Thanks again everyone for the comments. I ended up putting a couple more layers of the blue plastic in front of the clock... it now matches the color of the dash perfect. I'll get pics updated soon.
Turns out the climate controls will be more work than I anticipated... basically I'll have to remake the round trim rings around the controls from scratch... not sure how I want them to look or how I am going to do that yet though.
ElegantKamuri: wow, thanks for the link in the FAQ. Never thought the work I was doing would make it there