Custom gauge color
02-05-2004, 01:31 AM
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Custom gauge color
I'm a fan of the white gauges offered as an option on the 993TT, standard on the S. I know there's aftermarket options, but it looks like some of the warning lights disappear with the upgrade. Is this a 1996 dash, and it's the 97's that have the extra lights? Here is a sample of one of the 993TT's that's available...I'm assuming this is not a stock peice. Input?
02-05-2004, 02:10 AM
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At first glance the gauges look white, but if you look closer, they are actually a really light silver at least thats the way they are on my '97 with the aluminum pkg.
02-05-2004, 01:19 PM
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02-06-2004, 07:40 PM
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The gauges have been redone aftermarket in silver. North Hollywood Speedometer and others do the conversion for around $350 (I had the gauges in my C2 done in white by NHS).
It is done by stripping the paper-like coating off of the existing gauge faces and applying a similar paper-like coating in the desired color. The warning lights glow through the coating.
I actually like the look of the aftermarket gauge treatment better than the factory approach, because there are no cutouts. The only downside to the aftermarket approach is that there is a small amount of light leakage (for lack of a better word) from one warning light to the one next to it.
It is done by stripping the paper-like coating off of the existing gauge faces and applying a similar paper-like coating in the desired color. The warning lights glow through the coating.
I actually like the look of the aftermarket gauge treatment better than the factory approach, because there are no cutouts. The only downside to the aftermarket approach is that there is a small amount of light leakage (for lack of a better word) from one warning light to the one next to it.