Vintage Air surefit problems

[layinrocker65]

I’m at the end of my install and while I’ve have several small issues with it, I have come across a larger one and seeing if anyone else had a solution for it.

The surefit HVAC control is not fitting behind my gauge bezel. The factory HVAC control sat behind the dash and screws went through the dash and into the factory control pulling it against the back of the dash. Vintage Air says there control gets screwed to the front of the dash so the screws go through there control and then into the dash pressing the control against the front of the dash. In doing this, the control sits too far away from the dash so the gauge bezel will not sit flush against the dash.

Currently with the surefit control mounted on the front of the dash is roughly 3/8” too far out for the gauge bezel to sit against the dash with the bezel against the face of the control. If I put the control on the back of the dash like my factory one was, the control is too far back and there is a very large gap between the gauge bezel and the face of the control.

Here are a few pics of how it’s supposed to be mounted per the instructions and how far the bezel is away from the dash.

As advice would be great. I have already emailed vintage Air but don’t expect a response till Monday.