Gauge rings Aluminum or Carbon Fibre?
03-31-2009, 05:08 PM
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The Carrera GT and 40th Anniversary 996 had them as standard equipment.
03-31-2009, 08:41 PM
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+1 ^^^
It's not a tough job, but removing the hazard switch can be a PITA. If you have the pod off, you may want to consider the obc hack if you do not already have this option.
See here for hazard removal, be careful, the plastic trim scratches/marks easily.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...=595&hl=hazard
It's not a tough job, but removing the hazard switch can be a PITA. If you have the pod off, you may want to consider the obc hack if you do not already have this option.
See here for hazard removal, be careful, the plastic trim scratches/marks easily.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...=595&hl=hazard
You do realize that you guys are changing me....I used to be SO happy and SO proud just to drive my car but now I've got rid of the pumpkins and pedals, am looking at gauge rings and now I have to find out what the OBC hack is.......
03-31-2009, 09:48 PM
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I have carbon fiber and gray face gauges but still decided to go with the silver rings. I felt the carbon on carbon would blend too much and I was looking for some contrast like most of you. Here are some before and after pics and I would imagine that the carbon rings would have looked not much different than the black stock surrounds.
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Of course, I am just kidding, at least about the "baseball bat" part.
04-01-2009, 10:52 AM
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Hmmm...aluminum would go well with the other "aluminum" bits I have on the shifter and e-brake. Is there a consensus on which aluminum surrounds to get?
04-01-2009, 01:43 PM
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How does one remove the stock bezel system with the rings and plastic as one? Does it pop right off? Noob here.
I'd like to take mine off, clean the fog that's behind it and (try to) spray them rings silver.
Jimmy
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I'd like to take mine off, clean the fog that's behind it and (try to) spray them rings silver.
Jimmy
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04-02-2009, 10:21 AM
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How does one remove the stock bezel system with the rings and plastic as one? Does it pop right off? Noob here.
I'd like to take mine off, clean the fog that's behind it and (try to) spray them rings silver.
Jimmy
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2000 911 Carrera Cabriolet
2001 Audi allroad
1992 Mercedes 500E
1986 VW 16V Scirocco
1999 Chevy P'up
I'd like to take mine off, clean the fog that's behind it and (try to) spray them rings silver.
Jimmy
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2000 911 Carrera Cabriolet
2001 Audi allroad
1992 Mercedes 500E
1986 VW 16V Scirocco
1999 Chevy P'up
Seems like any set of aluminum rings are $100 or more. Not worth that much to me at this point to have silver rings around my gauges!
04-03-2009, 12:13 PM
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Thanks Marc...I guess I'll have to do that then: take off the instrument cluster (which appears pretty easy)
I swearit looks like there's polishing compound that was thrown/slung onto the instrument cluster and it got behind the glass, along with dust and dirt and other dried up moisture...I have detailed the car since iI got it (Jan 09') and the cluster is the last thing to tackle.
Really loving the C2 Cab btw !
Although the SL600 I had for a bit trumped it in power and ride quality...but not in the looks nor in the handling dept.
Jimmy
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I swearit looks like there's polishing compound that was thrown/slung onto the instrument cluster and it got behind the glass, along with dust and dirt and other dried up moisture...I have detailed the car since iI got it (Jan 09') and the cluster is the last thing to tackle.
Really loving the C2 Cab btw !
Although the SL600 I had for a bit trumped it in power and ride quality...but not in the looks nor in the handling dept.Jimmy
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