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meccanoble Feb 1, 2003 12:52 AM

INDIGLO'S, REVERSE, OR NEEDLES....oh my!
 
i have SE white gauges which look pretty good but i'm trying to get the blue light idea in my car and i dont think i want the indiglo's, i'm very interested in reverse indiglo's and super interested in the needles but not sure which would look better. I like my gauges right now except they arent blue but still look great at night...thats why the needles might give me the right feel but i love the reverse...ahh, what would u guys choose....

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...22_13_full.jpg

^^^mmmmm combination wouldnt hurt either :D

http://www.bee.net/a2low240/gauges/Intellic1.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...7_150_full.jpg

bah, just a few pics...

trinity000 Feb 1, 2003 07:07 AM

i have the reverse indiglo's and i love them... they look soo good you will not be disappointed that i can promise i can't speak for the needles however as i do not have them yet.

metallic97gxe Feb 1, 2003 07:08 AM

just get needles no need to get "more" white gauges on top of the stock ones...;)

araffio Feb 1, 2003 07:46 AM

Definitely go with the needles and reverse gauges!!!!!
If I didn't have a 98 with orange needles, I would have gone with both, but I was limited to just the gauges, which look good too.

That pic you posted above says it all, go with those. They are gorgeous..

;)

Mmmaxx Feb 1, 2003 09:22 AM

I have been thinking aboutthis as of late as well, friend of mine got some red glow gauges for his rice mobile and now i want some!!
this picture http://www.bee.net/a2low240/gauges/Intellic1.jpg
they look sick as fock there, where can i get em!

95emeraldgxe Feb 1, 2003 09:26 AM

needles and the reverse guages

iregula Feb 1, 2003 10:06 AM

STOCK se guages with the blue inteliglow. HOT. or 98's have white guage with RED bulbs. nice

tzmanles Feb 1, 2003 11:55 AM

I just bought the indeglow needles from another org member. I think it will look hot with the stock background in my 97 SE. The only problem is Im not the greatest on installing stuff, especially somethin like that...so meccanoble, let me know which ones you get and if you go to get it installed somewhere, I will go with you...maybe two will knock down the price :)

sharkulator Feb 1, 2003 02:15 PM

I just bought the reverse indiglos, I will install this week. I think the indiglos (reverse that is) look oh so tight.

meccanoble Feb 1, 2003 11:48 PM

hey tzmanles, i go to Pearl96max to get my stuff installed. he actually has an extra set of reverse indiglo's...i might order the needles and just have both installed...i'm really debating between reverse and needles or just needles. I'm DEFINITELY getting needles. Mine are orange too (i have SE) but i hear u can just scrape off orange and use needles...here's an old pic of my gauges before i got my aluminum bezel....

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...41_35_full.jpg

i like the look in day and night but wnat to get some blue to match interior at night...wouldn't needles do the trick? :D

tzmanles Feb 2, 2003 12:20 PM


Originally posted by meccanoble
hey tzmanles, i go to Pearl96max to get my stuff installed. he actually has an extra set of reverse indiglo's...i might order the needles and just have both installed...i'm really debating between reverse and needles or just needles. I'm DEFINITELY getting needles. Mine are orange too (i have SE) but i hear u can just scrape off orange and use needles...here's an old pic of my gauges before i got my aluminum bezel....

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...41_35_full.jpg

i like the look in day and night but wnat to get some blue to match interior at night...wouldn't needles do the trick? :D

Hmmm I just saw Pearl96max last night at the meet, i didnt know to ask him. Someone said that you will need to sand down the orange needles first in order to make the blue indeglows work. I am not sure. I think Im going to just get the needles. Even though I havent seen the reverse and needles done, I think it will be too much goin on. I just want to do something small to accent the dash. Maybe if you go to get yours done, I can come along and do mine also :shy: if thats cool with u guys...

Tino98max Feb 2, 2003 01:06 PM

hi
 
i def think the reverse with blue needles are the way to go
i want to put some, dont know anyone in fl who would do it
so if anyone would like to help me out, let me know

thanks tino

willis Oct 21, 2003 05:09 PM

I would go with just the needles..

