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Old 12-15-2006, 01:30 AM
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recently i bought some white face glow gauges, and i just snagged some white face heater controls, and billet door handles, bezels, and window buttons/plate. now all i need is clear needles for the gauges. are the stock needles dyed that nasty orange color? or are they white, with an orange bulb? or what. i havnt gotten the gauges in yet, this weekend, hopefully, if the missing piece comes in tomorrow. i don't wanna tear it down more than once, so i wanna do it all in one shot. any ideas? i'll buy new needles if i could find them
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recently i bought some white face glow gauges, and i just snagged some white face heater controls, and billet door handles, bezels, and window buttons/plate. now all i need is clear needles for the gauges. are the stock needles dyed that nasty orange color? or are they white, with an orange bulb? or what. i havnt gotten the gauges in yet, this weekend, hopefully, if the missing piece comes in tomorrow. i don't wanna tear it down more than once, so i wanna do it all in one shot. any ideas? i'll buy new needles if i could find them
Can't remember on the color of the needles. G/L finding them. I bought a whole cluster off e-bay just to get the needles.
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Old 12-15-2006, 01:33 AM
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hey pro how do i go about gettin one of them fancy 'tech certified' banners
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the stock needles are orange... but its a paint/tape thats on the back side of the needles... if you are careful, you can scrape the old paint/tape off and either re-paint them, or sand down the back side.... sanding them will make them light up a white-ish color
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hey pro how do i go about gettin one of them fancy 'tech certified' banners
Lemmie check for ya.
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Old 12-15-2006, 01:36 AM
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the stock needles are orange... but its a paint/tape thats on the back side of the needles... if you are careful, you can scrape the old paint/tape off and either re-paint them, or sand down the back side.... sanding them will make them light up a white-ish color

alright awesome. good knowledge. Adder, my friend, you are the king of useless information. lol.
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the stock needles are orange... but its a paint/tape thats on the back side of the needles... if you are careful, you can scrape the old paint/tape off and either re-paint them, or sand down the back side.... sanding them will make them light up a white-ish color

alright awesome. good knowledge. Adder, my friend, you are the king of useless information. lol.
that I am... I disassembled my old probe dash, and it was the same way... i sanded down the needles cuz the orange pissed me off... i then used red lights in my dash behind the needles.... made a sweet look
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what color would look good with these? IYO
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red definitly
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Old 12-15-2006, 01:56 AM
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good call. what kind of paint should be used? i want it to look good, not hacked. how thickly should it be applied?
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