IMO it would be best to try to find the correct bezel panel. The unpainted,
dimpled ones are far less common and I'm sure those of us who are restoring
early 4's would like to have another original bezel panel in circulation.
BTW I've seen the black panels in smooth and wrinkle finish, don't know
which is correct.
At 08:39 PM 10/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Is there anyone out there that has a early TR4 with a white dash and a black
>instrument cluster bezel?
>
>My task is to restore the dashboard of my 62 TR4 to white painted metal as
>original. My original 62 TR4 had the white dash and I prefer it. The car
>has a wooden dash on it now. With the help of Dan McNamara, I have
>acquired the original metal glove box door and hinges as well as the
>trapezoid shaped instrument bezel. Dan's source for the bezel was a very
>early TR4 so the bezel is the bright metal type with a checkered pattern
>like the
>plinth bezel.
>
>My car's bezel would have been painted in black wrinkle paint. I'm a right
>about that. When I look at the Piggot book I get no closeups of the dash.
>I took detailed closeups of a concours quality white dashed 62 TR4 in Boston
>this summer and those pictures don't show any of the checkering pattern as
>on my part but instead almost look like a leather pattern vinyl covering.
>
>Can I use this early part. If I do... should I use a filler to hide the
>checkering before I wrinkle paint.
>
>Any help will be appreciated
>
>
>Brian Sanborn
>62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
>sanborn@net1plus.com
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