Sometimes its the little things...

[Lux]

I couldn't tell you how long these faded speedo needles have been bothering me so tonight I finally got around to the "freshen up" of the instrument cluster.Last time i used some nail polish that was laying around after installing the white face gauges because i cant deal with the white on white but it really didnt hold the color for long and turned yellowish.

This time i used about 3 coats of actual fluorescent red needle restoration paint but after 3 coats I wasnt satisfied so i started using some clear nail polish on top/combination between the two and then cleared over a few light coats Very pleased in how they came out this time as it matches right on with the needle color for the auto meter phantoms which is what i was aiming for since i have some plans to add more phantoms.

Pics cant do it justice except the last one, but you get the idea. Cant wait to drive it again, bout time.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

That's one sexy cockpit. Look's great!

 

[wickedwhiteVIII]

hey, that's the same Kenwood head-unit i have in my 2 white marks!!! is the the 5160 with the garmin nav? BTW, nice work on the instrument cluster!!!

 

[95mark8newyork]

nice work, +1 on the pillar gauges

 

[keVIIIn]

Nice looks good! But will thy still glow at night with all that paint on them?

 

[zmt325]

very nice cockpit

 

[UltimateSVT]

I like

 

[98lincmk7lsc]

Nice looks good! But will thy still glow at night with all that paint on them?

+1

Seems like it would be hard to see, if at all...

 

[Lux]

Thanks guys and its perfectly fine at night the needles illuminate a nice deep red/orange its a little darker then the phantoms but justtt how i wanted them

Ill take a night time pic later

 

[BlackLS06]

Nice...which headunit is that??

I got a DDX -318 a while back need to install it still.

 

[Lux]

Kenwood ddx512

 

[johnnyjaws]

looks good!!

 

[Sapperfire]

Nice, I want to do mine in a deep blue one day, doubt I'll ever go with white faces tho

 

[Lux]

Cant get a picture for the life of me that does it justice. Has a real deep blood red when illuminated. Im digging it.

White face ftw

Id like to go with an overlay like temple offers but that wasnt around when i got these from Whitefaceguages.net or whatever.

I have around 50 dollars into the cluster including paint

 

[JAX.TRUX]

nice man

 

[MediumD]

Nice, I want to do mine in a deep blue one day, doubt I'll ever go with white faces tho

Blue lighting at night is rather bad for your night vision. Not that it's important to those who do most of their driving in the city where there are street lights, just pointing that out.