Guage bezel the same?

[ray_mcavoy]

Originally Posted by jlmerie

Very cool, someone moved this to the top just as I needed it. I removed a dash bezel from a 1978 Cheyenne. The face of the bezel has a distinct texture to it. I remember the smooth ones from later. I believe this is original but not sure now after checking this information. A few pictures including some close ups of the texture. Not sure I got it enough

Yes, that bezel (with that texture) is correct for 1978. However, it appears as though someone painted it silver to simulate the look of the brushed aluminum that was used on the upper trim levels. The original brushed aluminum (like in motornut's first picture from post #5) used smooth overlay panels that covered up the texture on the underlying bezel.