I'll go over it with them when I go there today. We'll get it to work one way or another. I may just have them bend it slightly less than 90 degrees (so the flanges are slightly away. Then that will give the gauge clearance. There may be a slightly deformed edge because of the hole basically going overonto that edge. At the same time, it being a little over 52mm will just make the fit really tight, but should be ok otherwise... the other option is to recess this ever so slightly so that the gauges are set so THEIR faces are level with the front, and the plastic is basically the boss.. I think that would look very nice actualy... and is a more traditional gauge mount... what do you think? Do you know what I mean???

I'll try to draft that for you if I get a chance... and you should post that pic and see if people like it or not, that will get us around some of the issues... unless the gauge face is too large to fit in the din slot itself.... I take it your bezel is above the plastic? or is it in line with the plastic?

I talked to the machine shop and they think they can do some stuff to make the panel work out ok. It will be bossed to be flush with the top of the plastic, so the gauges would protrude slightly from the console (just the bezel would be higher). The sheet metal will be pretty thin.... about .031 inches or .78mm, so it is just thin enough that it will fit, but can still be bent and be very strong and rigid. So the deal will be getting the bend to be right on the edge of that hole so everythign works out. We discussed it today and they can do that, they will just have to take a nibble out on the edge of the circle. It will be invisible due to the bezel of the gauge masking it. They understand this is a cosmetic part and we will hold tolerances pretty tight to get it to work out. I'll be having 1 or 2 protos made that will be used for fitment check, but will also be saleable assuming there is nothing wrong with them fit wise. I may end up getting locked into a production run of 10-50 of these units. So we may end up carrying stock on them. Again I am doing everything imagineable for you guys to ensure two things: These are as cost effective as possible, and look as good as possible. We will also be using finish 4 stainless, which is the same stainless you see on fridges and appliances and the like. A very attractive light brush stainless. It can be buffed out though as well, but that will likely be our base finish. Monday or Tuesday we will be going over final details with the quote, and I should have my samples by the end of the week. I'd assume we'd haev parts for you guys by about Nov. 15th or sooner.