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Topic #83778 6 posts Started by d_boice
I need some ideas for my speedometer, I bought the light up ones and installed them and it looks awesome but since i live in the desert, it likes to come up and bubble a little bit for which makes the needle stick..
i was thinking bout scrappin it all and maybe paint it silver and black and red needles?
idk any help is much appreciated
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QUOTE (d_boice @ May 14, 2012 - 6:23 AM) *
>I need some ideas for my speedometer, I bought the light up ones and installed them and it looks awesome but since i live in the desert, it likes to come up and bubble a little bit for which makes the needle stick..
i was thinking bout scrappin it all and maybe paint it silver and black and red needles?
idk any help is much appreciated

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Another Arizona member!
Anyway I'm partial to the stock gauges. However I changed out the bulbs for a different color.

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for real, there are NO celicas in Az i go to the junk yards to find parts and there is nothing,, what color you got?
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QUOTE (d_boice @ May 15, 2012 - 1:01 AM) *
>for real, there are NO celicas in Az i go to the junk yards to find parts and there is nothing,, what color you got?

I know what you mean, I found one in up north in a kingman junkyard then they crushed it..
I'm stock 3L2 red.

6gcHeroes:808hectortimmybatmandiegotigamak
i got blue led strips above the pedals, red stereo lights, its a colorful mess lol i ordered some white bulbs and i was thinking of painting the needle.. Might look sick.
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QUOTE (smkr3w @ May 14, 2012 - 6:54 AM) *
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QUOTE (d_boice @ May 14, 2012 - 6:23 AM) *
>I need some ideas for my speedometer, I bought the light up ones and installed them and it looks awesome but since i live in the desert, it likes to come up and bubble a little bit for which makes the needle stick..
i was thinking bout scrappin it all and maybe paint it silver and black and red needles?
idk any help is much appreciated

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Another Arizona member!
Anyway I'm partial to the stock gauges. However I changed out the bulbs for a different color.


Yea. I say just keep it OEM color and change the color of the lighting. Our cars are mostly meant to be OEM. smile.gif

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