10-10-2008, 05:01 PM
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my custom gauges
Well I never liked the yellow gauges in my car. So I scanned the stock gauges, changed em up a bit, printed them off on photopaper but left the now red areas white. colored them in with a red sharpie. this worked better then trying to print red. the light didnt quite make it through using these as overlays so i peeled off the gauges and adhered these right to the plastic. also painted the needles red.
bah, saving them as jpeg really blurred them
another blurry jpeg shot. the light does shine though the black though but its not too bad and at least you can see the numbers
Last edited by UDAMON : 10-10-2008 at 08:23 PM .
Reason: new picture
10-10-2008, 05:34 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
lol red sharpie , lovin it over the red over the yellow
10-10-2008, 06:25 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
Sweet!!!! I just think it's to much red. But they look pretty damn good for a home made job!!!!
10-10-2008, 08:26 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
thanks guys! just added the night shot!
10-10-2008, 10:32 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
Looks good, I love the red gauges. Personally, I would have left the plastic cover piece unpainted. It would make it look like it was originally made that way.
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10-10-2008, 10:56 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
I like my gauges red too ..
dont tell anyone, but I used a sharpie too ..
figure that one out
10-10-2008, 11:03 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
Those guages remind me of early to mid 80s hand held video games.
10-11-2008, 10:38 AM
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Re: my custom gauges
guess ill add my red guagues too...Yes I know its a bad pic but you get the idea
10-11-2008, 12:09 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
Looks good !! But I would prefer geen or blue.
10-11-2008, 07:49 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
so lets see yours!
10-12-2008, 12:53 AM
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Re: my custom gauges
ill spend my 500 dollars elsewhere Adrians91Z28.
as far as toxik IROC, all i see is red plastic.
wow.
anyone else care to hijack?
10-28-2008, 12:44 AM
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Re: my custom gauges
Looks good. I'd like the bezel black better but those gauges look damn sweet.
10-28-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
Quote:
Originally Posted by
UDAMON ill spend my 500 dollars elsewhere Adrians91Z28.
as far as toxik IROC, all i see is red plastic.
wow.
anyone else care to hijack?
you say his are all red plastic, looked at yours lately
was more like $450 and they beat the stock pos gauges anyday
.. plus the stupid dealer wanted $600 just to fix my speedo (not the other broken gauges)
10-28-2008, 05:37 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
thanks CamarosRUS. still am considering striping the paint back off. but was already red so i just havent got around to it yet.
and mine are a little more then red plastic.. have
you looked at mine lately??
the thread isnt titled "show off your red gauges" so if you feel like posting your pictures thats fine- just click the "new thread" button first.
10-28-2008, 07:55 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
ok, some printer paper and a red sharpie ..
sorry If I offended you awsome gauge thread .. I'll make my own if I wanna show everyone mine
10-28-2008, 10:15 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
'bout time...
and did i mention the cost?? oh yeah.. there wasnt any...
and thats
photo paper and a red sharpie thank you very much.
which you said the stock gauges are pos anyways so according to you i'm still better off
10-28-2008, 10:20 PM
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Re: my custom gauges
This thread needs to be
10-30-2008, 01:05 AM
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Re: my custom gauges
Quote:
Originally Posted by
krisb410 This thread needs to be
with useless comments like this? i agree
why am i in the wrong for backing up my post against hijacking?
10-30-2008, 02:27 PM
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