I had the reverse indiglos with needles, and it was too bright for my tastes.. then the fuse blew in the gauges and I'm happier with just the needles.

now, if you can find the reverse guages without that nasty center circle thing (ie, jst the numbers light up reverse indiglo) those would look hot with the needles..

oh, and definitely sand the backs off the needles.. that's my next project even though I have white needles already..

willis

willis Oct 21, 2003 05:10 PM


Originally Posted by Tino98max
i def think the reverse with blue needles are the way to go
i want to put some, dont know anyone in fl who would do it
so if anyone would like to help me out, let me know

thanks tino


honestly it's not that hard.. you can do it yourself pretty easily, just follow the instructions they give

Tight_Whip Oct 21, 2003 05:16 PM

Tino98Max, man I took off my Entire Guage Complex, and I had all wires disattached and then I still needed to sodder the Harness of some type inside behind the Dash and Gauges, Man these Damn Reverse Glow guages are a Huge Pain in the @ss, and if any of you can do it, will Congradultions because i would consider it a HUGE feet. Also, I live in Florida in Boca Raton, if you want you can swing by if you live close and I can show you how to take off the Entire Guage Consel. But, im not sure if I can do the soddering as i still haven't done it my self. I am thinking of just paying premium price to let some Rip offs do it.

Tight_Whip Oct 21, 2003 05:18 PM

You can't Buy Reverse Glow Gauges off Ebay.com for under $35.00.

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 08:12 PM

I put the sonicblue intelliglow needles on myself if I could find out how to upload the pictures I'll put them up and show you. What site do you guys use to upload pics?

wariow Oct 21, 2003 08:12 PM

where to buy needles!!

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 08:27 PM


Originally Posted by wariow
where to buy needles!!

<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/442000-442999/442610_1_thumb.jpg">

<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/442000-442999/442610_4_thumb.jpg">

<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/442000-442999/442610_5_thumb.jpg">

Neat huh? I put them in myself. It took me along time to get into the gauge cluster because it was my first time but putting in the light rings was simple. Taking out and putting back the needles is a b****, be careful if you do it yourself you have to position them in the same spot you took them out. I bought them at www.importintelligence.com

SuperChris Oct 21, 2003 08:28 PM

2-color (blue & green) reverse indiglos with stock needles

yeah, the glare does get annoying after a long drive, but they still kick @ss IMO...i'd consider the needles too, but i'm tired of dismantling the gauge cluster.

they look way better in person! :D

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...22_16_full.jpg

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 08:33 PM

Woops lets see if this works.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...10_1_thumb.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...10_4_thumb.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...10_5_thumb.jpg

daroknessmonsto Oct 21, 2003 08:35 PM

I love my reverse indiglo's =)...none of that aqua nonsense...a nice sonic blue...i just need the needles but im scared of the install

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../293999_18.jpg

SuperChris Oct 21, 2003 08:35 PM

"...and SuperChris with the assist!"

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_1_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_4_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_5_full.jpg

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 08:36 PM

GRRRRR

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_1_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_4_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...610_5_full.jpg

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 08:40 PM

AHH damnit im late! SuperChris is fast!

SuperChris Oct 21, 2003 08:44 PM

not bad for a stock auto tranny!

btw, how much hassle was it to install those needles? (as i start feeling the mod itch again...)

wariow Oct 21, 2003 09:29 PM

Too bad there's only the hyper red kit for the 98-99 :(

Seems like our needles are thoroughly red.

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 09:45 PM


Originally Posted by SuperChris
not bad for a stock auto tranny!

btw, how much hassle was it to install those needles? (as i start feeling the mod itch again...)


It took me like 4 hours lol but this is why. I went in there not knowing how to remove anything. I basically was learning as I was taking everything a part(broke the clear plastic cover). Also, I was so scared that i was going to break the needles or the little metal shafts that hold the needles. On top of that you have to take out and put back the needles at their correct calibration points. The intelliglow isn't a new needle, it's called a light ring that you put over the metal shaft where the needle sits on. Putting on the light rings took 5 minutes. The next day i had to fix the tachometer and spedometer needles because i pushed them in to far when i was putting them back so they weren't moving. Yup from now on im going to read all instructions completely because all that time spent wasn't worth it. So if you have experience and find it easy to get into the guages then this mod could take you only half hour to an hour.

