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Tachometer Light Question

So im switching over to some new guages soon:
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And my tach is still gonna be that dull yellow color i wanted to update the bulb but it is that little twist in one from the front and was wondering if they make a replacement that is a different color because i don't wanna opt out for the little plastic cover in fear of it melting all over the bulb. Anyone have any ideas?
 
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oh and im not talking about the stock tach i have a aftermarket one from autometer mounted across from me.
 
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i think you should just put a mag-lite behind your dash, that way your 100% sure your going to see it! hahaha
 
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PUT UP PICS OF YOUR NEW GLASS FENDERS! lol
 
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Originally Posted by 3.0Backfire
PUT UP PICS OF YOUR NEW GLASS FENDERS! lol
don't have any pics yet! plus i don't want to post up pics till they are painted!
 
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If you have any trouble installing them or changing colors let me know, i've done this on the gen II gauge pods a couple of times now.
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As for figuring out a different color for the tach, you'll have to pull the bulb and find out what type it is in order to look for a colored replacement. I would definately suggest relpacing all of the 194 bulbs on the cluster to change the needle color. Red looks really good with those gauge overlays.
 
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If you have any trouble installing them or changing colors let me know, i've done this on the gen II gauge pods a couple of times now.
[As for figuring out a different color for the tach, you'll have to pull the bulb and find out what type it is in order to look for a colored replacement. I would definately suggest relpacing all of the 194 bulbs on the cluster to change the needle color. Red looks really good with those gauge overlays.
damn that looks great, did you do a build thread on this?
 
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Yea I have an old build thread, but none of the picture links work anymore. I have quite a few pictures on my home computer. I've also changed it since those pictures, but I haven't taken any updated pics.
 
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Yea I have an old build thread, but none of the picture links work anymore. I have quite a few pictures on my home computer. I've also changed it since those pictures, but I haven't taken any updated pics.
i want to do that bad now, thanks bro, your pics just cost me money lol. and hey your gas gauge works, thats amazing itself, i gotta change my float
 
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