Nix the red gril idea and go black. Don't b a ricer

 

i say go red ...

 

no red. maybe black grill and red scion logo. thats bout it

 

i believe i left that can of blue spray paint at marks to be used. anyone have it now?

 

NO SEAN I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE LEFT IT AT MARKS HOUSE CAUSE WHATS HIS NAME DIDNT GET HIS ANGEL EYES SO HE DIDNT USE IT

 

my two cents...

i think the red grill would look tight! you have nothing black on your car nor do you have tint.. or dark tint!

go with red. it would match the interior and goes clean with the rims! i wouldnt consider that ricer looking! a muffler tip and a huge spoiler! YES! thats ricer!

 

so young, so innocent

 

lol man oh man what are we going to do with him

 

Honestly no bullsh!t !! the red grill would look dope.

 

this might be the second time we agree!! ^^^

but if you want to look even dumber than now... GO WITH BLACK!

 

well maybe i do!

 

Yeah I still say the red would look better than black. Matches interior, wheels, tails... The only black on your ride is the tires and glass roof.

 

well.... go black!
its not my car...

hope it turns out ok... if it doesnt... when we cruise stay atleast 5 cars behind me!

 

Haha, so kind.

I've been working on my needles today at work. Got a couple in progress pics. It should be done by the time I leave tonight. I'll try to remember to post the final pics once I get home. Just wiping the amber off didn't light up enough for the needle to really be noticable, so I picked up some green acrylic paint and am painting the backs of the needles. The color comes out pretty nice, but the light seems like it might have trouble getting through the paint. I'll see how it looks at night. I hope I don't have to do it over or get different paint.

 

definetely tell us how it comes out. we were talkin about doing that, but didnt have the marbles to do so

 

aw man, I just went and tested them on the gauge... The color matches like perfectly to the LED's. Damn I'm good!
I did mess up on one of the needles though. I pressed too hard and pulled some of the silver paint off the plastic holder. Found some grey paint and tried to cover it up, but the paint didn't match up perfectly. Kinda looks dirty now, but not all that noticable to the untrained eye. I'm currently putting on some clear acrylic topcoat nail polish to seal up the paint. Hopefully this will help prevent the chipping and flaking that tends to happen to acrylic paint.

Update:
Just finished and it looks sweet. I was really paranoid about the speedometer placement, so I redid it like 4 times. I might have it a little higher than where it was before, but this way I figure I can trick myself into thinking i'm going faster than I really am and maybe that extra 1-2mph guestimate might save me a ticket somewhere along the line. I have a habit of pushing it a bit...
But yeah, photos should be up late tonight.

 

cool! thats all i got

 

hey guys sorry i didnt use it..if you guys cannot find it let me know so i can pay sean for loosing the can of spray i did not use..i'll have my angel eyes by the next install meet.

 

i stole chris' electrical tape too :D

 

Got a couple photos edited.

Before:


After LED swap:


After needle color swap: