Why/How is your datacenter text blue? Mine is green like the stereo display. Nevermind, saw your reply post that included why/how.

I figured they used a green VFD display, but I guess it is actually white and the overlay sets the color.

 

I got my aluminum overlay in and installed.

Install is really easy. The dash was a little hard to pull off. I ended up pulling apart my left most vent instead of getting the dash off, ha! And every time I put on the speedo needle and turned off the car and restarted, it would move to a different spot, even without repostioning the needle. Weird. I might of move the needle a little, and got it out of sync or something. Anyway, finally worked out, and needles just where I want them.

During the bright sunlight, guages are pretty hard to read. The indicator lights are pretty tough to read. I found turning on the parking lights, and setting the MyColor to 1,1,1 gives a dark color that's pretty easy to read during the day.

At night, the needles have a lot of red glow around the black center, so a lot more red of a red glow around them. And the green odomoter screen is brighter than before, more of a bright light green.

I like the indicator lights much better at night. Before, the cruise control light was too bright, now it's much dimmer, which I like. But like I said, don't expect to be able to read any of those lights in bright sunlight.

They look really good, and I like them, despite all my criticisms. The aluminum looks good with the IUP. For a hundred bucks and ease of install, they're worth it for me.

 

Hi Brad,

Glad you like your new aluminum colored gauge overlay with the green odometer window. As you know, I have the blue odometer window and it too is brighter than OEM, so it must be a more transparent film they are using. As you found out, the most time-consuming part was getting the needles back on correctly. I once had them on and positioned perfectly, even after turning off the car a couple times. Then all I did was unplug the electrical connecter on the back, so I could pull the assembly out one final time, so I would have the room re-attach the cover thingy properly, which I did. After I put the assembly (cover and all) back into the dash to secure it with the four screws, I noticed that the position of the tach and speedo needles had changed again. :scratch: Yes, this aftermarket product has got a couple weaknesses, but I am still very satisfied. On a scale from 1 to 10, I give this mod a 9. I agree, the aluminum does goes very nicely with the IUP.

 

And thank you very much for the detailed installation instructions. No surprises, and it took less than an hour start to finish, and I work very slow and meticulous.

You're right up saved me a lot of trial and error. Thanks!

 

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2005-2009 Mustang S-197 Aluminum Colored Gauge Faces Pics & How To Install!

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