i had the same problem as you hater.. i have white gauges too, so when i sanded them, i decided to paint mine a light grey.. looks good against the white gauges and since my car is silver, it matched.. the only problem with this is, that it doesnt reflect the light as well as a lighter color would.. i would suggest painting them white and maybe going around the edges with another color.. the brighter the needles are, the brighter they will light up.