The bezel is the marquee interior part for the Special Edition Trans ams and is not available as an aftermarket part. The silver dash bezels that were standard in all non SE Trans ams are also not available through our aftermarket suppliers. The only option available for the Trans am enthusiast who wants their interior to stand out is to have their original dash bezel restored to the original new condition. This is the service that we have to offer to the Trans am community.
Originally painted with a laquer finish, all original Trans am dash bezels suffer a similar fate. The gold special Special Edition bezels had a tendency for the gold to bronze and eventually fade away. The clear coated silver dash bezels would yellow and eventually the clear would fade as well. This left the aluminum dash bezels exposed to oxidizing, fading, and pitting with age and exposure to the elements. The only solution is to put the bezels through a complete restoration process that removes all of the effects of age and exposure. The extensive preparation process prepares the bezel for the remachining/engine turning of the original distinctive swirl pattern back into the restored aluminum plate. While tedious, through the work done on over 2000+ of these bezels over the years, we can do this for the Trans am owner efficiently and can provide a show quality product. The product that we produce is a direct result of feedback from the Trans am community and has been substantiated through the use of these restored bezels on the National show level.
Please note the following information:
We are no longer restoring the steering wheels…the gold, silver and black spoke wheels are available aftermarket and we have found it virtually impossible to consistently restore original wheel spokes to their original condition due to their originally being anodized which cannot be duplicated.
Please check our guarantee process…with social media sometimes being an avenue for indirect communication, in the rare event that something in the process does not meet your satisfaction, we ask that you communicate directly with us so we can rectify the issue through our guarantee process, not through a social media posting. Please let us try to fix it first!
Please understand that that process we use to restore this important interior part is done all by hand and therefore is a tedious and detailed process that cannot be rushed. We are not simply disassembling a bezel and running it through a machine…we are using a multiple step time consuming process to try and get your bezel back to as original as possible.
Check out the bezel in this video….We did the restore!!!