718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress

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Cool! And if you can throw a couple of the little pieces for black paint as well I would appreciate it (just the side with the bevels).
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Whoa, Tom. You’re an animal! Fantastic work on the bezel! Kudos :o
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For the clip-on version of the 718 bezel, I'm thinking of taking advantage of the little lip where the factory bezel meets the gauge. Something like below. The little ridge inside the clip-on bezel would only need to be maybe 1/10th of a mm deep, and probably just a few short sections in two or three places. Thoughts?


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That could work Tom, and you know I will help you test whatever you come up with!
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The lip is where the inside chrome meets the black, about 1/3 to 1/4 of the way to the glass. There is no lip where the inside of the bezel meets the glass. I think if the cover fits snugly over Bob Z’s bezel it should fit all 718 variants. I’ll be happy to test the prototype.
Thanks for this painstakingly, tedious work.
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Getting closer on the clip-on cover. I think it's going to work out just fine. And I'm sure Bob will be relieved to see proof that his bezel is still ok. :)

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Ha! I trust you with it, Tom! For those of you that do not know, the bezel is not a part one can buy on its own so if it broke the entire Sport Chrono assembly would have to be purchased, for about $500 I think. And since many are not as brave as I am in regards to taking it off Tom's snap-on covers will be perfect for those that want to add some color! I expect to get the samples in a week or so and I will let Tom know how they fit; however, based on what I am seeing here it seems all will be well!
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Bob Z wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:32 pm Ha! I trust you with it, Tom! For those of you that do not know, the bezel is not a part one can buy on its own so if it broke the entire Sport Chrono assembly would have to be purchased, for about $500 I think. And since many are not as brave as I am in regards to taking it off Tom's snap-on covers will be perfect for those that want to add some color! I expect to get the samples in a week or so and I will let Tom know how they fit; however, based on what I am seeing here it seems all will be well!
I have replicas of the original ready to send you. They 'seem' identical to your original and, if so, they'd save you that $500 if anything should happen to your original. The ones in that video above are for people like me who are too chicken to pull the bezel off the gauge. :)

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I know Tom, these will be great for most people! As a reminder to everyone, we started talking about these due to the SC reflection on the windshield at night, which requires a shroud or eyelid on the SC bezel, which is the next project!
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Bob Z wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:53 pm I know Tom, these will be great for most people! As a reminder to everyone, we started talking about these due to the SC reflection on the windshield at night, which requires a shroud or eyelid on the SC bezel, which is the next project!
Honestly, once we confirm the replica version clips into your gauge, the hood is a super simple addition. (Famous last words I know, but it's about 5-10 minutes worth of CAD time....)

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