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Old 03-09-2009, 10:21 PM
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Who can make a custom siized shifter/controls bezel???
I have Latham controls and nobody makes them as a standard item. They are a different size than Gaffrigs, Livorsi, etc.
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Talk to Dana Marine Products or Eddie Marine. Both have done custom work for me and done an excellent job. It will cost you, though.
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call latham, jim can make anything.
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Originally Posted by Sean H
call latham, jim can make anything.
I already called them. They didn't seem to interested in making a custom bezel. You would think they could sell them as an optional accessory to their controls.

I also called Dana. They don't make them and didn't even hint as to making something custom.
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Call one of the companies that make the billit speaker covers. They do those in custom designs. I would think they cold do your bezels.
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Thanks to Fountain40icbm aka Ken at www.offshorenortheast.com
There's a pic of the control bezel he made for me on his website.

He did such nice work that I'm going to have him make me another one. This time I'll send him the right measurements I got in a hurry and pulled a minor "Gino" and drew it out an inch too narrow.
Completely my fault and the bezel was made exactly like the measurements I sent him.
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I ended up making mine also to fit my standard Livorsi shifters. The store bought Livorsi bezels are very sloppy with huge gaps around the edges, looked cheap and generic. Made mine from Al. to fit my shifter tighter and also made the profile match the gauge bezels, then had it powdercoated to match the shifters which I also made. The store bought ones are more rounded over, not tapered. It actually looked better if it would have been installed flipped over.
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Before with the white Gaffrig controls and after with the new platinum Latham controls and custom purple bezel.
Thanks to Recycle Performance for the great deal on the Controls and to Ken at www.offshorenortheast.com for the custom bezel work.
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Originally Posted by Griff
Before with the white Gaffrig controls and after with the new platinum Latham controls and custom purple bezel.
Thanks to Recycle Performance for the great deal on the Controls and to Ken at www.offshorenortheast.com for the custom bezel work.
You're going to pick up like 2mph with that new set up!!

Serious it looks sharp, now you need a new one for the drive/tab indicators.
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Originally Posted by Von Bongo
You're going to pick up like 2mph with that new set up!!

Serious it looks sharp, now you need a new one for the drive/tab indicators.
The 2mph will come from the props that are BBlades

The eventual plan is to have new purple aluminum plates made for the switches and tabs and a bezel around the drive/tab indicators.
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