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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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i know that many have done it but i have to say they came out awesome.. only thing is i need to know what kind of ink or pain can i use to paint my needles so that they stand out in red? any one?
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Thats nice
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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I want that.
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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take thinner to strip the orange off then take a red permanent marker and color the needle. might sound ghetto but it works. and when you look at it it won't look like it was done with marker
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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That looks really good.. nice job.
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by marinoTC
take thinner to strip the orange off then take a red permanent marker and color the needle. might sound ghetto but it works. and when you look at it it won't look like it was done with marker
MUCH better option. Go to Wal-Mart to the craft section, pick up some acrylic paint, $1 in a little 1 oz. bottle. I used metallic red for the last gauges I did. Acetone the needle backing off, repaint.

You'll need to take the needles apart though.
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Very nice. I am hoping to get up the courage to do mine in red one of these days. Good luck on the needles.
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Very nice. I am hoping to get up the courage to do mine in red one of these days. Good luck on the needles.
We shall discuss this weekend
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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How in hell do you do that? (Don't think I'm stupid, I just got my Tc)
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LookinButHardTC
How in hell do you do that? (Don't think I'm stupid, I just got my Tc)
Check the FAQ section
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Anyone done the hyper white led's in the guage cluster? The blue seems to be overpowering. Any pics of the hyper, if done?
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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im doin hyper white next week
thanks Chris
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Post some pics when it's all said and done. I was planning on swapping out 2nd week in march, but would love to see it before I do it.
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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i will, i have ALOT to do on the car this week
so we shall see based on time
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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looks awesome
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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That looks nice. I changed mine a few months ago and i just wanted to know if your airbag light stayed on after you were finished?
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Airbag light shouldn't stay on. If it is, check the connection under the seat/take it to a dealer...definitely shouldn't be on.
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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that looks awesome..
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ScionBandit
im doin hyper white next week
thanks Chris
please post up some pics once you get it done... i havent seen many people with white guages they're mostly blue and red...
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Some I did a few weeks ago...horribly over exposed ;)

He wanted white w/ red needles...that had a red glow around the base. That was fun



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