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Does anybody know if the orange can be scraped off the gauge needles or are they permanently orange? If possible I want to repaint mine in a translucent blue color so it light up in blue with the blue LED kit I have.
x2 on this? i would like mine to be redDoes anybody know if the orange can be scraped off the gauge needles or are they permanently orange? If possible I want to repaint mine in a translucent blue color so it light up in blue with the blue LED kit I have.
Pictures?you can scrap them off. All I did was scrape the orange off and use sand paper on the back. The blue from the led shows off the rough back side.
dont have any, never actually installed them.Pictures?
What do you mean it shows off the rough back side? Isnt the needle smooth all the way around? I figured I could use a razor to scrape off most of it and then use a fine sandpaper to get the rest.you can scrap them off. All I did was scrape the orange off and use sand paper on the back. The blue from the led shows off the rough back side.
He used sandpaper to rough up the backside so it is kinda like being frosted glass and catches the light instead of letting it just shine through. That way it actually all shows up blue.What do you mean it shows off the rough back side? Isnt the needle smooth all the way around? I figured I could use a razor to scrape off most of it and then use a fine sandpaper to get the rest.
exactlyHe used sandpaper to rough up the backside so it is kinda like being frosted glass and catches the light instead of letting it just shine through. That way it actually all shows up blue.
idk just experiment with it. You dont want to see deep scratches so dont use something heavy. I didnt paint anything. I only sanded the tips of the needles so when the lights are on most of the needle was orange and the tip was blue.what grit sandpaper did you use to "frost" the needle and did you just pait the top side of them?
lol, im planning on doing the exact opposite. im going to leave the tips orange and the rest blue.idk just experiment with it. You dont want to see deep scratches so dont use something heavy. I didnt paint anything. I only sanded the tips of the needles so when the lights are on most of the needle was orange and the tip was blue.
you may want to paint them because it just a frost color when the lights are offlol, im planning on doing the exact opposite. im going to leave the tips orange and the rest blue.