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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Default Installed Silver gauge faces (56k Warning)

I installed my gauge faces today Took me under an hour to do the instument cluster and HVAC controls.

They look nice during the day , just not crazy on how they look at night [&:]



















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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Should have cleaned before I took some pics [8D]
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:12 AM
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Looks good. I want to get some silver face gauges for my car. Where did you get them?
Whats wrong with the way they look at night?
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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I am not crazy about them at nite. The number when the back lite is at full intensity look fuzzy and the tach has this pattern that sticks out near the redline.

I drive with the intensity way down but the HVAC controls get alittle dark too.

Still not that bad. Still look real good during the day.

I order them from 50resto.com

Sorry about the pics, my camera doesn't like taking night pics without a flash



Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:55 AM
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they look almost transparent in the last picture
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 01:00 AM
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I think they look really good. I was thinking of getting that for my stang. How long did it take you to do and how hard was it?
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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Well I was figureing about 2hrs, took me less then 1!

It was very easy. The hardest part was setting the needles again. The HVAC was pretty easy, just had a hard time reclipping the center plastic back on, I got the trick now

They look white in the pics, but they are silver and they match the factory silver accents very well. Overall i am happy with my purchase.

On a scale of 1-10 (1 easy 10 hard) I would give it a 3.
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:22 AM
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they look good ecept for all the light coming through by the red markings. i have the mac white face guages and they look awsome. i havent installed my saleen ones yet, i need some conection thing to make them light up, but im not in a hurry.
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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I think that they look good, I have the same ones, but mine doesn't have the bright light in the tach area, maybe when yo applied it , it was a little off center? At any rate they look good.
Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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Those look nice, I know the flash from your camera made them look white. I absolutely hate white faced guages, it looks so tacky.

I like the look of them on your bench though, I'd consider those.



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