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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 11:53 AM
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84-85 Silver Face Gauges are in.....

Hey

Went to Sevenstock yesterday and stoped by the SRMotorsports table...........The gauges were in........
They asked if I wanted them to install them since my car was there.........OK..............

They look great........they have a different power supply that changes the brightness of the blue and red at night

The white bulbs still work in the dash and can be adjusted with the dial...........this still controls the brightness of the needles and odometer areas as well as the center console.......

They are silver........the pictures make them look white....

I added Dodge Intrepid needles to the Tach and Spedo

Came out great..........

Te Faces overlay on the orig gauges......just have to take out the screws.......This way you can go back to stock.........Cool............

After I got home I had to go out again......the colors at night are so cool.........

What do you think...............

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/stoneypea...Gauges&.view=t
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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Those are cool as hell.
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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Sweet man...Now all we need is Series 2 gauges .

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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 01:47 PM
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is it just your picture, or are your needles really that hard to see at night? If so, it kinda negates the whole idea of having gauges in the first place...
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 01:56 PM
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You know finger nail polish comes in a zillion colours.
and it's easy to apply. to change the needle colour.
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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Nail polish! Gad zookes!
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 03:24 PM
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are you serious about the nail polish? will it make my needles blue??
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 03:53 PM
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Dude, it makes your nails blue...lol
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 05:24 PM
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It is the picture.....During the day the New needles look great and at night.........the old color can be seen both ways just fine..........If the gauges were white no way.......

I will probably paint the old needles orange.........Not with nail polish......or covert the stock needles to Intrepid ones.....

They are clear orange so at night you see the whole needle
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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It is the picture.....During the day the New needles look great and at night.........the old color can be seen both ways just fine..........If the gauges were white no way.......

I will probably paint the old needles orange.........Not with nail polish......or covert the stock needles to Intrepid ones.....

They are clear orange so at night you see the whole needle
Let's see some more pics at night, especially with the "intrepid" needles.

BTW, I noticed the dimmer switch also has a "GREEN" button. Does this work? If so, show us as well.
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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I will try again with the night pictures............My camera
does not like it when I put my finger over the flash.

The button has two brightness levels.........and then the dial adjusts to your level..........

I like it all the way up..................
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 10:17 PM
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There is no other colors.............blue and red..........
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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i think they look sweet as hell, so how long will they take to come when we order them?
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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Directfreak got his allready..............
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Old Sep 29, 2002 | 11:12 PM
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Directfreak got his allready..............
About two weeks I guess, maybe less.
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 04:43 AM
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If they get 10 people who want 79/80 ones, they will make them.. I want 2 sets..
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 07:48 AM
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The night time shots remind me of the new VW's. "Blue and red".
The guages look good in the sense that the work good and look like they are supposed to be there, but I personally don't like the color. I like the original stock look.
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 09:03 AM
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The night time shots remind me of the new VW's. "Blue and red".
The guages look good in the sense that the work good and look like they are supposed to be there, but I personally don't like the color. I like the original stock look.
Yes, but then you get these: Autometer Bulb Covers



An then you change all the rest of the center console lighting from orange to blue.

Then you have an "Original" Modern Blue interior.
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 09:51 AM
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Directfreak: "Thanks but no thanks"
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 10:10 AM
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Directfreak: "Thanks but no thanks"
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No problem, that's what colors are for, so everybody can be happy.

BTW, I like the original Orange as well, but I have gone far beyond the "mod factor" on my car, and have decided to go all out.

Besides the factory orange, I have always like the VW Blue that's out now.
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 12:11 PM
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Thanks for pointing me the right direction direct. I was wondering how i was going to go about doing the rest of the lights.

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