!

4spdragtop · Oct 18, 2016

Nice! Thanks!

cosgig said:
Nope, everything was already installed!!

ir3333 · Oct 19, 2016

...a dead give away for original dart dash bezels is the extremely poor fit on some of them,out by as much as 1/4"
I'm wondering if Peter Gee corrected this when he made the injection moulds for his re-pops
because they line up and fit perfect..at least the ones i bought from him did

jbc426 · Oct 20, 2016

I bought the PG Classics stuff when they had one of their big sales including the dash bezel, lenses and glove box trim. That saved a bit of money, but restoring the instrument cluster is still an expensive proposition. I replaced my clock with a factory style tach, swapped in a 150 mph speedo in place of my 120 mph unit, put in new circuit boards and then cringed as I cut out the heater control portion of the dash to fit my Vintage Air control panel.

The chrome plating is a little less than perfect above the instruments, but it is not really visible one installed. The rest of the bezel is very nice with near perfect fit and finish.

The last two pictures show the areas where the vacuum plating was less than perfect.