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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:43 pm 
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Im looking into changing the colour of my needles from white to red what kind of paint do i use to get it so the light still comes through and so that it is evenly painted?

Also while i have my dash apart i think i might do the dash globes conversion are there any types of L.E.D's that i can buy so that i don't have to solder them in? How many L.E.D's will i need?

What colour grey/silver did people paint their speedo surround in?

Where do i get the paint from?

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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:45 pm 
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has anyone changed the colour of their needles?
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:06 pm 
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Yeah, I changed my ED ones from the orange to silver. Just used normal spray paint .
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:33 pm 
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does the light still go through them? Also is it hard to get it on evenly?
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:35 pm 
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yup ... just spray the needles lighty a few times ...

no light really goes though the needles, its now the backlighting of the whole dash that lights the needles up .
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:05 pm 
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ok
with some masking tape
mark were the needles go and gentley pry / remove them ,
once off grab a razor blade and scrap off the orange off,
once dun that paint them with a BRUSH what ever colour you want ,
once dry replace them to marks that u there ,
All done , with the leds they will light up the needles :)

 

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