REMOVING THE ORANGE STRIP FROM STOCK DASH GAUGES

Post by **marshalls08altima** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:58 pm

HI

I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO REMOVE THE STOCK ORANGE COLOR THAT GOES ON THE DASHBOARD GAUGES? I SAW A FORUM WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE STOCK ORANGE COLOR COULD BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT JUST PEELS OFF. PLEASE HELP

Post by **Blackmobile** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:33 pm

the thread was hidden in the "how to" section of the forums:http://www.nicoclub.com/archiv....html

Post by **marshalls08altima** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:49 pm

thanks for your help. have u tried this on u ride??

Post by **toxik** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:43 am

CAPS LOCK AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Post by **Blackmobile** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:15 am

nope, i'm too chicken to mess with my gauge cluster. i've heard of some people having trouble with resetting the needles for the gauges. i think there's a member here who's done it, DAAN i think is his name, look for him and shoot him a question about it.

Post by **ja105ny** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:04 pm

ive done it on mine. wasnt too hard. messed up my rpm needle and havent gotten around to fixing it. that was my fault though and it could have easily been avoided. i ended up using glass paint to paint it after to blue. oh and it doesnt peel off. need to scrape it off. be careful not to scrape off the black paint

Post by **coupecrazy1232** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:03 pm

could u do a write up on how u did that??? it looks badass!!

Post by **ja105ny** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:46 pm

sure. here it is:

pull the dash out by tugging down on this: and on the other side: this should release it. then pull the main part out: disconnect the wires: unscrew: take apart by unclipping: scrape off orange paint: apply any color glass paint: make sure there arent bubbles in the paint: reinstall it and enjoy:

Post by **coupecrazy1232** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:33 pm

wow...u are amazing....this is y i love NICO!!! people so willing to help!! thank u so much! i will be doing this this weekend!! thanks again!!!

Post by **ja105ny** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:34 pm

no problem... hmmm. do i get a custom title?

Post by **coupecrazy1232** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:39 am

ja105ny wrote:no problem... hmmm. do i get a custom title?

i vote yes!!!

Post by **Mr.Coupe** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:07 pm

I also vote custom title for ja105ny .

Ricky C.

Post by **soxypoo** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:45 pm

i vote yes ja i just emailed u about this so u don't have to email me back lol sorry gonna tried this weekend when i am free hope i don't f*** up the needle lol

Post by **PHENOMenalVinyl** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:34 am

Mr.Coupe wrote:I also vote custom title for ja105ny .

Ricky C.

agreed

And im getting my car back tomm and im DEFF trying this

Post by **Blackmobile** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:40 am

so how did it go?

Post by **ja105ny** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:49 pm

PhEnoM78 wrote:And im getting my car back tomm and im DEFF trying this

how did it go? post pics!

Post by **ChinAltima08** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:55 pm

I really wanna do this, I'm into the DIY stuff, my one concern is a) any tips on how to avoid damaging anything? you mentioned the rpm needle, what happened? and b) how did you paint it so perfectly?

This is a great alternative instead of changing the lights, it would make the orange more bearable!

Post by **altima777** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:45 pm

hmm...what do u use to scrape off the orange?

Post by **ja105ny** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:18 pm

scrape off the orange with a knife. i used a scalpel i had lying around from a biology dissection kit. lol. the orange is on the back of the gauges and comes off much easier than the black paint does. the painting the blue doesnt have to be perfect because it only shines through where you have removed the orange. be careful not to be too rough on the scraping or the black will come off as well. and to make sure needles dont get stuck, try not to touch them while taking the pieces apart. if you do, the mph needle is easily reset but rpm has to be pulled out to reset.

Post by **ItsEcko06** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:22 am

damn jacob nice write up. u got my chest hairs tingling in excitement to do this! i like the blue but i think its a little overused in everything. gotta use some custom colors!!

Post by **dudestfuplease** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:02 am

how long did this take you? just wonderin and how long did the paint take to dry before you put it back together? did you just let it dry or use a hairdryer or oven? k thanks.

Post by **ja105ny** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:55 am

i just let it dry. kept it out for a day. not sure how long it should take but i left it off of the car for about a day. and just guessed what speed i was going for the day. lol

Post by **PHENOMenalVinyl** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:29 pm

ja105ny wrote:
how did it go? post pics!

doin it today prob lol

Post by **xfactor0707** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:34 am

I wanna do this too, but its kinda scary messing with your cluster

Post by **ja105ny** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:53 am

its not all that scary. im new to DIY and i got it done.

Post by **PHENOMenalVinyl** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:20 am

this is on the lower setting at night

highest/brightest setting it doesnt have blotches in person like the pic does

only prob is i think i touched the rev needle n now it read 0 wat now lol i know u said u did it too

Post by **ja105ny** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:01 am

take the needle out and reset it that way. take it out, rotate the base to correct position and put it back in. i havent done it yet but someone else had same issue and did that.

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:42 am

SurmanM custom dash!

Post by **ja105ny** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:41 pm

yea. but this way is about $300 cheaper

Post by **srwong** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:21 pm

ja105ny wrote:yea. but this way is about $300 cheaper

cheaper yes, but your screens will still be orange, with surman the screens can be changed too, and u dont have to worry about f***ing up the needles..

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