Custom dash, need pics!
Burning Brakes
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yeah...i didn't quite understand this question either. however, in highschool i had a friend with a tuner car, that had a metallic silver painted dash...that lasted all of one sunny day. you have no idea what kind of glare you get off of the windshield when you do that. Now, if you're talking about the console or guage surrounds...then i suppose one of those brushed aluminum kits might be what he's looking for.
Racer
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From: PASADENA MARYLAND
white face gages
I saw a photo of the dash on a '75 and it had white faced gages ...
I like that look but mine did not come that way ...
Did they change that in later serial #'s, was it an option, or is that an after market thing?
I like that look but mine did not come that way ...
Did they change that in later serial #'s, was it an option, or is that an after market thing?
Team Owner
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White face gauges have not been a factory option in ANY Corvette...not even new ones.
Now, there are kits available to cover your stock faces with white overlays, you can paint them yourself, you can maybe send them to someone to paint them for you, and you can always replace all your gauges with after market gauges like Autometer white faced gauges.
Racer
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White face gauges have not been a factory option in ANY Corvette...not even new ones.
Now, there are kits available to cover your stock faces with white overlays, you can paint them yourself, you can maybe send them to someone to paint them for you, and you can always replace all your gauges with after market gauges like Autometer white faced gauges.
Now, there are kits available to cover your stock faces with white overlays, you can paint them yourself, you can maybe send them to someone to paint them for you, and you can always replace all your gauges with after market gauges like Autometer white faced gauges.
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Racer
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From: Milan
yeah...i didn't quite understand this question either. however, in highschool i had a friend with a tuner car, that had a metallic silver painted dash...that lasted all of one sunny day. you have no idea what kind of glare you get off of the windshield when you do that. Now, if you're talking about the console or guage surrounds...then i suppose one of those brushed aluminum kits might be what he's looking for.
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Racer
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From: Milan
I like it 
Really the best solution, especially with red car and black interiors!!!
But I've got Bright blue interiors and aftermarket white gauges to install, so I'm thinking about another color instead stock balck (red in your pic..)...
Something like this (not bright blue, but only to give an idea) :
Really the best solution, especially with red car and black interiors!!!But I've got Bright blue interiors and aftermarket white gauges to install, so I'm thinking about another color instead stock balck (red in your pic..)...
Something like this (not bright blue, but only to give an idea) :
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Racer
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '09
Yes the dash had to come out and be disassembled . I personally thought it was easy and not too much science involved.Although I didnt time it would maybe take about 1 hr to pull the dash and gauges out,1 hr to disassemble gauges from dash,30 minutes to install overlays,let them dry overnite and reinstall everything back.
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Racer
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Wow, very pretty interior. Just gorgeous.. Did you do that yourself, or have it done professionally? Gave me some ideas for mine!!
And the red insert on the door panels looks great too. How did you do that?
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