transsam

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I considered looking into getting the Camaro controls, but I like the shape and feel of the Firebird controls so much better. I used clear tape to cover the white parts and an X-Acto knife to cut the tape to only cover the white/transparent section. I then used a vinyl dye to paint them black. The texture is unchanged. The feel of the **** is unchanged, and the transparent part still shines through perfectly. I think I am going too far with this "rebuild" of my interior, but this sure worked out well!

Sorry for the poor picture quality. They look OEM in person, but the iPhone doesn't take great pictures.

LS1Transhed

Looks good. I switched my ***** to Camaro ones last summer, but I thought about painting my stock Firebird ones black before doing so. Nice job.

Trans Am Jam

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not bad, but what I plan on doing is to buy those MBA aluminum pieces and have them powdercoated matte black =]

transsam

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That will look damned good. I will consider it down the road. For now though, the $6 and 30 minutes of work, I'll call it good.

Trans Am Jam

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nah I like what you did. good job.

Irish350

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nice. i like that more than mbas, i always thought that was a rip.

I grabbed a camaro panel from ebay.. looks great; doesnt work.

are they holding all that gloss or is it just the pic?

transsam

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Yeah, it is a high gloss. I am regretting the amount of gloss a little, but it might look good with "our" black gauges. Otherwise, I might go with a lesser gloss finish. I'll shoot you a PM with pics when done, but like I told ya, could be months. Or when the gauges come in, I'll see if I can do a mockup to show how they match.

transsam

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An update...of sorts.

Got my 6LE gauges. My entire dash is out now, so no real update, but here is the mock-up:

Irish350

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swing and a miss on the mockup (at least i dont see anything)..

what lights are you going with? the 5 bulb or 6 bulb leds?

DaynNight

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they turned out pretty good

Irish350

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so i just realized i bought a ta hvac gauge for the camaro gauges i got, hahaha...

looks like ill be following suit here shortly.

still wondering about the lights

transsam

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Ouch, but on the plus side, they really look awesome in person and feel stock. On the lights, I have no clue as of yet. I am converting to blue, but I haven't been able to look into it further than that. Way too much going on now that finals are a week away. Sorry man, I'm still wondering too!

Irish350

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well i know what you need, so lemme know when youre ready to get them.

Ill wait on mcnord and 6le and them to find out about the lights.

that picture still doesnt work for me though

transsam

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Thanks Sean. I'll try to post the pic in a different way. Here is hoping this works - if not, I'll send it in an email: