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Originally posted by gearbox Well, my needles are white, and AlienX's are clear because he sanded the backs instead of painting.
Bulbs are regular amber color (clear bulbs). The color is gotten by the filter on the back of the gauges.
Alright, thanks. I'm thinking of just removing the amber/red (whatever color it is) transparent paint an just letting it stay the color of the stock bulbs until I figure out a color scheme for the new 'vic.
my needles are kind of white just because of the sanding down. But I also have a bit diffrent guage faces then gear. Its pretty visible in the day time..
In case anyone was attempting this diy, the wires you want are at the end just like it says in step 9 except the farthest one (red/black) is the power and the one second from the right (red) is the ground.
a resistor does exactly what it says..
but if you can't understand that.. Ill put it to simplier terms..
a resistor is an opposition to current which is contrary to voltage.
wait that might be too complicated also
If you have a 12 volt source ( your car ) a resistor will allow u to run a 3 volt LED by resisting current. Thats better
and about the EL cable thing.. Um.. you would have to talk to gearbox about that one. I was thinking if you add a resistor to the power on the EL cable it will make it darker, I know this works for LEDs but I'm not sure if it would have the same effects on EL cables, and the better question, to what extent can you do that.
Ill tell u how it comes out. 
