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Old 04-14-2005 | 07:57 PM
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Holy Crap!!! Free Gauges!!

Sorry if the title was misleading....but they were free

I just decided one day that I wanted white gauges...not that Im racist of the black gauges.....hahaha

But yeah, I also painted the thingy that goes around them to match my interior.....(the dark blue)

Let me know what you think. I like them, my friends thought I bought new gauges.....until I told them that they were paper

Old 04-14-2005 | 08:23 PM
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This is false advertising. I want my free gauges.
Old 04-14-2005 | 08:25 PM
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Well they are free, all you have to buy is a printer and some paper.....
Old 04-14-2005 | 08:31 PM
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If they came white from the factory would you have made them black
Old 04-14-2005 | 09:07 PM
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If they came white from the factory would you have made them black
Nah, probably pink



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Old 04-14-2005 | 09:21 PM
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looks good
Old 04-14-2005 | 09:21 PM
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i wish they had black backgrounds with white numbers for the 91 style gauges.. i hate the yellow stuff, but im not too fond of the aftermarket gauges, mainly because id have to install them... lol and im lazy
Old 04-14-2005 | 09:40 PM
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I used to have that stupid dual needle speedo (cause im in canada) so i just took the original numbers and streched them out so it would still be accurate, then just simply snapped off the second needle......lol **pats self on back**
Old 04-14-2005 | 09:48 PM
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looks awesome!
Old 04-14-2005 | 10:10 PM
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Looks awesome man. I hope they're fairly accurate... Now I wanna do that....


...wait, you put mph around the outside? in big?
Old 04-14-2005 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by 305q_ta86
Looks awesome man. I hope they're fairly accurate... Now I wanna do that....

...wait, you put mph around the outside? in big?
i knew someone would notice....lol theres one more mistake, first person to figure it out wins my car.......picture.

The MPH is the only non acurate one.

take the MPH X 2 = your km/h on my speedo

I know my RPM though lol

"But officer, I was only doing 2500 RPM"

Im just to lazy to fix it, and when I do, Im gonna print them on photo paper, instead of just regular.

thanx for the compliments peoples
Old 04-14-2005 | 10:53 PM
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I like 'em, good job!
Old 04-14-2005 | 10:58 PM
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Are the graduations on the oil pressure gauge fuxx0red?

"take the MPH X 2 = your km/h on my speedo"

....wait, so it goes up to 280 kph then?




lol 2500 rpm. I cruise at like 4500 in my dad's jetta. But that's because it's not mine. And it's a turbo. Like to have it spooled, just in case.
Old 04-14-2005 | 11:47 PM
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Are the graduations on the oil pressure gauge fuxx0red?

....wait, so it goes up to 280 kph then?
Nah, oil is good

And yes, lol 280km/h speedo....I have an ultra fast 2.8L

1983Fbody- thanx dood
Old 04-14-2005 | 11:57 PM
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Meh. You'll need it with the 355.

Old 04-15-2005 | 12:01 AM
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Very Misleading, but they do look nice. Its really nothing i would consider doing to my car personaly, because i love the stock design. I do want to change the lightning behind though, just been to lazy...lol
Old 04-15-2005 | 12:26 AM
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how about a picture at night?
Old 04-15-2005 | 01:04 AM
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how about a picture at night?
Yeah I'll get one of those, they look great at night too

Ryan- Yes I will **dances all around** weee
Old 04-15-2005 | 01:15 AM
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Originally posted by 83_Camaro_83
i knew someone would notice....lol theres one more mistake, first person to figure it out wins my car.......picture.
Is it the water temp guage?
Old 04-15-2005 | 01:23 AM
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Is it just me or does your water temp gauge only go to 125
Old 04-15-2005 | 08:29 AM
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maybe the oil pressure guage reads like 0 275 and 350?
Old 04-15-2005 | 09:54 AM
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Is it just me or does your water temp gauge only go to 125
canada everythings different

The water temp is fine, the oil pressure is fine.
Old 04-15-2005 | 11:36 AM
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Oh, I see it! According to the gauges, you're currently idling at about 800 rpm, yet you have no fuel, no voltage from the alt/batt, and barely any oil pressure?
Old 04-15-2005 | 01:42 PM
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Originally posted by 305q_ta86
Oh, I see it! According to the gauges, you're currently idling at about 800 rpm, yet you have no fuel, no voltage from the alt/batt, and barely any oil pressure?
lol

it's a magical engine
Old 04-15-2005 | 02:43 PM
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Oh, I see it! According to the gauges, you're currently idling at about 800 rpm, yet you have no fuel, no voltage from the alt/batt, and barely any oil pressure?
Lol no thats not it either, i have heard alot of thirdgens do that, In fact, if you pick up the latest issue of Camaro Performers you will see thiers is at like 1500 with the car off But still not it lol. Are you like studying the picture hahaha. If your that bored go play Agressive Alpine Skiing

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Old 04-15-2005 | 02:45 PM
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yet you have no fuel....
LOL I always have no fuel....I get 9.81 MPG....seriously I put 5 bucks in a day, so the gauge is always there
Old 04-15-2005 | 02:53 PM
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Originally posted by 305q_ta86
Oh, I see it! According to the gauges, you're currently idling at about 800 rpm, yet you have no fuel, no voltage from the alt/batt, and barely any oil pressure?
and the water temp is almost at a normal level
Old 04-15-2005 | 03:04 PM
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well, there's the fact that there is no yellow zone, it just goes to red... (on the tach)

Or is it because you spelled camaro wrong?



























..made ya look
Old 04-15-2005 | 03:51 PM
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You covered the trip meter.
Old 04-15-2005 | 04:51 PM
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I suppose it looks good but if you lived in a humid location wouldn't this end up wrinkling or fading to an ugly brown color?
Old 04-15-2005 | 05:21 PM
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The air where he lives is about as try as it gets.. though time will tell....
Old 04-16-2005 | 12:31 AM
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LOL Ryan you ***, I almost cried when I seen "you spelt camaro wrong" fastest scrolling up I have ever done. Then after I thought you were on crack i seen "made ya look"

And wow, No one has found the other mistake....haha, and if they get dry/wrinkly, I can just print out more
Old 04-16-2005 | 12:41 AM
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looks good ..

other issue is the speedo needle.. all the others are totally white, the speedo needle is only white to the hub.


and as Zed'er said .. you covered the trip meter
Old 04-16-2005 | 02:21 AM
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fastest scrolling up I have ever done.

LMFAO

I just cracked up. And my dad came in and asked wtf I am making noise about at 12:15 am lol
Old 04-16-2005 | 01:44 PM
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other issue is the speedo needle.. all the others are totally white, the speedo needle is only white to the hub.
Never noticed that, but not a mistake I made
Old 04-16-2005 | 02:30 PM
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145kmh? Does the metric system measure speed slower when you go above 200kmh? Is 145mph the same speed as 145kmh?
Old 04-16-2005 | 02:49 PM
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That should be 245 probably

I need to make a new speedo, cause thats where all my problems are....
Old 04-16-2005 | 08:18 PM
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is it that you covered up your trip odemetor(bad spelling). Or is that in a different place on camaros?
Old 04-17-2005 | 12:09 AM
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and dont your mph numbers go up in fuxxored increments?
Old 04-17-2005 | 12:51 PM
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lol this turned into a scavenger hunt.......
Old 04-17-2005 | 01:02 PM
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Heh yeah it sure did..


Hey does anyone know how to get the faces out of a Firebird?
Old 04-17-2005 | 06:12 PM
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so can you hooke me up with the images? I always wanted white faced, but didnt know how to go about doin it.
Old 04-17-2005 | 08:35 PM
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so can you hooke me up with the images? I always wanted white faced, but didnt know how to go about doin it.
yeah dude, if you wanna PM me your email or msn or whatever I can send them to you.
Old 04-17-2005 | 09:04 PM
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thanks man, PM sent =)
Old 04-18-2005 | 06:21 PM
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h/o so what is it, did you cover the trip odemeter?
Old 04-18-2005 | 07:16 PM
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h/o so what is it, did you cover the trip odemeter?
no that wasnt it
Old 04-20-2005 | 08:18 PM
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Ha, so many responces, wouldnt you guys be pissed if i said there wasnt anything else
Old 04-20-2005 | 10:05 PM
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Not bad... I'd redo the speedometer and cut out the rectangle for the odometer a little neater as well has paint the needles to make them easier to see.
Old 04-21-2005 | 12:38 AM
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yeah the speedo is the worst part.......I seen your guages, you used a red felt to color the needles right? yours looked good man
Old 04-21-2005 | 10:03 AM
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I see a bunch of mistakes ..don't get me wrong, I like the idea.

-you covered the trip (been said)
-wouldn't you put the km/h on the outside of the gauge in larger numbers instead of miles?
-the 40 miles label is offset from the rest
-one of your km markings has been cut out where the odometer is
-your small markings (km or mile??) seem to be messed up quite a bit (why not leave miles off completely unless you plan to go driving to the states anytime soon...who wants to go there anyways? kidding!)
-the 145 marking far on the right side seems to be in miles, not km, but has the km size and location


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