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what did you use to paint the needles?

I didnt paint mine. I just stripped the old orange paint off with nail polish remover. It makes them clear. that was kinda cool but kinda hard to see at night..

ok guys so i got those rings in yesterday and i was trying to install them but i can not get out the black surrounding piece from the dash. how do you do that?

parkc96 wrote:ok guys so i got those rings in yesterday and i was trying to install them but i can not get out the black surrounding piece from the dash. how do you do that?

hah dude did you not read the before posts?

but just to clarify AGAIN.
check out my led tutorial located on my signature!

sk8r776 wrote:I didnt paint mine. I just stripped the old orange paint off with nail polish remover. It makes them clear. that was kinda cool but kinda hard to see at night..

OH would you mind snapping a quick picture of how your cluster looks like in the daytime with clear needles?

i read it like a week ago and completely forgot! my bad haha but my problem is i have the twor screws out, and i can get the very top and bottom pieces to pull forward but not the part surrounding the clock or the vent. i spent a good 45 minutes earlier trying to get it

These are not from the Solara. They are from the Honda Accord I wrecked this Easter. But it should give you an idea.

The Speedometer needle is completely clear.

The Temp and Gas Gague's are clear on the top but the bottom still has the paint on them. (Easier to see during the day.)

thanks for the reference!

and as of yesterday I finally finished my last exam!
heres a preview on what I finished working on!


more to come when I get home!

yup

Looks Awesome man. Where did you get the covering from?

eBay! I bought it from a vendor that sells the brand " metro retrostyling" or something Like that.
It had good reviews on amazon but was sold out

Word of warning about these though. Don't leave your car out in direct sunlight on a hot day because on my car, I either didn't install the left side properly or the heat expanded the ring to where it was touching the temperature needle, making it unable to move. I had to tap on the plastic cover repeatedly and fairly hard just to get it to move to the correct reading.

aw man I knew it was too good to be true D:
did you buy yours from ebay?

Idk but I had mines for years and never had a problem

Haven't Had any problems. Mine will sit in front of the house for a couple days too and nothing. in hot weather too. I still love these things. They make the gauges seem like they are not from early 2000's lol.

dinoxor wrote:yup

Did the exact same thing to my car today, want to thank everyone for some great ideas for our Solara's!