69 radio woodgrain face plate

Posted By: BTTG

69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 02:56 PM

anyone ever seen these in person? how faithful a reproduction are they?
If i recall right isn't the usual criticism of the repop pieces that the woodgrain is not good?

http://www.megapartsusa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=183-RFP69BWG

finding nice used one's is very tough so considering this.

thanks in advance

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 03:55 PM

Are you looking for one for a '69 GTX?

Posted By: Paul

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 04:34 PM

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anyone ever seen these in person? how faithful a reproduction are they?
If i recall right isn't the usual criticism of the repop pieces that the woodgrain is not good?

http://www.megapartsusa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=183-RFP69BWG

finding nice used one's is very tough so considering this.

thanks in advance

I am interested to know how they compare to the originals as well. I need one for my 69 Coronet.

Posted By: BTTG

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 04:43 PM

69 Coronet R/T non ralley dash

may be the same as that for a GTX as the woodgrain insert above the glovebox looks the same except for the GTX vs. R/T badging?....also need that one (above glove box) as well. it is not reproduced. was hoping to find nice originals.

Posted By: BTTG

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 04:52 PM

pic 1

Posted By: BTTG

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 04:53 PM

pic 2

Posted By: EWJ

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 05:03 PM

Curious too- need one for my 69 X.

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 05:04 PM

looks the same as a GTX. There's several vendors that seem to use the same one and it looks right to me or at least is seems to match my GTX's dash?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mopar-68-69-GTX-...ies&vxp=mtr

$75 doesn't seem like too much $$$

MikeR

I need one for an 8-Track if anyone has one or a link please

MikeR

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 05:11 PM

Looks like yours is split in the middle just like mine, but my 8-Track bezel is (was, super glue + epoxy) broken in two

Must be a common problem that should be factory warrantied

Posted By: BTTG

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/14/11 06:24 PM

and I thought you were going to say you had a great original one laying around and would mail it out for $50......

yah mine is cracked and super glue repaired as well. the whole bezel bows out in the front at the center where the crack is. my one above the glove box also has the right hand "ear" broken off. the only woodgrain dash panel that isn't broken is the one on the left side of the dash....probably not cracked only cause it is almost to small to crack.

these suckers are tough to find used.....been looking and haven't seen "nice" one's used...may have to consider the repop for the radio and keep looking for the one above the glovebox.

my dash is out and was hoping to be able to have the whole thing looking nice for the reassembly/reinstall.

Posted By: Jimsome

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 12:41 AM

I needed one for my 69 Satellite and I looked everywhere and could not find one. I ended up putting a black one in for now but I scoured eBay every day for 6 months because I heard they come up on there every blue moon and sure enough one popped up for $125.00 and I bought it. A little steep if you ask me but if you want one you want one. LOL!

Keep a sharp eye on eBay and sooner or later you'll see one but you have to jump fast because from what I can tell the woodgrain bezels are like the elusive holy grail of all B body radio bezels! hehehehe Good luck!

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 12:56 AM

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I needed one for my 69 Satellite and I looked everywhere and could not find one. I ended up putting a black one in for now but I scoured eBay every day for 6 months because I heard they come up on there every blue moon and sure enough one popped up for $125.00 and I bought it. A little steep if you ask me but if you want one you want one. LOL!

Keep a sharp eye on eBay and sooner or later you'll see one but you have to jump fast because from what I can tell the woodgrain bezels are like the elusive holy grail of all B body radio bezels! hehehehe Good luck!

Jim did you find one for an 8-Track or an AM radio? I still need one for an 8-Track in a '69 GTX..........

MikeR

Posted By: gtx6970

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 01:20 AM

I thought I had an extra on the shelf.
But, sorry I do not

All I have is one of the pieces that goes over the glovebox though

Mike, I used to have an NOS 8track bezel,,, but sold it maybe 3 or 4 years ago, it went to Japan if I remember right + it brought well over $250 even then

I thought I saw that Instrument Specialties was redoing the GTX - Coronet R/T woodgrain bezels a while back ????????

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 02:05 AM

Thanks Bill.....I guess I should have looked at the GTX 3 or 4 years ago but was too busy looking for a NOS GREEN AM radio bezel for the '68 rr...never found one of those either....

MikeR

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 07:16 AM

This is what my GTX's AM/8-Track bezel looked like; broken in two in the middle and broke at the bottom left with part of it missing

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Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 07:22 AM

I made a piece for the bottom, super glued and JB Weld epoxied together and strengthened on the back and the bottom left piece also epoxied in place. Then lots of time hand polishing the clear front of the bezel, also cleaned all of the gauges and speedometer, tach and switch panel, repainted the white lettering, cleaned the entire dash and trim and changed the entire under dash wiring harness and..........well you guys know how it never ends and still LOTS to go

MikeR

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Posted By: BTTG

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 02:16 PM

Instrument Specialties does redo them, but the cores you supply can't be cracked. the pictures i saw of the post rehab'd looked really good. as the process is time consuming though the price also is fairly significant.

Bill the glovebox one you have is for a GTX not R/T right?

Posted By: gtx6970

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 02:59 PM

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Bill the glovebox one you have is for a GTX not R/T right?

Correct the one I have is 1969 GTX

I know where a 1969 R/T is sitting in a local junkyard. . next time I go down there I'll ck and see if it's in it.

Posted By: A12

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 03:34 PM

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Instrument Specialties does redo them, but the cores you supply can't be cracked. the pictures i saw of the post rehab'd looked really good. as the process is time consuming though the price also is fairly significant.

Bill the glovebox one you have is for a GTX not R/T right?

For $75 bucks if I had an AM only radio I'd give the one in the Eyab link above, or a repo like it, a try. From the the image it doesn't look that bad.......maybe it's the angle

I think the reproduction plain black AM radio bezels go for about that. If they only made one for an 8-Track in woodgrain. Hey Bill when you're looking at that one in the salvage yard and it turns out to be a good 8-Track bezel....you know my number

MikeR

Posted By: gtx6970

Re: 69 radio woodgrain face plate - 11/16/11 04:00 PM

Mike,
I pulled the radio bezel ( am radio car ) several years ago( long gone before you ask )
And I think I pulled the right side piece out of it as well.

Turnsout I will need to go down there tomorrow morning to diagnose a friends transmission issue. and I'll ck to make sure while I'm there