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kells

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CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« on: 08 November 2007, 19:36 »
Hows it done, gonna be doing mine next week when my new dials arrive, just wondering whats the best way to do it, and do i have to remove the needles as i really dont wanna do that...

can anyone help with info and how hard/long the job is?

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kells

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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #1 on: 09 November 2007, 17:22 »
anyone?
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Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #2 on: 09 November 2007, 17:47 »
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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #3 on: 09 November 2007, 18:00 »
or just buy the complete dials or the LCD kit from here...

http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/vw%20golfmk3/interior.html
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kells

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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #4 on: 09 November 2007, 18:20 »
cheers for that pete, not wanting the ddi dials as i want the silver faced colour concept jobbies, but the other link is kool, it dont say if the needles need to be removed...i hope not, as the temp and gas guages have their needles removed in the pics..?

have you done yours pete or u left them standard?
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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #5 on: 09 November 2007, 18:21 »
I fitted backlit plasma dials to mine and left the LED display green myself. Might change them some day
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kells

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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #6 on: 09 November 2007, 18:30 »
Quote from: Pete Taylor on 09 November 2007, 18:21
I fitted backlit plasma dials to mine and left the LED display green myself. Might change them some day


have u a pic of them, was interested in the plasma ones, but iv deffo made my mind up on the CC silvers, would like to see yours tho, and im suprised u left them green was thinking if anyone on here had done the change, it would be you :)
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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #7 on: 09 November 2007, 18:36 »
i'll get round to it at some point :P



That's a really crap picture i took on my phone when they were first fitted (7000 miles ago) and the needles were still white. They're wired upto the dash dimmer next to the headlights and the lots dims which is cool. I fitted the dial rings at the same time. The two gauge bulbs at the top have since been removed, I appear to have left the left hand side in on that pic to see the difference..
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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #8 on: 09 November 2007, 18:40 »
yeah they look wicked

so have u painted the needles now?

the CC dials iv got already have orange needles but how hard are they to remove and is their a way of doing it, eg do they need to be marked up to get back in the same position??

yours wouild look awesome with blue lcd's
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Re: CHANGING THE COLOUR OF THE MFA/CLOCK DISPLAY
« Reply #9 on: 09 November 2007, 18:42 »
Didn't have to remove the needles to fit them. Painted the needles with nail polish lol. Some orangey red stuff then a quick wipe with super fine wet and dry to take the shine off them when dry (60 seconds my ass)
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