well i got ******* bored today, so i decided to paint the needles on my cluster orange. Why you ask? honestly... I have no clue why. Just felt like being a little different.


Just Finished up



night time with amber bulbs in cluster too. Not much difference. But oh well. Remember, i was bored.

 

good stuff. now you have a VW.

 

lol.

 

I did the same thing so that my guages would match my autometer sportcomp's. I used the same neon orange as autometer though.

Jason.

 

how did u get you back lights to light up amber?

 

You just replace the itty bitty bulbs that are plugged into the clusters main board.

 

very clean job! i think ill try that this weekend

 

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replace them? mine arn't burnt out...

 

I did something like that but instead I used red celophane behind the cluster because I was being cheap. It turned out just like yours though. Nice job

 

i did the same thing but replaced the top lights with a mini neon black light so the needles glow at night. You have to use flourescent orange paint for them to be bright under a black light.

 

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Yeah but if you want the amber look, then you replace them.

 

is there any way i can make my top piece that light up amber to make it little bit brighter?

 

yea i did the same when i was bored looks cooler at night with it lit up.

 

tight!!!!!

 

Looks like my M3 cluster...amber illum with red needles. Did you change the bulbs in the climate control to match?

 

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You have to take out your cluster take out the liitle bulbs... i bought some clear orange paint and dipped the bulbs in the paint. it turned out pretty good, i need to do two of them agian but other than that it looks really good, its pretty cheap too. better than spending 140 buck on a used JDM cluster.

 

where do u get the clear orange paint from???

 

You can get the paint at your local hobby shop (model place). The only brand I have seen is Tamiya clear orange.

 

what/how did you paint the needles? did you mask off the rest of gauges?

 

oka i just did this with a model paint and it looks great and i was wonder can u see at night with them tho ?

 

what colour is it normally?

---shows how much i pay attention---

 

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not yet, will do that next weekend. lol