David, XK's Unlimited (xksunltd@aol.com , 1-800-444-5247) has new
replacement Smiths bezels (100mm chrome half-v, $5.95), as well as lenses
and retaining hardware. I haven't bought anything from them yet, but they
have a very nice free catalogue of new Smiths instruments.
I recently took apart my 1980 Spitfire's gauges for a good cleaning--does
anybody know what the crumbly black stuff is? Smiths seems to have sealed
the bezel and glass to the gauge body with something like either tar (!) or
perhaps some sort of rubber substance that has deteriorated... What is this
stuff? Does anybody know? I emailed CAI (who manufactures the new Smiths
instruments), but never got any response from them. Any instrument experts
out there?
----- Original Message -----
From: David Brady <dmb@cisco.com>
To: TR250 <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: Gage Bezels
>
> Well I have so much going on trying to get the TR back
> on the road in time for some summer, I thought I could
> farm out the work needed on the gauges. After calling
> Nisonger's and getting a quote on what they want to
> "rebuild" the gauges ($$$), I decided that I need to become a
> gauge expert. All they really need are new bezels and some
> cleaning. Two years ago, when the car was on the road,
> things seemed to work okay. So... does anyone have a
> cache of bezels that they are sitting on and would like
> to unload, or does anyone know of a source where I
> can by these them?
>
> TIA
> Dave
> 68 TR250
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