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Apr 18, 2015 | 11:13 AM

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What Guages Match Best?

I'm in the middle of installing a supercharger on my 04 Z06. I want to add a triple pillar pod with guages and was looking for some help on what guages match the factory one the best. I would think someone makes one that match the light color and face but no luck finding one yet. Thanks for the help.

Apr 18, 2015 | 04:25 PM

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The best I could find was the Autometer Sport Comp 2 that are LED backlit.
I wound up buying their dimmer as well as they were too bright without it.
They're a pure white light and no one makes lighting that's exactly identical to the factory
blue green touch of aqua.
I think they have them in black circumference color as well.
I got the silver ringed ones to match my instrument cluster rings.

I'll post up a better pic when they are lit in the dark later tonight so you can see,
but this 2nd one is a somewhat ok pic

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Apr 18, 2015 | 04:47 PM

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Thanks for the help. I wonder how close the ones with the adjustable color is. The white would be the best option if no one makes a match to the factory color. I'm really surprised no one matches the factory color.

Apr 18, 2015 | 05:12 PM

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It's also the script style as well.
The ones that you can adjust may not match the C5 cluster.
It depends on how important it is to you.
I let it go since there's 2 things light color and style and the Comp 2 was at least close enough on the style
plus I don't drive a lot at night.
The dimmer made it better, I can set it at the same brightness level so the extra gauges are not super bright white
in relation to the factory cluster.

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Apr 18, 2015 | 05:18 PM

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I've got the Autometer Sport Comp gauges as well but I painted the bezels black to match my interior - I couldn't find these with a black bezel. I had a couple of other requirements in terms of the brand/type/configuration I was looking for so these came close enough as far as the matching appearance to the stock gauges.

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Apr 18, 2015 | 05:18 PM

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They make this one also but I'm not a big fan of the Chevy emblem. It looks close to the one you have.

Apr 18, 2015 | 05:49 PM

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This dimmer is 33.00 on ebay if you want to adjust the brightness.
If you're really finicky you might get 2 of them, 1 for each gauge.
I have a cheap 5.00 US available chinese dimmer after this one as the fuel gauge was brighter than the boost

It works good to cut the level a little more but the cheap dimmer does not have the range by itself
to bring the gauges to a low enough level before cutting out.
I just 2 way taped them to the cover under the steering valence on the left
out of the way and easy to get to.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-5A-Switch-Dimmer-Adjustable-Control-Single-Color-LED-Strip-Light-Black-White-/251679889257?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3a994a5769

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