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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 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
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 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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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 01:00 PM
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i did the same as mark perez. black letters, amber lites but i didnt drill no holes.
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 01:39 PM
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Does anyone have a decent template for white-face gauges for an '85?
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 01:45 PM
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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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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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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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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 03:45 PM
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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.
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 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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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 08:03 PM
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Nice work, Jose. Too bad they're in MPH
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