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Old 10-06-2009, 04:46 PM
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Default Custom Gauge Cluster with Color Matching Needles!!!!!!!

Hot off the press bitches here they are:





Let me know what you think!
Old 10-06-2009, 04:54 PM
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wow! love that how you do that!!!!
Old 10-06-2009, 05:04 PM
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Interested in knowing how you did the needles
Old 10-06-2009, 05:09 PM
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wow i have to say green isnt my first pick but that looks fantastic. Great work.
Old 10-06-2009, 05:13 PM
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The needles are from a Mazda3 (my previous vehicle). I had experimented with this before and one of my friends who also owns a 3 broke a gauge cluster doing something like this, so I had him send me the needles. They do need to be modified quite a bit for them to work properly though.

Thanks to lbz for the idea to paint the trim pieces black they look absolutely amazing!!!!
Old 10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
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nice, not sure about the green but either way it looks great. what did you use on the steering wheel trim?
Old 10-06-2009, 05:39 PM
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Photoshop lol I adjusted the brightness and contrast of the pic a little so they came out gunmetal but they are stock
Old 10-06-2009, 05:41 PM
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looks great...nice and bright.
Old 10-06-2009, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Get_Zwole
wow i have to say green isnt my first pick but that looks fantastic. Great work.
+1....Nice work buddy, cleanly done...originality ftw.
Old 10-06-2009, 05:53 PM
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sick
Old 10-06-2009, 06:15 PM
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LOL about the chop! I didnt notice first time I looked, that they looked black...

For the member who asked, I actually did paint my trim pieces, used DupliColor Vinyl and Fabric, flat black.
Old 10-06-2009, 06:23 PM
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I used krylon flat black for mine
Old 10-06-2009, 06:32 PM
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i'd make mine purple or blue or something, that would of been sexy too. nice work!
Old 10-06-2009, 06:41 PM
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not feelin the green, but awesome job for the custom work.
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^+1 great job
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^ nice
Old 10-07-2009, 09:34 AM
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how off are the gauges? R u gonna paint red on the rpm cluster so u will have a red zone? And yea looks great but im sorry i hate green.
Old 10-07-2009, 03:12 PM
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Looks good!
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Lulz at all the people not reading through the post and seeing it's a PS. That's a cool idea though.
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nice job


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