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Hi, who would you recommend to refurbish a Z1R rev counter? The face has faded and the casing needed a paint. It's going on a Z1R that I am doing up to 'as new' condition the rev counter will be letting it down now

Will Barber on here does excellent repo Gauge faces for most makes/models.

Tonka wrote:Hi, who would you recommend to refurbish a Z1R rev counter? The face has faded and the casing needed a paint. It's going on a Z1R that I am doing up to 'as new' condition the rev counter will be letting it down now

do -it-ur self ?

How do you get the crimp rings off without damaging them. Is there a special tool?

rpeters wrote:How do you get the crimp rings off without damaging them. Is there a special tool?

their may b one rob but ive made my own inc the set up to hold the clocks and then to refit ring ?

Peter Bond rebuilt my speedo after the face broke in 2. However, the texture of the face came back ripply not smooth. So if you choose him that's a point to mention

Who is Peter bond?

rpeters wrote:How do you get the crimp rings off without damaging them. Is there a special tool?

Small flat head screwdriver is all I have ever used.

Z-fever in Germany used to sell replacement crimp rings. To order you’ll have to send an email telling him what you require and asking him for a PayPal money request.

Don't Z Clocks in Tamworth do them any more?

compo z1r wrote:

Tonka wrote:Hi, who would you recommend to refurbish a Z1R rev counter? The face has faded and the casing needed a paint. It's going on a Z1R that I am doing up to 'as new' condition the rev counter will be letting it down now

do -it-ur self ?

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Where did you get the tacho clock face from?

If you see my post you will see i did do it myself, trim rings come off by carefully inserting a small screwdriver under the lip on the rear, then using a tin opener type movement work your way around a bit at a time, takes a lot of time and patience but eventually they come apart. I hought my new faces from a company in Holland (cb750 faces.com) they are very good quality and can have either green or white backing depending on backlighting reqd.
They also sell the new glass cut to 88mm and new trim rings if needed.
The main problem i found after 47 years the rubber gaskets had lost their softness and were hard, so when taking them apart they get damaged if not careful, once apart soak them in hot water, then smear with silicone grease helps restore them.
I have conpleted mine, replaced faces, new glass and using original trim rings, re fitting them is still ongoing, as trim rings are very tight, new ones would be better but apart from cost you would need a proper tool to do them right, once theyv been bent the will re bend a lot easier, just need to find a way to compress the 2 halves whilst i i refit them. All would be well if i had been born an octopus as 8 hands would have helped Ha! Maybe not

Tonka wrote:

compo z1r wrote:

Tonka wrote:Hi, who would you recommend to refurbish a Z1R rev counter? The face has faded and the casing needed a paint. It's going on a Z1R that I am doing up to 'as new' condition the rev counter will be letting it down now

do -it-ur self ?

da6.jpg

da5.jpg

da clok2.jpg

da clok.jpg

da 3.jpg

clock 7.jpg

8 finished.jpg

Where did you get the tacho clock face from?

will barber has them all { big fluff on here }