Escalade Cluster in NNBS!

[ke5gnz]

Ok just wanted to update got it working. What apparently was going on is I had cut the connector of an old cluster and connected the wires to that and being that the board is double sided there must have been some type of connection on the plug side of the board. I removed the piece of circuit board and wired to the plug and all is good

 

[Rocket Man]

Ok just wanted to update got it working. What apparently was going on is I had cut the connector of an old cluster and connected the wires to that and being that the board is double sided there must have been some type of connection on the plug side of the board. I removed the piece of circuit board and wired to the plug and all is good

Glad you figured it out. I knew it had to be the harness you made.

 

[Doug118]

Anyone happen to be selling a completed cluster bezel for this swap?

 

[Rocket Man]

Anyone happen to be selling a completed cluster bezel for this swap?

I can tell you one thing- they’re a ***** to make. I spent quite a few hours on mine and 2-3 of each bezel to finally get one that looked real good. You have to cut compound curves and I know of no way to make a pattern of these curves, it was trial and error for me. Once I got both halves of the 2 different bezels to fit good, I bonded them together with a plastic epoxy and then filled, sanded and painted. It took forever between messing up a bezel as I was cutting it and having to wait for another from eBay to show up. Then repeat on the other half. And again lol. All together took me a month or more. I wouldn’t make one for anyone unless I charged $400.

 

[63Blackseries]

I bet if some one has a 3d printer they can make the bezels

 

[Doug118]

I can tell you one thing- they’re a ***** to make. I spent quite a few hours on mine and 2-3 of each bezel to finally get one that looked real good. You have to cut compound curves and I know of no way to make a pattern of these curves, it was trial and error for me. Once I got both halves of the 2 different bezels to fit good, I bonded them together with a plastic epoxy and then filled, sanded and painted. It took forever between messing up a bezel as I was cutting it and having to wait for another from eBay to show up. Then repeat on the other half. And again lol. All together took me a month or more. I wouldn’t make one for anyone unless I charged $400

Do you happen to have a picture of the 2 halves cut before you bonded them?

 

[Rocket Man]

Do you happen to have a picture of the 2 halves cut before you bonded them?

Here's all I have. This will take a couple posts.

 

[Rocket Man]

More

 

[Rocket Man]

More. Good luck. And, I don't know why some of them are sideways.

 

[Sparksalot]

More. Good luck. And, I don't know why some of them are sideways.

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My pics do that too. Sometimes it’s because of the resolution choice, others, quien sabe.

I saw mention of 3D printing yesterday on another forum, and it tickled my mind. Your completed bezel might be able to be scanned, then a file created to feed a 3D printer to make more.