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max handley wrote:Mine which I assume is original is painted on the front side. 1959. Back side no paint.,bottom edge clear,void of paint. Color tan same as steering column, and horn , steering wheel .

Thank you for that information, Ben

Front ,Bottom edge, back.

Had to glue the cracked area, repainted with tan paint form NLA,

Ready to install.

Max,

You have the plate installed wrong. The waffle side goes towards the dash.

Joris

Thanks Joris , right you are.

max handley wrote:Thanks Joris , right you are.

so which side gets painted? the "flat" side or the "textured" side? I am assuming the "flat" side

Ben

Joris has it right the waffle or textured side gets painted and also faces the dash when installed. I was wrong in assuming the textured side faced out.

Now with that understood does the clear Becker faceplate from Oldtimer Radio have a waffle pattern on it?

Any opinions as to which of the two would be installed in a factory installation in an 1960 B with a July completion date?

Does anyone know where i can get a faceplate? oldtimerradio does not sell the waffle textured plate anymore, and koenigs-klassik-radios version is not correct.

Thanks,

Ben

Does anyone have an idea of which version of the plate should be installed in a 1960 356B (Kardex date 7/1960) with factory installed Europa? silver?

Thanks!

Eric Lenius wrote:Does anyone have an idea of which version of the plate should be installed in a 1960 356B (Kardex date 7/1960) with factory installed Europa? silver?

Thanks!

I see... my attempts to hijack my thread back from a "hijacker" has failed

Eric,

I think it was the non-textured Chrome/Silver faceplate... hopefully, others can confirm this.... (now... please give me back my thread)

a '60 car should have the waffle face plate. Silver/chromed most likely but this is a topic for debate

Thanks!

The one on my 59 is clear. Not sure if it’s the original.