Mahstylez Oct 21, 2003 09:49 PM


Originally Posted by wariow
Too bad there's only the hyper red kit for the 98-99 :(

Seems like our needles are thoroughly red.


Are you're needles thoroughly red? They might just be painted red on the back, the whole thing might actually be clear. If its painted on the back then u can sand it off with fine sand paper and then paint the back white and you can get any color.

wariow Oct 21, 2003 10:56 PM


Originally Posted by Mahstylez
Are you're needles thoroughly red? They might just be painted red on the back, the whole thing might actually be clear. If its painted on the back then u can sand it off with fine sand paper and then paint the back white and you can get any color.

can anyone clarify that it's clear or red?

willis Oct 22, 2003 03:58 AM


Originally Posted by daroknessmonsto
I love my reverse indiglo's =)...none of that aqua nonsense...a nice sonic blue...i just need the needles but im scared of the install

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../293999_18.jpg


d.a.m.n. you.. I want those gauges.. ebay?, or is there somewhere online that sells them consistently?

daroknessmonsto Oct 25, 2003 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by willis
d.a.m.n. you.. I want those gauges.. ebay?, or is there somewhere online that sells them consistently?

Funny part is i got them from Custommaxima. I was ****ed at first cause they weren't the ones i ordered (totally diff. than shown on their site), but after installation i loved them. I actually preferred these over those ones with the aqua circle in the middle beforehand, but was having similar troubles finding them. I heard you can find them on ebay , but last i checked there were none.

Cool J Oct 25, 2003 06:23 PM


Originally Posted by daroknessmonsto
Funny part is i got them from Custommaxima. I was ****ed at first cause they weren't the ones i ordered (totally diff. than shown on their site), but after installation i loved them. I actually preferred these over those ones with the aqua circle in the middle beforehand, but was having similar troubles finding them. I heard you can find them on ebay , but last i checked there were none.

hey, do your needles light up too or are they just dark becaus efrom looking at the pictures i can't see the needles at all.

Iron Scimitar Oct 26, 2003 04:01 AM


Damn chris! i didn't know ur needles looked like that cuz???

Here are mine. 2 color indiglo w/ stock orange needles. The needles come out really bright red in front of the gauges. It has a GS300 feel when i look at them.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...33_41_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...33_40_full.jpg

Mahstylez Oct 26, 2003 07:49 AM


Originally Posted by XenonHID_VQ
Damn chris! i didn't know ur needles looked like that cuz???

Here are mine. 2 color indiglo w/ stock orange needles. The needles come out really bright red in front of the gauges. It has a GS300 feel when i look at them.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...33_41_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...33_40_full.jpg


That's because those aren't his needles they're mine lol But hey my names chris too so you don't have to change anything you said :)

davebond007 Oct 28, 2003 12:44 AM

How do you guys drive at night with those indiglo gauges!? Blinded by oncoming traffic, your blue headlights, and green gauges!? What is this world coming to!??

flipxmaxima May 30, 2005 10:47 PM

i had the 6 color indiglow guages and they burnt out in a year and were realy pain in the *** for me. i had them installed and the people who did it screwed it yp so i went in there to try to fix it and only had it worse so finally me and my friend figured it out and fixed the problem with the needles. anyway have the reverse glo guages now and absolutely love them pictures dont do them any justice. ebay has em i got mine off ebay for like 30 bucks with shipping

RicoSuave98 May 31, 2005 10:37 AM

i just kept the stock gauges and changed the bulbs to get a bluer look. they're actually white leds, but heres a pic. i think they turned out awesome.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...49_74_full.jpg

dawalkster May 31, 2005 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by RicoSuave98
i just kept the stock gauges and changed the bulbs to get a bluer look. they're actually white leds, but heres a pic. i think they turned out awesome.


mmm hotspots. your gauge rings look nice though

juani May 31, 2005 11:37 AM

I wouldn't recommend reverse indiglo, you get sick of it after awhile. I always leave my indiglo off as it shows in first pic. I rarely turn on my reverse indiglo.
but LED needles are nice.
http://img239.exs.cx/img239/7194/dsc013511tf.jpg
http://img239.exs.cx/img239/9767/dsc013524wl.jpg


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