by 74_Vega_GT » Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:47 am
~OOps..going backwards- Couldnt see the illumination of the gauges in the dark, so, I should have used a lighter colored paint on the backside of the metal overlay which the factory had a "light blue" for a reason...to reflect the light to the face of the gauges, or so it seems. The plastic gauge carrier..where the gauges all inset into, also is this light blue...for the same reason, or so it seems. I had painted them a hot lime color, which aint gonna work out, I could have maybe used LED's to overcome the dimly illuminated gauge faces, but decided to re-paint it back to the light blue that GM used. Which meant disconnecting the main dash harness and radio connections and placing the assembly back on the work bench to disassemble...once more. I may hit the needle tips with bright orange again. Only the 2 gauge faces that I made, the tach and speedo, look fresh, the volt and temp and fuel gauges are a bit dingy. I never PhotoShopped those gauge faces as I did the tach and speedo. Now would be the time remedy that, but Santa has the Covid, so I am not looking for those in my stocking....
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