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Old 02-25-2009 | 06:46 PM
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Installed new gauge faces
I installed these in silver:

http://www.nrauto.com/gauge_body.asp?id=262

They are outstanding! Perfect fit and they look amazing.
 
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Old 02-25-2009 | 08:51 PM
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lol! mine were silver and i went to the black!
 
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Old 02-25-2009 | 09:25 PM
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lol! mine were silver and i went to the black!
Damn,

We both could have saved some money and just swapped!
 
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Old 02-25-2009 | 10:58 PM
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did you remove needles for installation, how did you recalibrate them?
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 06:50 AM
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did you remove needles for installation, how did you recalibrate them?
It was simple really,

I had the dealer do it
 
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Old 02-26-2009 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jcortney
Damn,

We both could have saved some money and just swapped!
lol. my rpm guage i changed that also. i made it yellow.
 
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Old 03-04-2009 | 05:47 AM
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I just had mine changed out last week to the silver NR gauges. And it definitely brings out the gauges in the daytime. Do you find it is about 10% dimmer at night though?
 
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Old 03-04-2009 | 06:18 AM
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I just had mine changed out last week to the silver NR gauges. And it definitely brings out the gauges in the daytime. Do you find it is about 10% dimmer at night though?
No, I don't detect any change at all.
 
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They look great! What was the dealers fee for that? I'm considering changing mine as well.
 
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Old 03-14-2009 | 07:14 AM
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They look great! What was the dealers fee for that? I'm considering changing mine as well.
2 hours labor.
 
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Thanks, Ill look into it!
 
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