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Old 07-27-02, 07:58 AM
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white face gauges...

Hey

For those of you that installed white face gauges..

What color did you pick for the numbers?

What does it look like at night?

Thanks

Jim
Old 07-27-02, 12:11 PM
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I picked black numbers,,the lights that lite up the cluster
can be made to shine brighter,the 2 small 'yellow' lites
on top,,i used a drill bit, to drill small holes and let more light out,,mine look real good at night,,one of the coolest
things i've done to my car
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i did the same as mark perez. black letters, amber lites but i didnt drill no holes.
Old 07-27-02, 01:39 PM
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Does anyone have a decent template for white-face gauges for an '85?
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v8kilr is the man to talk to about gauge faces. he does them for every yr 1st gen now, i believe.
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I'm surprised you haven't made a template, Jeremy. You seem to be pretty good at industrial design
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Have you checked my gauges at http://www.rotaryrx7.com




Originally posted by jeremy
v8kilr is the man to talk to about gauge faces. he does them for every yr 1st gen now, i believe.
Old 07-27-02, 07:06 PM
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i'm more mechanical. and if i spend the time i want it to be something that makes it faster, handle better, etc.

sorry jose, i forgot you made them too.
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Nice work, Jose. Too bad they're in MPH
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