I can't for the life of me remember who it was that mentioned what they did to modify their FS2002 panels with CfgEdit, but, I followed the tip, and am having mass fun re-arranging certain panels to make them more comfortable for myself.
I think it was Ozzy, (but I could be wrong), who detailed how he dealt with the .xml gauges in 2K2.
GREAT TIP!!!
Thanks for the help.
Al