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    Anyone paint their white speedo needle orange?

    Anyone have any pics of it. I don't quite know if I want to paint my white needle orange or not.
    ~David~

    My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
    My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

    Originally posted by ootdega
    My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

    Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
    But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

    Originally posted by gadget73
    my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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    here's one, it doesn't really look all that bad. Its not mine, I just pulled this from the newbie forum lol
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      #3
      I like the white, but fitting one of those light refracting ones to it would be cool, so it looked like it lit up.
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        #4
        some of them came with orange needles. Seems to depend on the year of the cluster, though I don't recall the breakdown.
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          #5
          So because I am an idiot I forgot my car has an orange needle, and so does the new speedo.

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            #6
            I seem to remember my '90 Vic having an orange speedometer that "lit up" with the dash lights.

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              #7
              Okay I should have been more clear. All of those ones pictured were originally orange to begin with.

              I think what I am looking for is the white and teal faced speedos with an orange needle painted. (Because all white and teal faced speedos had a white needle)
              ~David~

              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

              Originally posted by ootdega
              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

              Originally posted by gadget73
              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                #8
                88+ got an orange needle. 88-89 you can swap your needle onto your 87 down one. Just gotta make sure you get the needle in the same place and you don't bend it. It's pretty weak metal and will bend easily. Same if you were to take it off and paint it.

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                  Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
                  88+ got an orange needle. 88-89 you can swap your needle onto your 87 down one. Just gotta make sure you get the needle in the same place and you don't bend it. It's pretty weak metal and will bend easily. Same if you were to take it off and paint it.
                  I would paint attached. Just slip some paper underneath it and lightly coat the needle with some orange paint.
                  ~David~

                  My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                  My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                  Originally posted by ootdega
                  My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                    Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                    I would paint attached. Just slip some paper underneath it and lightly coat the needle with some orange paint.
                    Ok, no problem then...
                    The gas gauge is that white color too right? I wouldn't mess with that though, they're touchy when people screw around with the needle at all.

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                      Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
                      Ok, no problem then...
                      The gas gauge is that white color too right? I wouldn't mess with that though, they're touchy when people screw around with the needle at all.
                      no, orange. And yeah...they are real flimsy.
                      ~David~

                      My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                      My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                      Originally posted by ootdega
                      My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                      Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                      But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                      Originally posted by gadget73
                      my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                        #12
                        I painted mine when I redid the odometer gears... Used some flourescent orange paint that was from a hobby shop... it is a little darker lit up at night, but it looks like new again, not all faded out... There is some pictures on the odometer thread I did a while ago... I'll try to find it and post a link...


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                            #14
                            I used orange permanent marker and touched it up. I think it looks rather snazzy.
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by p71towny View Post
                              I used orange permanent marker and touched it up. I think it looks rather snazzy.
                              Was your needle white originally?
                              ~David~

                              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                              Originally posted by ootdega
                              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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