squirrelybird

hey, i know some of you out there have your gauges all lit up different colors and stuff like that. not really waht im after, what i want is to keep the orange (firebird) but change the needles to light up a different color. ( im tired of the needles being the same color as the gauges) im sure it is probably pretty easy.

i have a 91 firebird (backlit gauges, i guess).

do you just sand off teh orange from the needle, and paint the back of it another color? if so, what kind of paints, and what colors would work best??

also, if anyone has any pics??

theSteve

i painted mine blue (with some model paint).. didn't need them to light up, though, cuz it's on a white background

squirrelybird

thanks,

so what do yours look like when they are lit? do the needles not light at all? did you paint them only on the backsides?

anyone else?

squirrelybird

come on, some one has done this?/?

ttt

SuperchargedRS

I bought some 97' Ford Explorer needles, they are light a optical plastic w/ a LED under them, during day they are white (I have Black faces on my car) but at night they are what ever color the bulb is (in my case blue) I havent installed them yet, my car is in storage a long ways away.....but soon. If you are interested in changing the color of the guges you should go look at a explorer

squirrelybird

thanks, will definitely check one out next time i am home. so how are you planning to hook up the LED behind the needle?

i thought our needle already 'kind of' did the fiber optic thing (not with a LED, of course) i have a 91 bird. it seems (from memory, car is not nearby) that the needles are clear plastic, with the back side orange. i thought they pick up light the same way the rest of the gauge does. hmmm i could be wrong.