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Old May 16, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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Are the gauge/radio bezels diferent from 77 to 78? Can the 77 be mod to fit?
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Originally Posted by sdkid
Are the gauge/radio bezels diferent from 77 to 78? Can the 77 be mod to fit?

They are almost the same and should interchange just fine.

Edit - A '77 bezel can fit in a '78, but probably not the other way around. Sorry, I humbly stand corrected.
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Thank you.

Yep. Good luck.
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The 77 bezel has small plastic "wings" on the side to interface with the 68-77 style dash side panels. It's not hard to cut some textured ABS plastic to epoxy in place so that a 78-82 bezel can be used on a 77.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
The 77 bezel has small plastic "wings" on the side to interface with the 68-77 style dash side panels. It's not hard to cut some textured ABS plastic to epoxy in place so that a 78-82 bezel can be used on a 77.

The '78 I worked on had a bezel exactly the same as my '77. Do you think it was a mid year change in '78?
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
The '78 I worked on had a bezel exactly the same as my '77. Do you think it was a mid year change in '78?
The 77 bezel is a one-year part, #8989948. 78-82 (with clock) is #25017278. A 78-82 bezel will fit in a 77, but will have a gap on each side between the bezel and the knee pad. I doubt a 77 bezel would fit in a 78-82, the side walls would interfere with the dash. It looks the same from the front.

Here's a pic of a 78-81 bezel sitting on top of my original 77 bezel. You can see the wings next to the radio on the 77 part.
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My previous post is edited. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
My previous post is edited. Sorry.
No problem...I thought they were the same for years. The difference isn't obvious unless someone points it out.
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Changed to the later cluster awhile back replacing the clock w/ the later oil temp. gauge though it fit in the 77 cluster. This makes the gauge openings same.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
The 77 bezel is a one-year part, #8989948...

Yep. 77s have the older dash pads and the new center cluster and console. 78 up, the dashes changed.

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