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Old Dec 12, 2016 | 01:06 AM
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Help me choose color of gauges (before sale ends Friday!)

Get your artistic groove on. I need help choosing color of some Speedhut gauges.

A lot of people do white. I can't see why, that looks horrible. And the Speedhut in particular look like a baseball.


These blood red gauges look really cool by themselves. Not sure they look good in my car though.


Black always works but doesn't give a custom look. Also doesn't screw up the look either!
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Old Dec 12, 2016 | 01:43 AM
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Re: Help me choose color of gauges (before sale ends Friday!)

The black ones look more original/better.
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Old Dec 12, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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Your interior looks pretty stock... I'd stay with the black stock look. I really like the red if there was a way to tie it in with other interior bits so it doesn't look out of place as it appears at least right now.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 09:42 PM
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Re: Help me choose color of gauges (before sale ends Friday!)

Thanks, something is on order now. $100 discount with this sale.


Originally Posted by BADNBLK
Your interior looks pretty stock...
Pretty much. Even have the original cassette player.
Thanks for your insight on colors. It was helpful.
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 02:40 PM
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Re: Help me choose color of gauges (before sale ends Friday!)

Originally Posted by QwkTrip
Thanks, something is on order now. $100 discount with this sale.




Pretty much. Even have the original cassette player.
Thanks for your insight on colors. It was helpful.
If you went with the black its gonna look great man. Jealous of the sick gauges
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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Agree with the black - will look cool at night too.
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