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49283, making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by daltah, Jun-02-03 05:46 PM

is their a way to make the numbers on the stock gauges glow a different color other than orange.My indiglo gauges went out and I have heard from others that their are always going out and i dont feel like spending 35.00 and rewiring everytime they go out.So can you get different colored bulb or what?
49285, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by BCIEclipse, Jun-02-03 06:10 PM
What indiglos are you using? If you're only spending $35 then you are prolly getting the ebay ones right? Not to be rude, but for $35 i don't think they'd be very good. I've had my AC Autotechnic reverse indiglos for over 2 years without a problem. I paid $85 plus $5 shipping when i bought them. I think you can find them for less now. If you want to make your stock numbers a different color, you need to remove the needles and gauges, sand the back of the gauges to get through the white and orange paint, rewire some LED's etc.. it's a long process, and trust me, you don't want to deal with pulling the needles off and getting them to work right again. I got the import intelligence indiglo needles and 2 years later i'm still trying to get the speedo and gas gauge right. Save yourself the trouble and get some nice gauges. Just my $.02
49288, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by SavageGimp, Jun-02-03 06:44 PM
I just got some indiglos in from Speedhut (www.speedhut.com) and I love them. They cost a little more but you get to basically design your own (my tach says 2GNT). They fit perfect and the install was really easy. You should check them out. I will post pics of them soon.

Ben
49383, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by 9D9 MITSU RS, Jun-03-03 07:15 PM
that makes 2 of us that paid a good deal for the ac autotechnics. I've had mine for probably about the same time. They can be found cheaper now. There are knockoffs tho. They are badass! :thumbsup
49450, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by FlyinEsi, Jun-04-03 06:25 PM

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Easy to install, and definitely worth it!
This is Speedhut gauges ($99) with Import intelligence LED needles ($60)


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49453, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by 9D9 MITSU RS, Jun-04-03 06:54 PM
those needles don't show up at all. I think you oughta try silver or chrome paint for them. :thumbsup
49454, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by FlyinEsi, Jun-04-03 07:13 PM
Pictures don't do them justice, but they actually show up better than they look...they don't show up like stock ones, but I have no problem telling what my RPM or speed is.


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49536, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by MCubed45, Jun-05-03 05:04 PM
damn i love your gauges flyinesi... :thumbsup
that's prolly the setup i'm going with. i think i'm gonna do home-made needles though. doesn't seem too difficult. the needles seem kinda pricey to me. i think i'd coat the back of my needles in blue to go w/ the printing on the gauges too. would look nice during the day. i'm still tryna decide if i want white or silver faces though... blue and silver is nice. plus i got silver accents on my interior. hmmm..

-marc

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49537, RE: making your own indiglo gauges
Posted by daltah, Jun-05-03 05:24 PM
Is their a link on how to make the needles?