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Old Jul 9, 2018 | 01:45 AM
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Instrument needle colors?

Hi Guys,

just dropped my instrument panel off to be restored, and the bloke asked me what colour do I want the needles....? It looks like someone has painted the needles orange because the other instrument panel I have are all white.

Has as anyone got any original pics of correct
instrument panels showing needle colour?

the truck is a 59 f100 and it was California built.

sorry about the bad pic, I don’t have any better ones.
its the one on the right up the back.



 
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Old Jul 9, 2018 | 01:22 PM
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They are supposed to be orange.
​​​​​​​All the white ones are sun faded.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2018 | 09:20 PM
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Thanks hotfalcoon
 
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Old Jul 13, 2018 | 05:53 AM
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I tend to use fluorescent orange on any of the clusters i freshen up just seems to make the fresh new clean gauges "pop" nicer and look sharper.
Have also used custom or complimentery colors on jobs for highly detailed street rods and the like.

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