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The bezel on my clock just fell off as I was driving after hitting a bump. Before I tear into it to see what holds the clock to the lens and bezel, can someone elaborate on what I’ll find. Are there clips up under the back? How hard is it to get to what holds it in place? All your opinions will be very appreciated. Thank you.
There are hollow pins on the backside of the bezel... like a rivet. The lens is held in place by the bezel. The pins on the bezel go though the corresponding holes and when compressed, they get flared out.
the pins wear out and then connection is sometimes just a press fit, if even more loose. yes it will pop off with a slight jarring or bump. a dab of glue or epoxy just enough to hold it on is what you will need.. don't use much, you may want to take it off for a reason in the future.
They are actually swaged on. After you remove the bezel from the clock body you should be able to see the pins that hold the bezel on. Put the bezel on a flat surface and swaged the pins so they flatten out. This should fix your bezel. If the pins are so bad that they won't hold, then you will have to epoxy it, but typically that won't hold it for long. The pressure from holding it in the dash will eventually break the glue or epoxy. Hopefully your pins are long enough to re-swage them with a flat punch. The pins are cast into the bezel so you should be okay.
On youtube there are videos showing you how to do this..
Just to let everyone know after removing the clock, it had a sticker and company name that rebuilds the corvette clock. After calling and talking to the owner, he said the clock pins were replaced by little screws. Plus an updated works. So all I did was take it apart and put some lock tight on the screws. All good and better than the pins. Help is there at Corvetteclocks.com.
I had some #2-56 self tapping screws left over from replacing my gas door emblem with a kit from one of the vendors. I was able to drill the pins and use those screws. A more permanent and reversible solution. I've owned the car long enough to have replaced the clock lens a time or two.
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