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DIY White Gauges, Part III -- Installed
Here's a few pics of the test set i installed... ALMOST perfect [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] Still workin' on the lighting...

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lookin nice man, and thats just photo paper tacked onto the stock gauges right? looks real nice. id like to have them except with bright blue numbers on it instead of the grey, but thats just cause my cars blue...congrats on the DIY!
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Wow!!

Looks GREAT!!! can't wait to see how they look with some lighting. did you just end up painting your needles?
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Hey Thats awsome looking you must tell us your secrets, and show us your ways........
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you should sell those if you can get the lighting problem fixed

edit: try using that acetate stuff?
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omg!!!!!

the only thing that i can see is that it looks like the circles are off center/too big or something...did u paint the needles white or something too?
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did u take your needles off to get those on? cuz i can see how other companies guages have a bigger gap in the center so they can slide on over the needles.. it looks like yours has no gap wutsover. and if u did take them off.. how did u do it without messing up the calibration?
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props, man, props... those gauges look awesome
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excellent creativity and style, bro. it looks really nice and clean [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/IMG]
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Nice, you really should consider selling them once you are done.
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Lookin' good! Take a night shot with the backlight on. Did you hook up those L.E.D.'s you were talking about earlier yet?
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damn those look pimp...ya if i were u..i would start selling those...id buy 1...
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nice nice.. looks hella phat yo... could you post the outline for those gauges? thanx yo
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how did you get the neddles white/clear like that???

And what color are they when they light up??

Thanks........

Oh yeah..... looks
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Hey man the gauges look cool as hell good job [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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those needles should look fat in the dark, can't wait to see them lit.
 
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