First off let me say hello. I am new to the cl community and I recently bought a 99 2.3 cl and for the past few days ive been going through all the threads to see what i can do to my cl. I know you're all going to hate me b/c i keep reading that ppl should look around fist before asking but i am going to be honest...i can not find out how i can remove the orange paint from the needles. maybe i am just an idiot but if you can help me out i would really appreciate and it would save me a lot of time.

 

Either paint them a dif color, or use some sort of paint thinner / remover

 

What color are you changing them to?

 

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Im not sure what color to go with. A buddy of mine showed me the autotechnic s7 gauges and they look really nice. any suggestions??


Thanks for your help guys!

 

Also, does anyone know if the 9 led super white dome bulb is too bright for the car? should i go with the 6 led?

 

I have the 9 in blue, IMO its not too bright, in fact I wish it was brighter.

The S7 gauges are overlays only, and they dont come with needles (trust me I needed a new fuel gauge when I broke the needle off trying to slip the overlay on)

 

Not that bright at all

 

Yooooooo... Can someone post some RECENT pics of their S7 gages?

 

imo, s7's=rice. i have 4 led lights for dome, map, glovebox, trunk and doors. they arent super bright and retarded looking, but definitely bright enough.

 

I'm not a fan of the s7 guages either, of course I'm doing black interior accents so they don't make much sense for me anyway. I have 5 LED wide angle LED's in my guage cluster and love the look they are super bright. My entire interior is green led btw.

 

i had what i thought was a good idea, and painted them with Illuminite. problem was they never got enough direct light to charge up, so never glowed . i'd say just make sure you get some nice bright bulbs for behind the dash (especially those two up top).
best luck.

 

 

i actually like the s7 guages alot

 

I did too, $65 later and now I have a deep hatred for them.

 

those make all the difference

 

I had s7's bought from nipponwa they look great as long as you get the chrome rings

 

 

Geez! FINALLY found a pic of the S7 gages installed.

Looks gross during the day but sweet during the night IMO.

 

 

x2 ^^

 

Looks great at night tho.

But just ass ugly during the day.

 

yeah we know