My painted gauges
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My painted gauges
Hey here is my attempt at painted gauges. I was going to do a different color scheme but wasnt sure if the red i wanted to use would look good with my red in my truck already. Anyways I did Silver with black letters and icons and used red as the needle.
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They work great at night too. That is another reason why I wanted to use a lighter color. I suggest if anyone is thinking about doing it they shouldl because its farely easy to do and looks soo much better
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Teehee, well ill help you. But theres no guarntees your still going to get the wiper **** off!
That things a true PITA!!
The lights is the easy one. If you look behind the **** where it connects to a black box i believe, you will find a little **** you have to push down and then you can pull out the headlights ****.
As for the wipers switch heres a guide to try and get it off. The first time i did this i finally got it off. The 2nd time i took it off i ended up breaking it off and just jb welding it back on!
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=24489&.jpg=
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From: Lost
Wipers: There is a spring clip on the backside of the **** itself. Look close, and you should be able to see it. Use a small screwdriver to push that clip towards the back of the ****, and it should pull off.
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I made a special tool for the wiper/headlight *****,I took a small probe screwdriver and bent the end into an L shape.So now I just put the end in the slot and pull towards me and it depresses the spring and the **** comes off.
Sean,we need some night pics buddy!
Sean,we need some night pics buddy!
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look great man! getting them to work at night is the biggest trick IMO, I had to try a couple different colors before the needles on mine showed well with the lights on them (but i was also using blue leds) but your painting looks rally good and even, i like it when modifications look like thier factory!
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ok ill try to get some pics up at night at one point. With my old ones i just took out I am going to paint them red with black numbers and a white needle. its just a experiment to see how they will look
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should most any decent auto parts store I'd imagine.