My 75 Finally Gets The Attention It Deserves(This Could Take a While)

H22A4 said

Might be worth checking eBay for the dash bezel/facias. Might not be able to get all 3 in one auction but good condition ones pop up from time to time. I found a NOS radio/HVAC bezel on eBay years ago which was the only one I needed. Saved needing to try putting on the woodgrain overlays and fiddling with chrome pens myself. The gauge cluster bezel might be the toughest considering 75 was the only year with the two idiot lights and woodgrain (76 they had the two idiot lights but went with black covering instead of woodgrain).

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My Duster has a 76 model year instrument bezel. My original was badly warped by the heat of the central Texas summertime sun. When I ordered a new one from the Dodge dealership in Glendale to replace it that's what they gave me, and to be honest I liked it much better than the wood grain version. As for eBay, I'm already actively searching. Sitting for thirty five years outside, especially after the weatherstripping began to fail, was extremely hard on everything in the interior. I could kick myself for not paying more attention or getting to this sooner. I had the resources, I just wasn't thinking about it.