Z-Resto

Z-Resto is well aware of rising costs and inflation so we try everything we can to keep the cost of gauge restoration as low as possible. With that in mind....we discovered that with the cost of new tops from Europe and all the labor it takes for us to powder coat the new top covers...it's actually CHEAPER to source tops elsewhere, and to have them professionally powder coated. Now we wish to pass the savings on to our customers....so as of Feb. 9th, 2024 ...Gauge restoration is now $149.00 USD each.. plus the cost of replica face plates if needed The new top black gauge cover powder coat is flawless....and looks better than when we did the powder coating. We are thrilled now that we can supply a much better product at a cheaper price.
Cheers
Bob
Z-Resto
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You would think that restoring KZ-650-900-1000 and Z1R gauges would be the same since 2001 when we started....but that's far from accurate. In the beginning we only used real OEM face plates for all our customers. This included repainting the red line area on the Tach. In 23 years no one but Z-Resto has ever figured out how to repaint that redline and the correct color orange to do it with. We can still do that...but now....our customers demand a faceplate that looks brand new, so we use replica faceplates on 90% of our restorations. Speaking of faceplates...we used to take original faceplates that were badly faded...sand off all the paint....and send them out to be silkscreened. They looked great...but finding people who can silkscreen and are reasonably priced AND reliable, ended up being impossible....not to mention all the time it took to accomplish. Over the years replica faceplates were being made by 20 companies,...and we tried them all. Turns out that 99% of replica face plates were unacceptable for us to use. Now we use perfect replica faceplates from one maker...and yes they have the ND in the correct place.
Years ago, we painted the OEM black top covers. We had to wire wheel all the black, and the rust off the customers cover....bondo and sand all the dents....paint with primer...then sealer...then two coats of black paint. They were nice...but not durable. After done...we had to wait 2 days for the paint to cure before shipping. I'm still tired just thinking about all the bondo,,sanding and painting. After 50 years....re usable OEM black tops were getting very rare...and then FINNALLY about 4 years ago we found a place that sells BRAND NEW gauge tops. These parts are rust free..and dent free, which means we can now powder coat the tops and these will last another 50 years.
So now.....all our gauge restoration customers get a brand new powder coated top cover....perfect ...period correct faceplates....machine polished connector rings....and fast service. Our turnaround time average is 6 days. No other gauge restorer can match that.

I haven't posted for a while....so customers should know the old Z-Resto.com website was recovered and now working correctly.

Visit our same website since 2001 >> Z-Resto.com

thnx
Bob
Z-Resto