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are they the same color as everything else in your car (the illumination)? if not, does it bother you? i want the autometer cobalt one, since they light up the numbers and not the whole guage...but they dont come in red...
so i might just get them anyway and suck it up
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6
you can change the lighting of the cobalt guages? it doesnt say anything about it on any of the sites i checked
The Phantom Gauges are lit by a bulb in the back that plugs in. The bulb is clear but the package came with red and green translucent covers for the bulbs. Others have colored the bulbs by spraying a kandy over them. I sprayed nightshades on mine to darken them up.
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The Cobalt gauges are LED lit so they don't get hot like incandescent bulb-lit gauges do.
I have the trans temp gauge in my driver AC vent.
I don't mind the difference in color at all, in fact my stereo head unit is an Eclipse which also illuminates blue.
Here's a pic with the garage door closed and the illumination on after the install :
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I have the trans temp gauge in my driver AC vent.
I don't mind the difference in color at all, in fact my stereo head unit is an Eclipse which also illuminates blue.
Here's a pic with the garage door closed and the illumination on after the install :
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6
id prefer analog guages just cause its easier to glance over at them real quick and get a reading than it is a digital one. but i might check them out.
the digital....big red numbers are a ton easier to read than a pointed.
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seems to me that trying to read a dig. a/f gauge, or a boost gauge would be harder since it changes constantly, but i could just quickly glance and see where the needle is.
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6
seems to me that trying to read a dig. a/f gauge, or a boost gauge would be harder since it changes constantly, but i could just quickly glance and see where the needle is.
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Originally Posted by Gregg 00SS
I've got Cobalt gauges and a Cobalt tach. I just purchased some new LEDs for my dash to hopefully match my dash lighting to my gauges.
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6
are they the same color as everything else in your car (the illumination)? if not, does it bother you? i want the autometer cobalt one, since they light up the numbers and not the whole guage...but they dont come in red...
so i might just get them anyway and suck it up
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three words for you:
autometer nexus series
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If you want to make it look like stock, use those, no better gauges out there
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Here they are ... but expensive
Here is more info and demonstration http://hp.autometer.com/products/nexus/index.html
Here is more info and demonstration http://hp.autometer.com/products/nexus/index.html
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Originally Posted by gettinthere
I've got the Cobalts's in my Z and I love them.
These pics were taken with the LS2.com $2 bill, so sorry they're blurry.
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These pics were taken with the LS2.com $2 bill, so sorry they're blurry.
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Looks like you have a disco in your car ...
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j/k
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