1st gen Speedo needle mod!!!!!!

Dang! well i have to get a dif shade blue hahaha.

 

That looks nice
Where you get the marker from?

 

Walmart has them for like 3 bucks and some change.

 

you need 360 degree bulbs...if you got them than just the cam ! LOOKS bad ass

 

any clever ideas on how to do the redline rpm blue? im doing a blue theme with my truck and i cant get blue lights to light up behind the heater controls and what not and the a/c button writing is green no matter what unless i take the little light out of the bottom and it just doesnt light up.. i want to do the lights behind there blue or white but cant find any that fit. they're a different size then the I94 bulbs in the gauge cluster

 

^^ They are #74 bulbs in the heater controls

Here's a link:
http://www.customtacos.com/tech/index.php?article=297

 

Looks great!

And a suggestion...You can find some awesome neon nailpolish colors that would probably look good.

dont ask me how I know...

 

Haha!!! Thanks!! And man thats a great idea!! I did not even think about that.

 

in the process of doing this and i cant seem to get the needles off the gauges and i dont want to pull to hard and break them.. im going to assume that if i break something im forking out some benjamin's for a new cluster!! so any help in the next few minutes would be great thanks

 

i got the needles off and painted, i got them all lined up perfectly and went to drive the truck with my gps to accuretly place the mph needle and well it wont move and or work?? and of coarse i also have a flickering led on one of the 360 bulbs, this project went so well until the end... please someone help me i cant live with my truck messed up, hope this is fixable and i didnt ruin something...

 

What all is not working? Everything or just the speed needle? Check that you connected everything up correctly. Also check the little spring in the back of the needle make sure that it is ok, but other than that I have no clue man. Hope you get everything sorted out.

 

only the speed needle is messed up. i relieved i set it while i was moving at a set speed, i thought thats what i needed to do not set it at a stand still and then check it.. so ill check for a spring in the morning. i just hope this is fixable and i didnt ruin something... and i got one led flickering on one of the 360 bulbs!! bad luck i guess lol

 

Hey glamis3000 did you ever get it shorted out??

 

Very nice Idea, I actually have thought of doing this same thing. I am planning on adding a few gauges in the future, I plan on getting the vdo vision series gauges. They will match the cluster perfect AFTER I repaint the needles in my cluster!!!!

 

Sick mod did mine last night... it was pretty simple, the real PITA was reseting those damn needles!! But I've got em pretty accurate now and love the new look. Check it out!

 

Sweet!!! Looks sick with the green!! Brings back memories

 

The green looks sick man!

 

how do you reset the needles?

 

You need a gps to get the accurate mph, and something to get a rpm reading like a scangauge or something similar.

 

day time pic neon green speedo needos!

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