Cut a hole in my dash (for gauges)

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With the Dash cluster, was the color it came in matching to the stock color? I see on egauges.com that it's black, I was hoping it was a direct match, be a nice place to put gauges, because I don't plan on cutting my dash to put the pod in, even though I think it looks sweet (I have small ballz!). Also, What was involoved in that install for just the dash cluster?, doesn't look to bad.
 
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Originally posted by Phreakfree
With the Dash cluster, was the color it came in matching to the stock color?
It does come in black, did you read the whole post?? Page one talks about the painting. The install is easy for the instrument cluster bezel. The hardest part is removing the headlight knob (if you've never done it before) I also removed the rubber flap at the bottom, that seals against the steering column, and glued it to the autometer piece.
 

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that looks great.sonic blue is a bad a$$ color. lets just say you cut your dash board wrong. how much would a new one run.that takes some big nuts to do that. great job.
 

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Originally posted by svtcobra01
lets just say you cut your dash board wrong. how much would a new one run.
Good question, Plenty I'm sure, I "measured twice, cut once"
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how did u get your stock gauges to glow green ?
Are you serious ?? They come from the factory like that.
 

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01 Cobras have different factory gauges. They aren't exactly like the 03's. They don't totally glow.
 

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omg that looks soooo good. im trying to think of what color to do for a black 10th anniversery, maybe red. i also have the balls and am willing to cut dash, i have a friend who is really good at this stuff. as of now ur car is god
 

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Originally posted by xVENOMx
omg that looks soooo good. im trying to think of what color to do for a black 10th anniversery, maybe red. i also have the balls and am willing to cut dash, i have a friend who is really good at this stuff. as of now ur car is god
:) thanks, sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but the pics are always helpful, and thankfully I have them hosted on my server, so they won't get lost like so many have lately. I was hoping to see a nice pic of some SSR GT3s the other day, and the pic got changed to an old beater Ford escort or something :(
 

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no problem, it needed to be resurrected so people could remeber that u are the interior god, lol. ya thats pretty beat when shit liek that happens. but hell shit happens.
 

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That looks awesome. I wouldnt have the heart to cut my dash... However you did a good job. How does it feel to have REAL gauges? Not just the equivalent of dummy lights with a needle..
 

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Originally posted by kens03cobra
Brian, nice job on the guages!
Is yours a coupe? You also have 1 of the 23 with Parchment:-D
Ken
Which Brian ? me? Mine isn't parchment, but yes, it's a coupe.

Originally posted by 351MachOne
.......How does it feel to have REAL gauges? Not just the equivalent of dummy lights with a needle..
it's nice, the needles are constantly moving, Lots to look at even with the slightest movement of your right foot :) Once I found out that the factory oil press gauge read 12 o'clock from 6 psi to 100 or whatever the rediculously wide range is, that was it, I had to do something about it. It's almost as if FORD doesn't want the needles to move, which is contradictory to having a gauge in the first place, why not just have idiot lights then?
 

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Great work man... that's one thing I noticed about my cobra is the fricken' gauges never moved. It's like they were there for show.
 

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