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#1 _Botts_

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Posted 18 December 2016 - 08:53 AM

Yellow needle LX slr clusters seem to be getting a lot harder to find than white needle LH ones.
Can you convert a white needle to a yellow by changing the decal and painting the needles?
Any thoughts or anyone done this?

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Posted 18 December 2016 - 07:16 PM

Yes you can. A mate did exactly that with good results.



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Posted 18 December 2016 - 07:36 PM

Not the ones with the brake light in the speedo section. Paint the needle and get the yellow dial inserts bingo from the outside for the others.

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 07:19 AM

Excellent. Thanks guys.
Does anyone know the correct colour code for the needles?

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 07:57 AM

You will find a luminesent nail polish that will do the job.



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Posted 21 December 2016 - 11:15 AM

Not the ones with the brake light in the speedo section.

 

The OP asks if it can be done and the answer is yes. If the OP has a later model LX SL/R that came with brake light in speedo then it won't be correct for his car but if his car isn't an SL/R then it won't matter either way.

 

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 07:44 PM

It's a later model LX but not an SLR and would be happy without handbreak light.

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 08:08 PM

I'd be cautious about the accuracy of the tacho and speedo when adding extra paint (weight) to the needles.

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 08:15 PM

I'd be cautious about the accuracy of the tacho and speedo when adding extra paint (weight) to the needles.


This is correct it will alter the readings

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 09:48 PM

How do you think a light flick of spray would go?

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Posted 21 December 2016 - 10:03 PM

What if you sanded it down a little?

 

Either way, you could take it to a gauge calibrator, if you have different size wheels or diff it's probably not reading correctly anyway.

 

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Posted 22 December 2016 - 08:22 AM

Only the Tacho will be affected by painting the pointer.

 

The other gauges will be fine.

 

Even the slightest change in weight, up or down, will affect the operation of the Tacho.

 

After painting, the Tacho movement will first need to be re-balanced and then re-calibrated.

 

I've done countless of them.



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Posted 22 December 2016 - 07:16 PM

Thanks VDO.
Good to know it can be corrected afterwards.




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