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Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 4:14 pm
by Bob Z
Larry C wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:27 pm
Bob Z wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 7:25 pm
Nice work Tom, I wish they put a drive mode knob in the Spyder...loved the look and a Yellow one would have been cool - I had a Miami Blue one in my Targa GTS.
Was it a painted bezel or bezel cover? If painted bezel, how easy was it to snap off the knob?
I popped mine off (not a cover) and had it painted. It was easy for me to do albeit someone else said they were not able to and were afraid to break something, which is baffling since it seemed really easy for me to do.
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 4:37 pm
by Teddis
I was able to pop mine off as well......following
@Bob Z , excellent instructions. use a pick......
Then can paint, wrap, do whatever you want to it
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 4:42 pm
by Bob Z
2019 991.2 Targa GTS:
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 4:48 pm
by Teddis
just stunning....my eyes...my eyes....... congrats Bob.
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 5:18 pm
by Larry C
Super nice! Even the metal strips on the pedals are blue.
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 5:24 pm
by Larry C
Teddis wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 4:37 pm
I was able to pop mine off as well......following @Bob Z , excellent instructions. use a pick......
Then can paint, wrap, do whatever you want to it
Please elaborate on “use a pick….”
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 5:31 pm
by Teddis
I have like a dental tool pick, 90 degree at the end , super pointy. Just get under the lip gently and it pops off. I started at 12 o’ clock tab.
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 6:34 pm
by Tom
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 7:19 pm
by Treemagnet
Tom wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 6:34 pm
So I have a mode dial unit I got from a junked car for purposes of modeling a colored cover. Inspired by this thread, I took a butter knife and popped off the knob part. I gently pried it off with the knife. It took some force, but not less than I would have thought. As Bob and others say, it comes off reasonably easily. I'm still not going to try it on my car, as I'd worry about scratching something in the process and putting stress on the dial mechanism, but less risk-adverse (more rational) folks can indeed get it off pretty easily as advertised.
That said, the clip-on cover I'm working on is already looking great. Will post pictures tomorrow. For all of us timid new car owners, it should give the same look (and opportunity to change colors for the occasion) without stressing.
dial-off2.jpg
dial-off.jpg
Awesome…please make mine in Racing Yellow!
Re: 718 Sports Chrono Bezel Progress
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:38 am
by Tom
Started a new thread for the mode dial cover here:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=635
