I have to disagree Jaime. Before I did mine
they were almost white and now they have
gotten back to a yellow color from the orange
that I used. Still a bit better then they
were originally. I think it depends on where
you live and if the car is outside in the sun
all the time like mine is.
MG
Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote:
Oh Dan... something I disagree with you on! I can't encourage this
behavior. Back in the day Dickarde posted about some hobby paint that was
a perfect match and that still lives on on the internet today. I've seen
cars people have painted the needles florescent orange as a result and they
look terrible. Even new old start gauges didn't have very bright needles.
They do fade, but not as badly as most people think.
Again, I say embrace the fact that they're old cars and leave them alone.
On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 11:02 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I also like to paint the gauge needles. I bought a bottle of the paint a
while back and it’s a lifetime supply. It’s easy to do (just slide a note
card under the needle) and give it a couple of coats over a few hours.
Really makes the gauges “pop” with new paint on the needles.
-D
On Jun 11, 2019, at 10:55 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Your effort is much better spent just cleaning up the cluster and the
rheostat to ensure you're getting all you can out of the original setup.
Embrace the originality of dim instruments! Other efforts will just
result
in reduction in value of the car, and indirectly shortening its overall
life.
Jaime
On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 9:58 AM MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Just came across this item on Ebay. He has
others also. Thinking about it but then where
does one get the glow pointers to go with the
gauges?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-W123-design-2-glow-gauges-dials-plasma-dials-kit-tacho-glow-dash-shift/123103511547?hash=item1ca98a83fb:g:cjEAAOSw8e5a4zRb&vxp=mtr
MG
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