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Sep 5, 2014 | 10:38 AM

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Ironhead.Chris

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The metal cover is folded over underneath around the whole diameter. If you look at it you'll see what I'm talking about. You'll need to slowly pry or peel back the metal and then you can remove the cover. Once the cover is back on you will need to push the metal back down around the whole diameter. I'm sure the powder coater makes a tape line and doesn't powder the bottom area otherwise it would just crack when reinstalling it. Hope this helps.

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Sep 5, 2014 | 11:13 AM

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JRK5892

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yes sir you have to work around the edge to remove it, then we created a tool to press it back on so it is all smooth and does not over hang and look like **** as it is crimped around. is kind of a pain in the *** but after the 10 or 12 set you do, you become pretty quick at it hahaha

Sep 5, 2014 | 06:23 PM

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emerican19

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An eBay seller makes pattern plastic fuel gauge covers with an adhesive backing. I emailed the maker and asked for a gloss black one and they made it and sent. $20 I think. It's been on a year or two and hasn't faded or or moved at all. Remember though, it's just covers the top, but I pulled the gauge and sprayed gloss black paint around the rim and it looks seamless. Total factory gloss black look.

Joe will probably hate me for killing business, but I'm always a fan of do it yourself and it's a lot quicker turn around time that yanking your gauge, mailing it in then waiting for a return.
Here's a link to the seller:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=121386930731

Last edited by emerican19; Sep 5, 2014 at 06:26 PM.

Sep 5, 2014 | 06:30 PM

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emerican19

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Sep 5, 2014 | 07:09 PM

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dublenut

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I just put painters tape over the glass cut it out with a exacto knife. Plastic dipped the cap and the fuel cap. When done just peel off the tape.

Sep 6, 2014 | 12:34 PM

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RustyCage

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dublenut

I just put painters tape over the glass cut it out with a exacto knife. Plastic dipped the cap and the fuel cap. When done just peel off the tape.

Hah! This is exactly what I was planning on doing today.

Sep 6, 2014 | 03:07 PM

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BigDogIdaho

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dublenut

I just put painters tape over the glass cut it out with a exacto knife. Plastic dipped the cap and the fuel cap. When done just peel off the tape.

Pics ?

Sep 7, 2014 | 01:53 AM

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RustyCage

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So my rainy day project (really was pouring all day), turned into me fudging with the scoot all day. I ended up just clipping the fuel gauge wires and splicing them back in...plastidip on both covers. Doesn't look near as good as the powder coated ones, but works for me. Also ended up blacking out the front turn sigs, and repositioning my apes further forward...never quite liked the angle they were set at.